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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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Ofcom officials, including Suzanne Cater and Oliver Griffiths, testified to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee on September 15, 2026, that the majority of fines issued under the Online Safety Act remain unpaid.
Read at theregister.com ↗03
The UK Public Accounts Committee (PAC) reported that consumer debt to energy and water companies reached £7.2 billion by March 2025.
Read at energylivenews.com ↗04
The South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission has revised the Personal Information Protection Act to increase data breach fines to up to 10 percent of a company's annual revenue.
Read at koreajoongangdaily.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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Mafab Communications is seeking to transfer its 5G spectrum holdings, including 2x20 MHz in the 2.1 GHz band and 100 MHz in the 3.5 GHz band, to MTN Nigeria.
Read at techcabal.com ↗06
LS Marine Solution signed a 156.9 billion won contract with Hanwha Ocean on September 18, 2026, to install subsea cables for the 390 MW Shinan Ui offshore wind project in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Read at thelec.net ↗07
Spanish deeptech company Nearby Computing has secured a €680,000 investment from the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT).
Read at tech.eu ↗08
Sophia Space and SLI have finalized terms for a satellite leasing agreement valued at $300 million.
Read at payloadspace.com ↗What products launched in telecommunications this week?
Notable product launches, releases and platform updates from the week.
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Qatar Airways Group CEO Hamad Ali Al-Khater announced that the airline plans to take delivery of 138 aircraft over the next five years.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗10
AT&T has launched a free LifeMD membership for its wireless and fiber internet customers, waiving a $19 monthly fee.
Read at thestreet.com ↗11
Avicena announced the demonstration of its connectorized LightBundle eKit, an optical interconnect using microLED technology, at the ECOC 2026 exhibition in Málaga, Spain.
Read at hpcwire.com ↗12
Cricket Wireless, a subsidiary of AT&T, launched a new 5G home internet service on September 16, 2026, in the United States.
Read at thestreet.com ↗13
Apple is launching its Apple TV streaming service in Nigeria by the end of September 2026 as part of an expanded iCloud+ subscription bundle.
Read at techcabal.com ↗14
Apple has released the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, featuring the A20 chip, a variable aperture main camera, and improved battery life.
Read at gizmodo.com ↗15
Q-KON has expanded its Twoobii Smart Satellite services to support luxury tourism and hospitality sectors in Southern Africa.
Read at spaceinafrica.com ↗16
T-Mobile has introduced a $5 monthly fee for the new iPhone Handoff feature, which allows users to share a single phone number across two iPhones.
Read at thestreet.com ↗8 of 10 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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Evercore ISI raised its price target for Apple to $380, maintaining an Outperform rating based on strong consumer demand for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.
Read at thestreet.com ↗18
Sashin Sookroo, CEO of FNB Connect, discusses the company's strategy to integrate banking and telecommunications services in South Africa.
Read at techcabal.com ↗19
Jim Cramer recommended buying Nokia stock on the September 16 episode of CNBC's 'Mad Money' due to its AI infrastructure positioning.
Read at thestreet.com ↗20
Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan reported in a September 17, 2026, research note that major U.S. carriers Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are offering trade-in credits of up to $1,200 for the iPhone 18 Pro Max.
Read at thestreet.com ↗21
Evercore ISI analyst Kutgun Maral raised the price target for Netflix (NFLX) stock to $110 from $100 on September 14, 2026, maintaining an Outperform rating.
Read at thestreet.com ↗What court rulings and legal actions hit telecommunications this week?
Court rulings, filings and legal actions reported this week.
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The NSW District Court ruled that TPG Telecom is liable for civil negligence after retail worker Damir Lepan was attacked with a makeshift flamethrower at a Vodafone store in Sydney on November 22, 2019.
Read at insideretail.com.au ↗What research was published in telecommunications this week?
New research findings and studies published this week.
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Defence and tech companies are participating in the annual Jammertest exercise in Norway.
Read at aljazeera.com ↗24
Alex Chan published a working paper titled 'Buying a Station or Relaxing a Constraint?
Read at nber.org ↗What incidents and outages hit telecommunications this week?
Incidents, outages and safety events reported this week.
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The China-backed cyber-espionage group Salt Typhoon, also known as FamousSparrow, has deployed a new modular C++ backdoor named SparroWocky against government agencies in Latin America.
Read at theregister.com ↗26
Google's Pixel modem is currently being exploited in targeted cyberattacks using a zero-day vulnerability.
Read at securityweek.com ↗27
A Thai broadband provider has suffered a security breach resulting from the exploitation of a vulnerability in Fortinet equipment.
Read at securityweek.com ↗What partnerships were announced in telecommunications this week?
Partnerships, integrations and joint projects announced this week.
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Viasat and Space42 have announced a commitment of up to $1 billion to establish a joint venture named Equatys.
Read at payloadspace.com ↗29
Bolivian telecom operator VIVA has become the first carrier to utilize Iris, an Avalanche-based network, to manage transaction settlements and dollar-denominated operating reserves using the USDi stablecoin.
Read at coindesk.com ↗30
Telesat and SatPort Infrastructure signed a global Master Services Agreement on September 15, 2026, to facilitate the construction and hosting of ground landing stations for the Telesat Lightspeed broadband network.
Read at spaceq.ca ↗31
Satellite D2D provider Elveo has selected Apex Space to manufacture its 320-satellite constellation.
Read at spaceintelreport.com ↗What people moved in and out of telecommunications roles this week?
Executive appointments and departures reported this week.
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BT Group has appointed Mark Gregory as its next general counsel, effective December 2026.
Read at globallegalpost.com ↗What else happened in telecommunications this week?
Developments from the week that fit none of the other sections.
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The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) invites users to run the OONI Probe tool to measure internet censorship and network performance globally.
Read at ooni.org ↗34
Weavix CEO Kevin Turpin discusses the benefits of providing two-way smart radios to every worker on a construction jobsite to improve safety, productivity, and communication.
Read at constructionexec.com ↗35
The National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), managed by Ordnance Survey, has mapped over 3.2 million kilometres of underground infrastructure in the UK as of September 2026.
Read at energylivenews.com ↗36