San Francisco – October 05, 2026 -- The SONiC Foundation, the open source network operating system hosted under the Linux Foundation, has added Lenovo, NADDOD and Zhanwang (NEXAI) as General Members, expanding its industry base ahead of the OCP Global Summit 2026 in San Jose.

Hsinchu – October 05, 2026 -- MediaTek and Airoha Technology, together operating as the MediaTek Group, will showcase next-generation Wi-Fi, 5G CPE and PON platforms at Network X 2026, running October 13-15 at Messe Wien in Vienna, Austria. The companies will present their combined connectivity portfolio at Booth K35, targeting telecom operators seeking to upgrade network infrastructure for AI-driven bandwidth and latency demands.

Stockholm – October 05, 2026 -- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson repurchased additional Class B shares between September 28 and October 2, 2026, lifting its treasury stock holding to 117,888,663 Class B shares.

Ericsson executes buybacks under a SEK 15 billion repurchase program

The transactions form part of a share buyback program of up to SEK 15,000,000,000 that Ericsson announced on April 16, 2026. The program runs from April 23, 2026, through March 31, 2027, at the latest.

Paris – October 05, 2026 -- TCL announced that its LINKHUB HH516 has become the world's first purpose-built 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) customer premises equipment to achieve prplWare 4.0 certification from the prpl Foundation.

Canada – October 02, 2026 -- TXO has acquired Wesbell Communications, a Canadian Tier 1 telecommunications solutions provider, expanding TXO's technology lifecycle services and processing capacity across North America.

Irvine, Calif. – October 02, 2026 -- MobileX has appointed Raju Datla as Chief Financial Officer, bringing more than 25 years of telecom, infrastructure and capital markets experience to the wireless carrier as it scales distribution and its AI-driven service platform.

Kalispell, Mont. – October 01, 2026 -- Vero Broadband, LLC, operating as Vero Fiber, has completed its merger with Montana Sky Networks Incorporated, known as MontanaSky, combining two broadband providers active in Northwest Montana.

Englewood, Colo. – October 01, 2026 -- WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW!) has been named Cablefax's 2026 Top Ops Market Mover, recognizing a year in which the broadband provider expanded fiber passings by more than 50% across its expansion markets and over 20% across legacy markets.

San Francisco – October 01, 2026 -- Linux Foundation Networking (LFN) has released the initial session lineup for ONE Summit Japan 2026, set for Dec. 10-11 in Tokyo alongside Open Source Summit Japan.

Cleveland – October 01, 2026 -- ArchKey, a national electrical and technology systems provider, has acquired US Communications & Electric, a Cleveland-based technology integration firm, expanding its national technology services platform across North America.