Houston – September 16, 2026 -- Eutelsat Network Solutions and G&S SatCom launched an enhanced version of the Online Management Tool (OMT), a platform powered by G&S SatConnect® that lets government users plan, provision and adapt connectivity services across the OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation.

Chicago – September 16, 2026 -- Connectbase named eight winners of its 2026 TCWLIVE! Awards, recognizing companies and executives for measurable growth, operational performance and ecosystem impact in the connectivity commerce sector.

Comcast Business Takes Top Connectivity Commerce Leader Award

The awards were presented at The Connected World LIVE! conference, held September 8–11 in Chicago. Comcast Business received the Connectivity Commerce Leader Award, the program's top honor.

Golden, Colo. – September 16, 2026 -- PlanetiQ has been named an industry partner under NOAA's new Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract, a vehicle running from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2036, with a five-year base period and a five-year option.

Stockholm – September 16, 2026 -- Truecaller AB has completed its acquisition of Los Angeles-based TextPlus Inc. for a purchase price valuing the target at USD 15.0 million on a cash- and debt-free basis. The transaction closed on September 10, 2026, with TextPlus consolidated into Truecaller's financials as of September 9.

Amsterdam – September 16, 2026 -- NetActuate has activated NETINT Quadra Video Processing Units (VPUs) in 15 of its global points of presence, offering engineering teams a self-service alternative to hyperscaler transcoding services and direct hardware procurement.

Redmond, Wash. – September 16, 2026 -- XKL LLC has begun global shipments of its MediaLight Xponder and Muxponder systems, a 1RU optical transport platform offering 100G and 400G capacity with zero recurring software licensing fees, the company announced. The systems started shipping to customers in August 2026, targeting enterprise, cloud, and regional service provider networks facing hardware lead times of 20 to 60-plus weeks industry-wide.

Washington – September 15, 2026 -- Grain Management has completed the merger of Ritter Communications and Great Plains Communications, forming Rightfiber, one of the nation's largest privately held fiber broadband platforms operating across 20 states.

Boston – September 10, 2026 -- Tomorrow.io has unveiled the full instrument architecture for DeepSky, a next-generation satellite constellation designed to close a global atmospheric data gap affecting more than 5 billion people who currently live without radar coverage.

Fairfax, Va. – September 15, 2026 -- Aircom has promoted Khurram Chaudhry from Vice President of Product & Engineering to General Manager & CTO, giving him full operational control of the RAN planning and optimization firm as it accelerates AI-driven network automation.

Herndon – September 15, 2026 -- ST Engineering iDirect has rolled out new AI governance and automation features for its Foresight orchestration platform, targeting satellite operators managing increasingly complex multi-orbit networks.