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What changed in telecommunications regulation and policy this week?
Government decisions, new rules and policy shifts reported this week.
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The Trump administration, led by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, announced the 'America’s Great Corridors of Commerce' initiative on August 26, 2026.
Read at semafor.com ↗03
On August 26, 2026, Russia began implementing blocks on DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and DNS over TLS (DoT) protocols.
Read at risky.biz ↗04
Ubiquiti has released security patches for three maximum-severity vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-77537, CVE-2026-77550, and CVE-2026-77554.
Read at bleepingcomputer.com ↗05
Verizon announced price increases for several streaming perks including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ bundles, effective September 17, 2026.
Read at thestreet.com ↗What funding rounds and acquisitions happened in telecommunications this week?
The week’s notable investments, financing rounds, acquisitions and strategic deals.
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InfiniG, an enterprise cellular platform based in Los Gatos, California, announced on August 25, 2026, that it raised $5.2 million in a seed funding round.
Read at commercialobserver.com ↗07
Quintessent has raised $40 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Cycle Capital and other investors.
Read at semiconductor-digest.com ↗08
Charter Communications has finalized its $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications on August 20, 2026, following regulatory approval from the FCC and the California Public Utility Commission.
Read at thestreet.com ↗What products launched in telecommunications this week?
Notable product launches, releases and platform updates from the week.
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T-Mobile is implementing a new policy requiring customers to use the T-Life app to check into its retail stores.
Read at thestreet.com ↗10
Google is introducing Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) support in Android 17 to encrypt domain name metadata during the TLS handshake.
Read at bleepingcomputer.com ↗11
Samsung has announced the Galaxy S26 FE smartphone, which will be available starting September 3, 2026.
Read at gizmodo.com ↗12
Google released the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, a foldable smartphone featuring IP68 water and dust resistance and 25W Qi2 wireless charging.
Read at wired.com ↗13
WhatsApp has introduced new security features including support for multiple passkeys across different platforms and alphanumeric passwords for two-step verification.
Read at bleepingcomputer.com ↗14
SpaceX plans to construct a $100 billion launch facility called Starbase, Louisiana, on 125,000 acres in Pecan Island.
Read at insurancejournal.com ↗15
SpaceX is scheduled to launch 27 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 2:34 a.m.
Read at spaceflightnow.com ↗16
Tendeg launched the NewTEN, a two-axis steerable reflector antenna designed for small spacecraft, at the SmallSat conference in Salt Lake City on August 24, 2026.
Read at spacenews.com ↗8 of 12 product launches events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What financial results were reported in telecommunications this week?
Earnings, guidance and other financial results reported this week.
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SpaceX plans to build a $100 billion Starbase complex in southern Louisiana, with construction expected to start in 2027 and initial launches targeted for 2029.
Read at thestreet.com ↗18
In 2026, the global space tech sector reached a record $20.3 billion in venture funding, with the United States, China, and Europe leading the investment.
Read at crunchbase.com ↗What court rulings and legal actions hit telecommunications this week?
Court rulings, filings and legal actions reported this week.
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Milan Ibrahim, a 68-year-old individual, was sentenced to over six years in prison in the United Kingdom for operating an illegal IPTV service.
Read at bleepingcomputer.com ↗20
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Elderly Aids Ltd £190,000 for making 758,053 unsolicited marketing calls to individuals registered with the Telephone Preference Service.
Read at theregister.com ↗21
Amazon is facing a class-action lawsuit regarding the unauthorized use of Twitch streamers' videos for AI model training.
Read at exchangewire.com ↗22
Paramount and California state officials are scheduled to meet on Monday, August 24, 2026, to discuss a potential settlement regarding the state's lawsuit against Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
Read at insurancejournal.com ↗23
In the case of Pannalal Bhansali v Bharti Telecom Ltd, the Supreme Court of India upheld a selective capital reduction under section 66 of the Companies Act 2013.
Read at ox.ac.uk ↗What research was published in telecommunications this week?
New research findings and studies published this week.
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Researchers from UiT The Arctic University of Norway and Stanford University have developed a programmable silicon photonics filter for continuous laser wavelength tuning.
Read at semiengineering.com ↗What incidents and outages hit telecommunications this week?
Incidents, outages and safety events reported this week.
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Cybersecurity firm VulnCheck discovered two new backdoors, named Darklantern and Speakingstone, in over a dozen models of Zbtlink routers.
Read at insurancejournal.com ↗26
Researchers have discovered that ZBT routers, sold globally as white-label products, contain multiple pre-installed backdoors.
Read at darkreading.com ↗27
On August 26, 2026, U.S. federal authorities announced the disruption of a Chinese state-sponsored espionage operation conducted by a group known as QTFY.
Read at cyberscoop.com ↗28
The FBI has disrupted a technical infrastructure known as 'quartermaster' that facilitated Chinese cyber espionage operations.
Read at bleepingcomputer.com ↗29
On Monday, August 24, 2026, CNN experienced a widespread technical outage that rendered the channel unviewable across multiple distribution points.
Read at variety.com ↗30
Security researcher Brian Khan Quintana discovered an unpatched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-75501, in Calix GS7 XGS (GS5239XG) residential routers running EXOS/6.6.47 firmware.
Read at bleepingcomputer.com ↗What else happened in telecommunications this week?
Developments from the week that fit none of the other sections.
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Senior industry executives warn that the UK risks falling behind in the global AI race due to inadequate telecoms infrastructure and slow 5G upgrades.
Read at theguardian.com ↗32
The Wall Street Journal published a market roundup on August 28, 2026, covering technology, media, and telecom sectors.
Read at wsj.com ↗33
Space weather poses potential fundamental risks to life and infrastructure on Earth.
Read at bbc.co.uk ↗34
Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota has been awarded the 2026 Distinguished Service Award by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).
Read at electric.coop ↗35
On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom in Kyiv.
Read at courthousenews.com ↗36
MTN Group aims to increase its fintech customer base in Nigeria from 5 million to 30 million users over the medium term.
Read at techcabal.com ↗37
The IEEE Standards Association reports that telehealth has evolved into a connected care ecosystem utilizing Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices to transmit patient data from homes and clinics to care teams.
Read at ieee.org ↗38