Argentina Broadband Market 2026: Best ISPs, Fiber Internet Speeds, FTTH Expansion and Gigabit Broadband Plans
Argentina’s broadband market is undergoing a rapid transformation in 2026 as operators pour roughly $1 billion and $200 million into FTTH deployment, pushing the sector’s value to about $6.19 billion. Median fixed‑line speeds have climbed to 113 Mbps, with premium fiber users seeing 194 Mbps download and 126 Mbps upload rates and latency near 10 ms. Personal remains the dominant ISP with 37‑40% market share, while Movistar posts the fastest speeds and Claro gains attention with deep‑discounted plans. Fiber adoption is expanding at 9.84% annually, outpacing overall subscriber growth of 3.17%.
Ukraine Broadband Market 2026: Best ISPs, GPON Fiber Internet, Gigabit Broadband and Resilient Connectivity
Ukraine’s fixed broadband market has become a benchmark for resilience, with GPON fiber now serving 53.9% of connections and the sector valued at roughly $1.96 billion. Ukrtelecom leads with a 16‑18% share, having migrated over 3.3 million users to fiber and deployed...
Delta Could Have Had the World’s Best Wi-Fi. It Chose Something Else Instead
Delta plans to launch a new in‑flight Wi‑Fi system in 2028 that blends geostationary and low‑Earth‑orbit satellite capacity, lagging United’s Starlink‑based service by about two years. United logged 167,000 flights and 3.7 million device connections on 344 Starlink‑equipped aircraft in Q1 2026,...
Saudi Arabia Broadband Market 2026: Best ISPs, Fiber Internet Speeds, 5G Home Broadband and Gigabit Plans
Saudi Arabia’s fixed broadband market, valued at roughly $28.7 bn, is rapidly evolving under Vision 2030, with fiber‑to‑the‑home covering 69% of households and 5G‑Advanced wireless filling gaps. stc dominates with over 65% of subscribers, offering 100 Mbps plans at about $78 and 1 Gbps...
Biggest UK Mobile Groups Suffer Worst Year of Customer Losses
The UK’s four largest mobile operators—EE (BT), Vodafone, Three and O2—recorded their steepest subscriber decline in a single year, shedding roughly 2 million customers combined in 2023. The churn rate hit 5.5%, the highest since 2015, driven by aggressive price competition,...
Airtel Rs 355 vs Rs 379 Plan: One Offers 5G, One Convenience
Bharti Airtel introduced two prepaid plans priced at Rs 355 (≈ $4.28) and Rs 379 (≈ $4.57). The Rs 379 tier delivers unlimited 5G data, 2 GB daily, Google One storage and up to six months of Apple Music, while the Rs 355 option provides a lump‑sum...
Uniti Group: Fiber Internet With Execution Risks
Uniti Group (UNIT) is shifting its focus to fiber broadband after a recent merger, positioning the network to serve both residential customers and AI hyperscalers. The company is accelerating fiber‑to‑home construction to create the low‑latency backbone needed for AI inferencing...
BT Bolsters AI Automation and Fiber Monetization as Peak Network Investment Phase Ends
BT Group has moved past the peak of its nationwide fiber rollout and is now focusing on AI‑driven automation, cost reduction and cash‑flow generation. FY26 adjusted revenue fell 4% to £19.6 bn ($25 bn) while adjusted EBITDA held steady at £8.23 bn ($10.5 bn)....
Safaricom Updates My OneApp to Support Airtel, Roaming Users
Safaricom has upgraded its My OneApp platform so users stay logged in when they switch from Safaricom to rival networks such as Airtel Kenya, eliminating the frequent forced logouts that plagued diaspora and roaming customers. The update lets the app...
New Orange-Backed Subsea Cable to Connect Nigeria, 19 Other Countries
Orange is leading a consortium to build the Via Africa subsea cable, a 20,000‑kilometre system that will connect Nigeria with roughly 19 other African and European nations. The Atlantic‑focused route adds a new, diversified path that bypasses traditional Mediterranean corridors,...
Is Broadband's ‘Price War’ Real? Not Everyone Agrees.
Wireline groups argue broadband prices are falling, citing an 8% year‑over‑year decline and a 9% drop in gigabit plans, while policy advocates report real‑term price increases of up to 12.8% for fiber. The FCC’s upcoming 2026 Communications Marketplace Report will...
