Telecommunications Infrastructure

Frankfurt am Main – September 16, 2026 -- KfW IPEX-Bank has agreed to provide financing of up to EUR 250 million to BEN Berlin Energie und Netzholding GmbH to fund investments in Berlin's electricity distribution network.

Funding targets grid reinforcement and renewable integration

The capital will support Stromnetz Berlin GmbH, the BEN subsidiary operating the grid, in expanding infrastructure to connect renewable energy sources, data centers and electric mobility. The financing is intended to enable targeted network reinforcement and expansion to meet rising demand.

BEN plans EUR3.6 billion in grid investment by 2030

The BEN group has outlined total investments of approximately EUR 3.6 billion through 2030 to strengthen and expand Berlin's network infrastructure.

Kuala Lumpur – September 16, 2026 -- ZTE Corporation opened its 15th Global Summit & User Congress in Kuala Lumpur, drawing over 500 government officials, operator executives and ecosystem partners for the company's largest overseas self-hosted forum to date. The event, held under the theme "Architecting Infinity–From Connectivity to Digital Value," was co-located for the first time with GSMA M360 ASEAN.

ZTE pivots strategy to Connectivity plus Computing as 5G expansion continues

Xie Junshi, Executive Vice President and COO of ZTE, told delegates that global 5G rollout remains on a steady growth trajectory while AI has become a primary growth driver for the telecom sector. He said ZTE has upgraded its corporate strategy to "Connectivity plus Computing," framing AI as the industry's brain, communication infrastructure as its nervous system, and terminals as the carrier that ties the two together.

Atlanta – September 16, 2026 -- IPitomy Communications LLC, a subsidiary of Clarion Communications LLC, posted record first-half 2026 results, with adjusted EBITDA climbing 32.8% year-over-year.

Revenue and margins hit first-half highs

Revenue rose 6.4% year-over-year in 1H '26, while gross margin increased 2.6% over the same period. Sales bookings grew 10.9% year-over-year, marking the strongest first-half sales pipeline in the company's history.

IPitomy CEO cites disciplined execution behind growth

"We delivered a strong start to fiscal 2026, exceeding our goals for revenue, adj EBITDA, gross margin and sales pipeline, while continuing to build momentum across the business," said IPitomy CEO Joseph Haines, Sr.

Moriarty, New Mexico – September 16, 2026 -- Sceye's ST1 high-altitude platform station (HAPS) completed a nearly 30,000-km round trip between New Mexico and Japan, returning to continental US airspace on September 16, 2026, and reaching its Moriarty headquarters airspace on September 16, 2026, for additional testing and a planned descent.

Moriarty, New Mexico – September 16, 2026 -- Sceye's stratospheric platform ST1 has completed a nearly 30,000-kilometer round trip between New Mexico and Japan, re-entering continental U.S. airspace on September 16, 2026, and reaching the company's Moriarty headquarters the following day for final testing and controlled descent.

ST1 logged over seven days in Japanese controlled airspace during a month-long mission

The high-altitude platform station (HAPS), developed with SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434), marked Sceye's first flight into Asia and a key step toward commercial HAPS deployment. ST1 maintained a station-keeping radius of just 5 kilometers off the Japanese coast while operating continuously at 16.5 to 17 kilometers altitude.

Moriarty, New Mexico – September 16, 2026 -- Sceye's ST1 high-altitude platform has completed a nearly 30,000-km round-trip mission between New Mexico and Japan, landing back near the company's Moriarty headquarters after re-entering continental U.S. airspace on September 16, 2026. The uncrewed stratospheric aircraft reached New Mexico airspace on September 16, 2026, where engineers ran final platform tests before executing a planned flight-termination and descent procedure.

Houston – September 15, 2026 -- Fiber broadband has added an estimated $1.6 billion in aggregate home value to single-family homes sold across Houston since 2020, according to an independent study commissioned by Ezee Fiber titled "Fueling Houston's Growth with Fiber."

Fiber coverage jumped from 75% to 94% of Harris County in three years

Access to fiber broadband providers in Harris County rose from 75% in 2022 to 94% by late 2025, reflecting sustained infrastructure investment across the region. Median download speeds nearly tripled over the same period, climbing from roughly 80 Mbps in December 2022 to more than 280 Mbps by December 2025, approaching the national average of 308.11 Mbps.

Paris – September 15, 2026 -- Ekinops (Euronext Paris: EKI) and PacketFront Software Solutions AB have formed a partnership to offer European service providers a commercially competitive alternative to incumbent networking stacks, combining Ekinops' optical networking edge hardware with PacketFront's BECS orchestration platform.

Ekinops supplies network edge while PacketFront handles automation

Under the deal, Ekinops will provide the physical network edge infrastructure, while PacketFront's BECS platform delivers orchestration, automation and service management. Ekinops platforms have been certified by PacketFront Software to operate with BECS.

Zurich – September 15, 2026 -- ABB and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have released a joint report concluding that 800-volt direct current (VDC) distribution is emerging as the defining architecture for next-generation artificial intelligence infrastructure, as surging AI compute demand pushes conventional electrical systems past their practical limits.

AI data centers drive urgent shift toward DC power

The report, titled 'The Strategic Case for Hybrid AC/DC Power: Shaping the Transition to the Next Electrical Architecture,' identifies AI data centers as the most immediate driver of DC adoption. Rising power-density requirements from AI workloads are forcing operators to seek architectures that maximize compute capacity within constrained grid connections while improving energy efficiency.

Richardson, Texas – September 15, 2026 -- Solve Networks has launched a global eSIM connectivity service that lets enterprises manage IoT device fleets across more than 200 countries and territories through a single connectivity profile, eliminating the need for separate SIMs and carrier relationships in each market.

Global eSIM replaces fragmented multi-carrier setups for cross-border device fleets

The service targets organizations operating IoT devices across multiple countries, regions, or network operators, where connectivity previously required juggling separate SIMs and separate points of failure for each location. Solve Networks' global eSIM instead assigns one connectivity profile that moves with the device, spanning North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.