Telecommunications Infrastructure

Montreal – November 05, 2026 -- Quebecor Inc. raised third-quarter 2026 adjusted EBITDA by $78.6 million (12.5%) to $706.7 million, while mobile telephony added a net 136,700 subscriber connections, the largest quarterly gain since the service launched in 2010. Revenues rose $49.2 million (3.5%) to $1.45 billion, and adjusted cash flows from operations climbed $67.3 million (14.6%) to $529.7 million.

Telecommunications segment lifts revenue 4.2% on mobile growth

Telecommunications revenues grew $51.4 million (4.2%). Mobile telephony service revenues rose $43.1 million (9.6%) and Internet access revenues rose $9.3 million (3.0%). Segment adjusted EBITDA increased $45.0 million (7.5%), and adjusted cash flows from operations gained $34.7 million (7.9%).

WASHINGTON – November 05, 2026 -- Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ: CCOI) reported third-quarter 2026 service revenue of $231.2 million, down 1.8% from Q2 and 4.4% from Q3 2025, while cost cuts lifted its adjusted EBITDA margin to 32.0% from 30.2% in the prior quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA rises 3.9% to $73.9 million on lower operating costs

EBITDA, as adjusted for cash payments under the T-Mobile IP transit agreement, reached $73.9 million, up from $71.1 million in Q2 and $73.8 million a year earlier. Network operations expenses, excluding equity-based compensation, fell 3.1% sequentially to $121.0 million. Selling, general and administrative expenses, on the same basis, declined 5.1% to $61.3 million. Capital expenditures fell 5.8% to $36.3 million.

Montreal – November 05, 2026 -- BCE Inc. grew third-quarter revenue 2.2% to $6,182 million, but free cash flow fell to $854 million as spending on Bell AI Fabric data centres and Ziply Fiber's U.S. fibre network increased.

Adjusted EBITDA edges up 0.9% while earnings drop on prior-year MLSE gain

Service revenue rose 1.6% to $5,412 million and product revenue climbed 6.9% to $770 million. Adjusted EBITDA increased 0.9% to $2,786 million, helped by Bell CTS U.S. and an 8.0% gain at Bell Media. A 0.8% decline at Bell CTS Canada partly offset those gains.

Operating costs rose 3.3%, reflecting a full quarter of Ziply Fiber expenses versus two months in Q3 2025, plus higher content costs at Bell Media.

Plano, Texas – November 05, 2026 -- Comm1 is deploying Ribbon Communications' optical solutions to modernize its network and add capacity as bandwidth demand grows across its service area, Ribbon (Nasdaq: RBBN) announced.

Ribbon NPT 2100 and 2300 platforms form the new transport layer

The deployment introduces a new network architecture intended to carry growing traffic, mobile backhaul and cloud-connected services. Ribbon's NPT 2100 and 2300 platforms deliver high-capacity IP routing and transport in compact units built for access and aggregation applications. Ribbon says they give Comm1 a path to substantially higher capacity.

TAIPEI – November 04, 2026 -- Chunghwa Telecom posted third-quarter 2026 net income attributable to parent stockholders of NT$12.22 billion, up 29.5% year over year, on revenue that rose 16.7% to NT$67.59 billion. Revenue, operating income, net income and EPS of NT$1.57 all exceeded the high end of quarterly guidance.

Operating income climbed 27.1% to NT$15.38 billion, lifting the operating margin to 22.65% from 20.89% a year earlier. EBITDA rose 16.1% to NT$25.66 billion, though the EBITDA margin eased to 37.97% from 38.17%. Chairman and CEO Chih-Cheng Chien said revenue, profit and EPS reached their highest levels for any third quarter since 2009, and that a one-off gain from asset revitalization contributed to profit.

Stamford – November 04, 2026 -- Spectrum Business has launched a fully managed Cisco Secure Networking service backed by a 100% uptime SLA, built on Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers and Talos Threat Intelligence integrations. The company describes the offering as among the first of its kind in North America.

Spectrum Business sells the service as a monthly subscription covering hardware, licensing and operations

Eligible customers pay a monthly fee that covers all hardware, software licensing, network design, installation, configuration and ongoing updates. IT departments can hand off routine support and redirect staff to strategic projects.

Spectrum Business was one of the first U.S.-based service providers to certify and bring the 8000 Series Secure Routers to market for enterprise use. It received an early adopter award at the Cisco Partner Summit.

Herndon, Virginia – November 04, 2026 -- ST Engineering iDirect has been selected as part of a KT SAT-led consortium to supply the satellite ground system for a South Korean government project to modernize and expand secure maritime communications.

iDirect to upgrade Ku-band and add a new Ka-band system

ST Engineering iDirect will upgrade the South Korean government's existing iDirect Ku-band environment and establish a next-generation Ka-band satcom system. The network is intended to support dependable connectivity for government maritime operations.

The consortium combines KT SAT's satellite and service expertise, ST Engineering iDirect's ground technology, Waldo's local integration capabilities and Intellian's antenna system.

LONDON – November 04, 2026 -- Cerillion (AIM: CER) has made Cerillion 26.2 generally available, extending agentic AI across customer care, service configuration, product design and churn prediction in its pre-integrated BSS/OSS Suite for communications service providers (CSPs).

Four AI features target care, configuration, packaging and retention

The Customer Care Agent uses agentic AI to help service teams locate customer and service information, resolve enquiries and decide the next action. Cerillion says this shortens the training needed to onboard new users.

The Service Configuration Agent widens agentic automation to a broader range of complex service and system configuration tasks. It reduces manual effort and reliance on specialist knowledge, which speeds the launch of new services and network integrations.

Spring Lake, N.J. – November 03, 2026 -- Atomic Mobile has launched Atomic Orbit, a cellular internet service that gives IoT devices access to three national and 18 regional carriers in the United States, plus multi-carrier support across hundreds of operators worldwide.

Atomic Orbit switches devices automatically to the strongest available signal

The service targets scanners, tablets, POS terminals and smart meters that move through varying signal environments. Single-carrier deployments often leave coverage gaps, particularly for mobile assets or devices spread across regions. Atomic Orbit SIMs automatically transition between networks to hold the most robust connection, which the company says maintains uptime and removes the risk of localized dead zones.

Venice, Florida – November 03, 2026 -- Rep Com International (RCI) has become the first national manufacturers' representative for Charles Industries, an Amphenol company, effective immediately, giving the outside-plant enclosure maker sales coverage across all 50 U.S. states.

RCI will work alongside Charles' direct sales team and distributors

RCI will sell the Charles line to local, regional and national fiber network operators and broadband providers building metro and last-mile networks. It will operate next to Charles' existing direct sales organization and distribution partners. The stated aim is wider market coverage across traditional telecom, broadband and emerging AI and data center infrastructure.