ST Engineering iDirect Joins KT SAT-Led South Korean Maritime Upgrade
ST Engineering iDirect announced on November 4, 2026 that it had been selected as part of a KT SAT-led consortium to provide the satellite ground system for a South Korean government project to modernize and expand secure maritime communications. KT…
123NET Secures $86 Million BEAD Grant to Expand Michigan Fiber Network
123NET, a Michigan-based provider of fiber internet, colocation and voice services, has been awarded approximately $86 million through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program to fund fiber-optic construction across underserved Michigan communities, the company said in an announcement…
Crown Castle Q3 AFFO Rises 8% as 2026 Outlook Midpoints Increase
Crown Castle reported adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) of $530 million for the third quarter of 2026, an 8% increase from the same period a year earlier, while site rental revenues declined 5% to $966 million, according to the company’s…
Singtel and Ericsson Announce Five-Year 5G and AI Partnership in Singapore
Singtel and Ericsson announced a five-year strategic partnership on October 20, 2026 to advance Singapore’s 5G capabilities, accelerate the adoption of AI-native applications and deliver what the companies describe as more reliable, intelligent connectivity for businesses and consumers, according to…
AURELIUS Agrees to Acquire Nokia’s Enterprise Campus Edge Business
Nokia on October 13, 2026 announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the proposed acquisition by AURELIUS of its Enterprise Campus Edge (ECE) business. The planned transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027, subject…
RNP Taps Nokia and Q13 to Modernize Brazil’s Rede Ipê Backbone
Nokia announced on October 6, 2026 that Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa (RNP) has selected Nokia and Q13 to modernize rede Ipê, Brazil’s research and education backbone network. In Nokia’s announcement, issued with a São Paulo, Brazil dateline and…
Zain KSA Launches Nokia Deepfield Analytics in Over 100 Saudi Cities
Nokia announced on September 29, 2026, that Zain KSA has launched Nokia Deepfield Cloud Intelligence across its network, which covers more than 100 cities in Saudi Arabia. In the release, datelined Riyadh, Nokia said the deployment gives the Saudi operator…
Telxius Deploys Nokia 800G Coherent Pluggable Optics Across Three Regions
Telxius is deploying 800G coherent pluggable optics from Nokia across its terrestrial transport networks in Europe, the United States and Latin America, Nokia announced on September 15, 2026, in a release datelined Madrid, Spain and Espoo, Finland. The deployment adds…
Nex-Tech Wireless Signs Ericsson for Four-Year 5G Standalone Rollout
Nex-Tech Wireless and Ericsson announced a comprehensive four-year network modernization agreement on September 14, 2026, covering approximately 85 percent of the regional carrier’s Radio Access Network (RAN) footprint across rural Kansas, with deployment of a cloud-native 5G Standalone Core and…