Lumos Appoints Scott Mispagel as New CEO to Drive Fiber Expansion
Lumos Networks has appointed telecom veteran Scott Mispagel as its new chief executive officer, succeeding retiring CEO Brian Stading. Mispagel brings experience from Frontier, Windstream and GTE, where he oversaw large‑scale fiber deployments and multi‑billion‑dollar investments. Under his leadership, Lumos...
5G, N77: High Power, Cavity Bandreject Filter
3H introduced a high‑power cavity notch filter targeting the 5G N77 band (3.3‑4.2 GHz). The device delivers less than 1.5 dB insertion loss in the passband while achieving over 80 dB rejection within the notch. It can continuously handle 100 W of RF power...
SpaceX IPO Filing Casts Starlink Mobile as Future Wireless Challenger
SpaceX’s IPO filing positions Starlink Mobile as a direct‑to‑smartphone service that could rival terrestrial carriers, not just a remote‑area backup. The prospectus cites $632 million in mobile connectivity revenue last year and projects a $740 billion total addressable market. Partnerships with T‑Mobile,...
Vodafone Deploys 5G CA in Germany
Vodafone Germany has begun using 5G carrier aggregation (CA) to boost upload speeds, reporting peak rates of 200 Mb/s and test peaks of 273 Mb/s in Hanover and Ciudad Real. The rollout leverages Tx Switching and dual transmission modes, including MIMO, to...
How Heavy Traffic Could Hinder the Autonomous Cars of Tomorrow
Researchers at the University of Glasgow and Heriot‑Watt used a digital‑twin of a 160‑metre urban road to examine how traffic density affects 5G connectivity for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). The simulation showed that heavy congestion can degrade the primary...
Truecaller Pivots with South Africa Travel eSim Launch
Truecaller, the Stockholm‑listed caller ID and spam‑blocking app, has introduced a travel eSim service in South Africa, marking the first phase of a 29‑country rollout. The offering lets travelers purchase data bundles ranging from 1 GB for seven days up to...
NEC XON Strengthens Africa Wireless Portfolio
NEC XON has entered a strategic distribution partnership with Mimosa Networks to deliver carrier‑grade fixed wireless access and backhaul across Africa. The alliance gives NEC XON exclusive rights to sell Mimosa’s high‑performance, unlicensed‑spectrum solutions to operators, enterprises and service providers....
BSNL Stabilises Indigenous 4G Network, Technology Brings India to 4th Rank Worldwide: Pemmasani
India’s state‑run BSNL has stabilized its indigenous 4G network, positioning the country as the fourth globally to develop telecom radio equipment in‑house. A consortium led by TCS, Tejas Networks and C‑DoT rolled out 100,000 sites, boosting network uptime above 95%....
Jio, OPPO Partner to Deliver 5G Advanced with Find X9s, Find X9 Ultra
Reliance Jio and OPPO have teamed up to roll out 5G Advanced (5GA) on the newly launched Find X9s and Find X9 Ultra smartphones in India. Jio’s nationwide 5G SA (standalone) network powers the service, allowing devices that display a “5GA” badge...
Airtel Priority 5G Slicing Under Government Review
Bharti Airtel has launched a Priority Postpaid 5G slicing service that promises a premium experience for postpaid customers, prompting a government review over potential net‑neutrality breaches. The Indian telecom ministry and regulator are examining whether the slicing could degrade service...
Telekom Malaysia Q1 2026 Capex Falls to RM212 Mn as Fibre Expansion and 5G Backhaul Investments Continue
Telekom Malaysia reported Q1 2026 capital expenditure of RM212 million (≈ $46.5 million), or 7.2% of its RM2.93 billion revenue, marking a 66.5% quarter‑over‑quarter and 24.3% year‑over‑year decline. The cut reflects the transition of data‑centre projects to commercial operation, but the firm kept its full‑year...
Oman Airports Achieves Global First with Airport-Wide Wi-Fi 7 Deployment in Partnership with Huawei
Oman Airports, in partnership with Huawei, has become the world’s first airport operator to roll out a full‑scale Wi‑Fi 7 network across its four facilities – Muscat, Salalah, Duqm and Sohar. The deployment blankets more than 1 million square metres and offers peak...
