Telecommunications Infrastructure

Stockholm – September 17, 2026 -- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson repurchased Class B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm between September 7 and September 17, 2026, pushing its total treasury stock holding to 107,518,663 Class B shares.

Ericsson executes buyback under a SEK 15 billion program launched in April 2026

The repurchases form part of a share buyback program of up to SEK 15,000,000,000 that Ericsson announced on September 17, 2026. The program runs from September 17, 2026, through September 17, 2026, at the latest.

Goldman Sachs Bank Europe executed all trades on Nasdaq Stockholm

Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE carried out all acquisitions on behalf of Ericsson during the reporting period, in compliance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation (No 596/2014) and its Safe Harbour Regulation supplement of March 2016.

Houston – September 17, 2026 -- Eutelsat Network Solutions and G&S SatCom launched an enhanced version of the Online Management Tool (OMT), a platform powered by G&S SatConnect® that lets government users plan, provision and adapt connectivity services across the OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation.

New platform automates service provisioning for government satellite users

The upgraded OMT digitizes service management processes that were previously manual, cutting administrative overhead and shortening the time needed to activate operational LEO services. Authorized users can plan connectivity requirements, provision new services, manage LEO service configurations, and control organizational access roles through the platform.

Golden, Colo. – September 17, 2026 -- PlanetiQ has been named an industry partner under NOAA's new Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract, a vehicle running from September 17, 2026, through September 17, 2026, with a five-year base period and a five-year option.

NOAA opens new decade-long contract vehicle for commercial satellite data

The SBEM IDIQ, established by NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) through its Commercial Data Program, will let PlanetiQ compete for task orders covering two data types: Global Navigation Satellite System-Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) observations for atmospheric and ionospheric monitoring, and thermospheric neutral density data for satellite orbit prediction.

Stockholm – September 17, 2026 -- Truecaller AB has completed its acquisition of Los Angeles-based TextPlus Inc. for a purchase price valuing the target at USD 15.0 million on a cash- and debt-free basis. The transaction closed on September 17, 2026, with TextPlus consolidated into Truecaller's financials as of September 9.

Truecaller gains US foothold and VoIP capability through TextPlus deal

The acquisition expands Truecaller's presence in the United States and adds second-number and internet-based calling (VoIP) capabilities to its offering, moving the company toward a broader communications platform. Truecaller had first announced the agreement to acquire 100% of TextPlus shares on September 17, 2026.

Amsterdam – September 17, 2026 -- NetActuate has activated NETINT Quadra Video Processing Units (VPUs) in 15 of its global points of presence, offering engineering teams a self-service alternative to hyperscaler transcoding services and direct hardware procurement.

VPU-as-a-Service eliminates hardware procurement for video encoding teams

The expansion builds on a partnership between NetActuate and NETINT Technologies first announced in February 2026. Customers can attach a NETINT VPU directly to a virtual machine or managed Kubernetes node via secure passthrough, gaining full pipeline control, tooling, and observability without buying servers or VPU cards outright. Bare metal integrations are also available, and additional custom deployments can be built in markets beyond the initial 15 locations.

Redmond, Wash. – September 17, 2026 -- XKL LLC has begun global shipments of its MediaLight Xponder and Muxponder systems, a 1RU optical transport platform offering 100G and 400G capacity with zero recurring software licensing fees, the company announced. The systems started shipping to customers in August 2026, targeting enterprise, cloud, and regional service provider networks facing hardware lead times of 20 to 60-plus weeks industry-wide.

Compact chassis packs 24 license-free transceiver ports into a single rack unit

The MediaLight platform consolidates high-density optical transport into a 1RU form factor, eliminating multi-linecard chassis complexity. Each unit supports 24 license-free QSFP-DD/QSFP28 transceiver ports with soft-configurable 100G and 400G transport, reducing rack space and power consumption compared to legacy multi-card systems.

Washington – September 16, 2026 -- Grain Management has completed the merger of Ritter Communications and Great Plains Communications, forming Rightfiber, one of the nation's largest privately held fiber broadband platforms operating across 20 states.

New entity secures $1.6 billion credit facility to fund expansion

Rightfiber has entered into a $1.6 billion credit facility led by Fifth Third Bank to finance organic growth and potential acquisitions. CEO Heath Simpson said the company's team is in place, its network connected, and systems integration is under way following the funding close.

Combined network reaches 300,000 fiber passings across 28,000 miles

Rightfiber now serves more than 400 communities in 20 states through a 28,000-mile fiber network with over 300,000 Fiber-to-the-Home passings. The platform provides services to residential customers, businesses, carriers, hyperscalers and community partners.

Boston – September 16, 2026 -- Tomorrow.io has unveiled the full instrument architecture for DeepSky, a next-generation satellite constellation designed to close a global atmospheric data gap affecting more than 5 billion people who currently live without radar coverage.

Ocean coverage gap leaves 5 billion people without radar warning

Roughly 71 percent of Earth is covered by ocean with virtually no ground-based weather radar, according to the company. Storms frequently intensify over these unmonitored waters, giving coastal communities and global supply chains minimal notice before extreme weather strikes.

Fairfax, Va. – September 16, 2026 -- Aircom has promoted Khurram Chaudhry from Vice President of Product & Engineering to General Manager & CTO, giving him full operational control of the RAN planning and optimization firm as it accelerates AI-driven network automation.

Chaudhry gains authority over Aircom's technology, customers and growth strategy

The move expands Chaudhry's mandate beyond product and engineering to encompass overall business direction and performance at Aircom, a wholly owned subsidiary of TEOCO serving more than 100 customers across 100-plus countries.

Herndon – September 16, 2026 -- ST Engineering iDirect has rolled out new AI governance and automation features for its Foresight orchestration platform, targeting satellite operators managing increasingly complex multi-orbit networks.

Foresight gains agentic governance and change-management controls

The update introduces four capabilities: Agentic Governance for AI agent oversight and audit trails, Governed Change Management for approval-based workflows before AI-driven changes go live, AI Usage Visibility and Cost Controls for monitoring and budgeting AI consumption, and Accelerated Onboarding that automatically discovers network inventory and deploys platform components.