Telecommunications Infrastructure

New York – September 25, 2026 -- Texture has released CommonGrid, an open, Wikipedia-style database that maps every U.S. electric utility, grid operator, power plant, and major grid asset into a single searchable model.

Texture builds a single registry from data once scattered across hundreds of sources

CommonGrid aggregates U.S. investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, municipal utilities, and federal power agencies alongside ISOs, RTOs, and balancing authorities into one connected graph. The dataset covers solar, wind, nuclear, gas, and hydro plants above 1 MW, transmission lines from 69 kV to 765 kV, every public EV charging station with network and plug-standard details, wholesale pricing nodes across seven ISOs/RTOs, substations normalized from OpenStreetMap at 69 kV and above, and utility programs, rebates, and tariff structures.

Dallas – – September 24, 2026 -- AT&T's board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.2775 per share on the company's common shares, payable Nov. 2, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business Oct. 12, 2026.

AT&T sets preferred stock payouts alongside common dividend

The board also approved quarterly dividends on AT&T's 5.000% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, and its 4.750% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C. The Series A dividend totals $312.50 per preferred share, equivalent to $0.3125 per depositary share. The Series C dividend is set at $296.875 per preferred share, or $0.296875 per depositary share.

All dividend classes share the same record and payment dates

Common stock, Series A and Series C preferred stock dividends will all be paid on Nov. 2, 2026, to holders of record at the close of business on Oct. 12, 2026.

Horsham, Pa. – September 24, 2026 -- C&D Technologies is introducing the Broadband MAX Pure Lead AGM and Gel battery series and previewing the TEL-HT MAX, a UPS battery engineered to cut total cost of ownership by up to 20% for telecom operators. The company will showcase both products at SCTE TechExpo26, running September 29 through October 1, 2026, in Atlanta, at booth G1332.

Broadband MAX targets lifecycle costs for Outside Plant operators

The Broadband MAX VRLA battery series is built to extend service life and reduce the frequency of battery replacements in Outside Plant applications, directly lowering lifecycle costs for broadband network operators managing distributed infrastructure.

Columbia, S.C. – September 24, 2026 -- STL has expanded its Neuralis Data Center portfolio with Pre-Terminated Fiber Trunk Assemblies scaling from 48 fibers to 6912 fibers, targeting hyperscale and enterprise operators facing capacity constraints from AI, cloud and high-performance computing workloads.

New portfolio splits into two product lines for indoor and campus-scale deployment

The Indoor Pre-Terminated Fiber Trunk Assemblies span 48F to 576F, designed for MMC, MPO and LC terminations inside the data hall. Cable diameters range from 5.8 mm at 48 fibers to 12.2 mm at 576 fibers, meeting ANSI/ICEA S-83-596 and UL OFNP/OFNR standards. The Indoor/Outdoor line covers 144F to 6912F for campus, inter-building and inter-row interconnects, holding an outer diameter of 32.0 mm even at maximum fiber count, with OFNR/LSZH jacketing and UL 1651-rated sunlight resistance.

Los Angeles – September 24, 2026 -- Boldyn Networks has been selected to design, build, and operate a private wireless network at Ontario International Airport (ONT), a Southern California hub that has surpassed 7 million annual passengers and become the region's fastest-growing airport over the past decade.

Private network targets security and a 1,700-acre footprint

The dedicated 4G/5G network will use segmented architecture, dedicated spectrum, and enterprise-level controls to give ONT operational autonomy over its 1,700-acre site. Chuck Miwa, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for the Ontario International Airport Authority, said the investment provides the precision needed to manage and secure the airfield as passenger volumes climb.

Sugar Land, Texas – September 24, 2026 -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI) will showcase a live 3.0GHz proof-of-concept demo at next week's SCTE TechExpo in Atlanta, pushing cable network capacity planning beyond the industry's current DOCSIS 4.0 target of 1.8GHz.

The demo, called Quantum30, runs at booth H1448 during the event from September 29 to October 2 and demonstrates live downstream operation at 3.0GHz over a coaxial plant using a concept amplifier, SC-QAMs, OFDM channels, and a 3.0GHz DOCSIS signal generator.

Xiamen, China – September 24, 2026 -- Yeastar has launched NovoOne, an AI-native, carrier-grade multi-tenant communications platform designed for managed service providers, ITSPs, telecom resellers, and carriers handling large, growing user bases.

NovoOne targets the scale-versus-flexibility trade-off facing communication service providers

Traditional carrier-grade platforms offer scale but suffer from fragmented components, slow R&D cycles, and legacy interfaces, while modern SaaS UC platforms limit customization and raise costs as usage grows. Yeastar says NovoOne removes that trade-off by combining SaaS-grade user experience with carrier-grade resilience, control, and economics.

Kista, Sweden – September 24, 2026 -- Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO: SIVE) has restructured senior leadership across its Wireless and Photonics divisions, appointing two external executives and reassigning two founders as the company pushes toward broader commercialization of its RF and laser technologies.

Marc Pegulu takes over as Managing Director of Wireless effective September 28, 2026

Pegulu brings more than 25 years of experience in RF, wireless and mixed-signal product businesses, including P&L leadership roles at Semtech and Qorvo. He replaces Harish Krishnaswamy, who co-founded MixComm, the RF beamforming company Sivers acquired in 2021.

Krishnaswamy shifts to newly created Chief Strategy Officer role

In his new position, Krishnaswamy will oversee corporate strategy, M&A and new business development, drawing on his prior technology and business development experience at Sivers.

Dallas – September 24, 2026 -- Csquare, Inc. (NYSE: CSQR) confirmed that CEO Spencer Mullee will speak at the 2026 RBC Capital Markets Global Communications Infrastructure Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 1:50 pm CST.

Csquare CEO to present at RBC's global infrastructure event

The Dallas-based carrier-neutral colocation data center operator disclosed the speaking engagement, giving investors and industry analysts a scheduled window to hear directly from leadership on the company's strategic direction.

Company operates data centers across three countries

Csquare owns and operates a portfolio of data centers across major metropolitan markets in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, serving enterprise, network, cloud and technology customers with infrastructure supporting hybrid cloud environments and AI-enabled applications.

New York and Amsterdam – September 23, 2026 -- AI communications infrastructure company Bird.com has closed a $450 million debt financing led by J.P. Morgan, Capital One and Citi, pairing the raise with the launch of a revamped platform that lets AI agents send messages, place calls and manage email without human intervention.

Bird structures $450 million facility as dividend recapitalization

The financing comprises a $400 million term loan and a $50 million revolving credit facility, arranged across a syndicate of seven banks. J.P. Morgan served as joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner and administrative agent, with Capital One and Citi as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners; Silicon Valley Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Flagstar and Huntington round out the lender group. The deal is structured as a dividend recapitalization, providing liquidity to existing shareholders, including current and former employees holding equity.