Rural Broadband Institute Launches for Disadvantaged Communities
Communities Unlimited (CU) announced the launch of the Rural Broadband Institute (RBI), a new center dedicated to closing the connectivity gap in rural America. RBI will provide memberships for broadband advocates and deliver technical assistance, training, research, and policy support...
Join pSemi at IMS2026
pSemi will exhibit its newest RF innovations at the International Microwave Symposium 2026, booth #17090. The showcase covers a broad portfolio, including mobility, cable broadband, high‑power and broadband switches, wireless infrastructure, LMR, satcom, and test‑and‑measurement solutions. Attendees can meet pSemi...
California Assembly Passes Amendment to Strip Telecom From CPUC’s Oversight
The California Assembly approved Assembly Constitutional Amendment 9, a 67‑1 vote, to strip telecommunications from the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) constitutional authority. The amendment would expand the CPUC to nine members, shift telecom and broadband oversight to a new...
Ericsson Goes Large on India 5G Training
Ericsson has launched the Ericsson ITI Labs Project in partnership with India’s Telecom Sector Skill Council, aiming to train 10,000 students on 5G and fiber infrastructure. The initiative will roll out 100 ITI facilities, each delivering a 60‑hour, hands‑on curriculum...
UK Altnet Community Fibre to Launch eSIM Services
Community Fibre, a UK alternative network provider, will launch an unlimited mobile eSIM next month, priced at £15 ($20) per month for its broadband customers and £17 ($23) for non‑broadband users. The service is built with Gamma Communications and app...
TELUS to Invest $8 Bn in Quebec as Part of $66 Bn Canada-Wide Network and AI Expansion
TELUS announced a CAD $8 billion (~US $5.9 billion) five‑year investment in Quebec, part of a broader CAD $66 billion (~US $48.8 billion) network and AI rollout across Canada by 2030. The plan adds over 60 new cell towers, upgrades 300 sites, expands PureFibre, and boosts its Sovereign...
Nigeria Reviews 26-Year Telecom Policy as Networks Face Mounting Pressure
Nigeria’s regulator, the NCC, has launched a review of its 26‑year‑old telecommunications policy, proposing 15 reforms that target mobile tariffs, competition, 5G spectrum efficiency, and consumer protection. The overhaul seeks to curb rising data costs, frequent fibre‑optic cuts – over...
Nokia Wants to Invent the Future of AI Networking Tech
Nokia has opened an AI Networking Innovation Lab in Sunnyvale to speed development of networking solutions for AI training and inference. The lab brings together partners such as AMD, Lenovo, Supermicro, Keysight and Weka to co‑create new protocols, silicon and...
Vodafone Idea Expands 5G Footprint in West Bengal, Eyes Rollout Across 10 Cities by June
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has accelerated its 5G rollout in West Bengal, adding live service to Malda, Haldia and Berhampur and announcing plans to launch in ten additional cities—including Durgapur, Asansol and the tourism hubs of Darjeeling and Gangtok—by June 2026....
Does Our Spectrum System Need to Be Revamped?
Thomas Hazlett, former FCC chief economist, argues that the United States’ century‑old spectrum allocation system is outpaced by today’s wireless economy. He highlights the FCC’s lingering command‑and‑control approach, which creates costly delays and political bargaining over airwave rights. Hazlett champions...
KDDI Targets AI Infrastructure and 6G Readiness in New 3-Year Plan
KDDI unveiled its Power‑to‑Connect 2028 three‑year plan, allocating ¥1.2 trillion (about $8.8 billion) to build a nationwide low‑latency "digital belt" of AI data‑centers, subsea cable landings and satellite ground stations. The strategy embeds AI across services, operations and network automation, targeting a 5%...
Truecaller Gets Into the eSIM Business to Diversify Its Revenue Streams
Caller ID app Truecaller has entered the eSIM market, offering travel data packs from 1 GB for a week up to 20 GB for a month. The service launches in 29 countries, partnering with Telna and Telness Tech, but notably excludes India...
Telecom News: Ericsson, Net Feasa, Nokia, Beacons, Huawei, TP-Link
Ericsson and Net Feasa have teamed up to deliver carrier‑grade 4G/5G and agentic AI to container ships, enabling real‑time cargo monitoring and safety analytics. Nokia secured conditional U.S. approval for its broadband Beacons and optical network terminal devices, bolstering its...
