Telecommunications Infrastructure

Beijing – September 08, 2026 -- H3C deployed Wi-Fi 7 networking that supported more than 2,000 humanoid robots connecting simultaneously at the second World Humanoid Robot Games, held August 15-17 in Beijing with 666 teams from 16 countries and 2,056 robots competing.

Robot sprinter beats human world record on opening night

A humanoid robot completed the 100-meter sprint in 9.39 seconds during the event's opening night, surpassing the human world record of 9.58 seconds.

Lund, Sweden – September 07, 2026 -- InCoax Networks has activated the first live installations of a planned 30-to-40-building deployment for Sjoberg's Inc., a Thief River Falls, Minnesota-based cable operator founded in 1962, marking the commercial debut of its joint solution with Nokia in a U.S. operator network.

Nokia Gigabit Connect with MoCA Access enters live U.S. deployment for the first time

The rollout uses InCoax technology integrated into Nokia Gigabit Connect with MoCA Access to deliver fiber-based multi-gigabit broadband over existing coaxial wiring inside apartment buildings, avoiding the cost and disruption of installing new fiber throughout each structure.

Tokyo – September 07, 2026 -- Sceye's high-altitude platform system flew more than 15,000 km through the stratosphere from New Mexico to Japan in 13 days, marking the company's first flight to Asia and a milestone toward commercial deployment of stratospheric telecom infrastructure.

The Service Test 1 (ST1) mission launched August 9, 2026 at 7:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time from New Mexico and spent over seven days operating in airspace controlled by Japan, executed in partnership with SoftBank Corp. (Tokyo: 9434).

Platform delivers mobile broadband to unmodified devices via SoftBank's core network

Upon reaching Japanese airspace, ST1 demonstrated mobile broadband connectivity to standard devices through SoftBank's core network, including text messaging, voice calls, internet access and video streaming. The tests also covered emergency alert broadcasting for large-scale disaster scenarios and drone communications.

Redwood City, Calif. – September 07, 2026 -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) unveiled Equinix Fabric One, a managed any-to-any connectivity service built on open specifications co-developed with Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud, at the company's inaugural Horizon customer event.

Fabric One automates connectivity across cloud, AI and enterprise networks

Rather than assembling networking component by component, customers specify connectivity requirements through a portal, APIs, automation workflows or natural-language prompts. Equinix Fabric One then orchestrates routing, cloud connectivity, encryption, resiliency and failover as a single managed service.

Shenzhen – September 07, 2026 -- Fibocom Wireless Inc. has launched the RU311 5G RedCap module series, targeting mid-tier IoT devices such as industrial gateways, security cameras, aftermarket automotive systems, energy applications and MiFi devices that require a lower-cost path from 4G to 5G.

RU311 delivers dual-mode 5G RedCap and LTE Cat.4 connectivity

Built on the UNISOC V527 platform, the RU311 supports 5G RedCap with peak downlink speeds up to 226 Mbps and uplink speeds up to 120 Mbps. In LTE Cat.4 mode, it reaches 150 Mbps downlink and 50 Mbps uplink, giving manufacturers a single module capable of serving both legacy and next-generation deployments.

Paris – September 07, 2026 -- Annual investment in electricity grids must rise roughly 50% to approximately $600 billion by 2030, up from about $400 billion currently, according to the International Energy Agency, as global demand from electrified transport, industry, buildings and data centers pushes power systems toward their limits.

The figures were presented at the CIGRE 2026 Paris Session, which drew more than 15,000 experts from 100 countries and 330 exhibitors to address the buildout of next-generation power grids.

Permitting delays in Europe and the US lag China and India by years

Permitting a very-high-voltage transmission line takes approximately 1.5 years in China and around three years in India, according to IEA data cited at the event. Comparable projects in Europe and the United States typically require eight to ten years or more, creating a bottleneck for grid expansion at the pace the energy transition demands.

Stamford, Conn. – September 7, 2026 -- Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) confirmed that President and CEO Chris Winfrey will address investors at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.

Winfrey's remarks are scheduled for 3:45 p.m. PT (6:45 p.m. ET)

The appearance places Charter's leadership in front of institutional investors and analysts at one of the technology sector's most closely watched investor conferences, offering a platform to update the market on broadband, mobile and video strategy.

Charter will webcast the session live via its investor relations site

A live webcast will be available on Charter's investor relations website, with an archived version posted afterward for those unable to attend in real time.

Chicago – September 07, 2026 -- Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS) has withdrawn its proposal to acquire the roughly 18% of Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. (NYSE: AD) that it does not already own, ending talks over a stock-for-stock deal that would have exchanged each Array share for 0.86 of a TDS share.

TDS cites failure to agree on deal terms after extensive review

Walter Carlson, President and CEO of TDS, said the two sides could not reach agreement on the form of consideration and value despite lengthy negotiations. "We no longer believe that now is the right time to complete such a transaction," Carlson said, adding that TDS remains confident in Array's long-term prospects and will continue supporting the company as a leading owner and operator of wireless infrastructure.

Mexico City – September 07, 2026 -- Flō Networks has announced plans to launch public tender offers to acquire up to 100% of the outstanding shares of Controladora Axtel, S.A.B. de C.V. and up to 100% of the CPOs of Axtel, S.A.B. de C.V., in a move that would consolidate two major fiber-optic operators in Mexico.

Boards of both Axtel companies give preliminary green light to the deal

Flō, the U.S.-based digital infrastructure operator formerly known as Transtelco, said it has received preliminary approval from the Boards of Directors of both Axtel Companies to advance toward launching the offers. The company is now seeking regulatory clearances required to proceed.

Juneau, Alaska – September 05, 2026 -- A public Wi-Fi network built for Alaska's capital has offloaded more than 20 to 30 terabytes of cellular traffic and served over 103,000 unique users during a single 30-day peak-season stretch, more than three times Juneau's year-round population, without adding a single employee to run it.

Cruise crowds overwhelmed carrier networks and city payment systems

Up to 16,000 extra visitors a day during cruise season jammed downtown Juneau's cellular capacity, knocking out point-of-sale terminals, parking kiosks and basic phone calls. Crowds gathered outside the downtown library, the only reliable signal source, just to get online. With carriers offering no fix, the City and Borough of Juneau opted to build its own network and hired Northriver IT to design, deploy and manage it.