London -- September 01, 2026 -- The GSMA and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced on August 31, 2026 that MWC26 Doha will run alongside the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26), the first time the two events have been co-located. PP-26 is the ITU's top policy-making body, held every four years to set the agency's strategic direction, approve financial plans and elect officials. The joint staging brings government, intergovernmental and industry leaders together in Doha for a month of digital policy talks and connectivity demonstrations.

MUMBAI, India -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- India's enterprise telecom services market is on track to reach INR 954 billion by FY2030, according to Frost & Sullivan's India Enterprise Telecom Tracker released Aug. 31, 2026. The quarterly intelligence program covers fixed data, mobility, data center, fixed voice, and cloud communication services. Frost & Sullivan attributed the growth to cloud migration, AI workload adoption, and a shift toward integrated connectivity across cloud, data centers, and edge environments.

STOCKHOLM -- September 01, 2026 -- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson repurchased 2,150,000 Class B shares for SEK 208,051,855 during the week of August 24-28, 2026, according to a filing released August 31. Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE executed the trades on Nasdaq Stockholm on Ericsson's behalf. The purchases form part of a buyback program of up to SEK 15,000,000,000 that Ericsson launched on April 16, 2026, running through March 31, 2027.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- August 27, 2026 -- Midwest Fiber Networks (MWFN) and Midwest Fiberpath, LLC, along with partner Hawkeye Land Co., announced an agreement on Aug. 27, 2026, to develop and commercialize approximately 1,200 miles of fiber corridors connecting Chicago, Omaha, Minneapolis and Kansas City. MWFN will serve as the key provider for connectivity services along Hawkeye's right-of-way corridor. Construction is scheduled to begin in Spring 2027, with engineering and materials procurement already underway and shipments due before the end of 2026.