ISP Partners with Electric Co-Op to Deliver Fiber on the Gulf Coast
Conexon Connect, a rural fiber specialist, has teamed up with Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative to launch a new fiber‑to‑the‑home network on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The partnership aims to bring multigigabit internet to underserved northwest Florida communities, marking Conexon’s sixth FTTH...
Phone Carriers Offer eSIM Plans in the US for World Cup Travelers From Abroad
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup draws international visitors to the United States, AT&T, T‑Mobile and Visible have launched short‑term eSIM travel passes that can be activated on unlocked 5G phones. The plans range from a data‑only 30‑day AT&T option...
AT&T Earmarks $19B to Spur Program to Retire Copper in California
AT&T announced a $19 billion investment to expand fiber and wireless networks across California through 2030, part of a $35 billion ten‑year commitment. The plan includes bringing fiber to more than 4 million additional households and businesses, boosting total fiber sites to over...
The FCC Proposes More Specific Rules to Stop Robocalls
The Federal Communications Commission has unveiled a proposal that tightens accountability for voice service providers in the battle against illegal robocalls. Under the plan, carriers must gather and verify user data, continuously monitor call traffic, and terminate service for confirmed...
Shentel Completes Fiber Expansion in Campbell County, Virginia
Shentel completed a $20 million fiber buildout in Campbell County, Virginia, extending gigabit broadband to over 4,000 households. The project, financed in part by the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative and the county, marks the company’s latest rural expansion. The new network delivers...
NTCA Calls on NTIA to Release BEAD Performance Tests
The Rural Broadband Association (NTCA) has formally asked the NTIA to make the performance test results of each BEAD grant subgrantee publicly available. In a May 19 letter, NTCA CEO Michael Romano urged the agency to post download/upload speeds, latency and...
Researchers Hit 112Gbps over Wireless in a Breakthrough that Could Shape 6G
Researchers from Tokushima University, the University of Tokyo and Gifu University have demonstrated a terahertz wireless link that transmits 112 Gbps in the 560 GHz band. The prototype uses a silicon‑nitride microcomb chip permanently bonded to an optical fiber, eliminating alignment drift...
After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban
The Bandera, Texas city council voted 3-2 to terminate its contract with surveillance firm Flock, ending the deployment of eight AI‑powered license‑plate reader cameras funded by a state grant. Residents repeatedly protested, vandalizing camera poles and driving up replacement costs....
Ericsson CEO Says Bharti Airtel’s Network Slicing Can Support India’s AI-Ready 5G Future
Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm highlighted Bharti Airtel's rollout of 5G Standalone network slicing for its postpaid customers, marking a new milestone for India’s mobile ecosystem. The slicing capability promises dedicated capacity and low‑latency performance, enabling AI‑driven applications to run reliably....
Canadian Telecommunications Association and GSMA Convene Industry Leaders at “Inflection Point” For Canada’s Connectivity Future
The Canadian Telecommunications Association and the GSMA are hosting a one‑day conference, “Connecting Canada: Performance, Pressures, and Policy Priorities for Canada’s Telecommunications Sector,” on May 20, 2026, to address policy, investment and security challenges shaping Canada’s digital future. Executives warned that the...
Feature: New Zealand Telcos Press for Rural Fibre Alternatives
New Zealand’s major telcos – One NZ, Spark, 2degrees, Fortysouth and Connexa – commissioned Flint Global to produce a report urging the government to adopt a service‑led, technology‑neutral approach for rural connectivity. The study warns that expanding Chorus’s fibre network...
Vodafone Hails Nokia and AWS-Based IoT Services Trial
Vodafone announced the successful completion of a trial that runs Nokia’s IoT voice and data core functions on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure in Frankfurt, linking to its European data centres. The proof‑of‑concept showed that cloud‑native network functions can...
Are Data Centers the Next Broadband Boom?
Telecom operators are pivoting from traditional broadband to data‑center connectivity as hyperscalers and AI firms demand massive fiber capacity. DCN, together with Range and WIN Technology, announced a $700 million, 2,000‑mile middle‑mile fiber corridor spanning seven states to serve AI workloads....
Sparkle, Entel Bolivia Partner on Digital Corridor
Sparkle and Bolivia’s Entel have signed an MoU to commercialize a 4,370‑km low‑latency terrestrial route linking Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. The corridor will halve latency—dropping from over 120 ms on submarine paths to under 60 ms—while offering up to 60 Tbps of capacity....