Telecom & 5G · Week of Oct 26, 2026
Simpler pricing and fresh financing: the week in Telecom & 5G
Providers pitched flat, contract-free or bundled pricing, while iQSTEL, Ericsson and CACI disclosed financing, buybacks and a Navy award.
Pricing structure was the most visible common thread this week. welo says it has launched home internet across Eastern Connecticut without contracts, Tarifica selected US Mobile's Unlimited Starter Annual Plan for letting subscribers add a second or third national network for $7.50 a month per additional line, and InMotion Cloud introduced Fixed Cost Advantage, which rolls compute, storage, data transfer and engineering support into one committed monthly bill.
On the capital side, iQSTEL closed up to $3 million in non-convertible notes tied to its West African platform Ultranet, Ericsson reported share repurchases for October 19 - October 23, 2026, and CACI International said it won a U.S. Navy task order valued at up to $281 million for electromagnetic spectrum work. Semperis, meanwhile, announced deeper integration of its Lightning platform with Microsoft security tools.
iQSTEL
IQST - IQSTEL Closes Two-Year Non-Convertible Financing for Ultranet, a Profitable $131 Million-Revenue West African Telecom Platform Expected to Make IQSTEL Cash-Flow Positive on a Consolidated Basis
iQSTEL closed up to $3 million in two-year senior secured, non-convertible promissory notes for Ultranet, which the company says generated $130.9 million in 2025 revenue, up 30%, with $5.0 million in EBITDA and $4.6 million in net income. iQSTEL says the platform is expected to make it cash-flow positive on a consolidated basis, and the debt carries no conversion feature.
welo
It's Time to Command More from Your Home Internet: welo Announces Connecticut Expansion
welo says it launched home internet service across Eastern Connecticut on Oct. 26, 2026, positioning itself as a new local provider. The company says it eliminates contracts and annual commitments, adding another no-contract option in the regional broadband market.
CACI International Inc
CACI Secures U.S. Navy Task Order to Strengthen Electromagnetic Spectrum Dominance
CACI International says it was awarded a five-year task order valued at up to $281 million by the U.S. Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane. The work supports strengthening and advancing the Navy's electromagnetic spectrum capabilities, an area where defense and spectrum technology overlap.
Tarifica
Tarifica Names US Mobile's Unlimited Starter Annual Plan with Multi-Network Access as its Consumer Value Plan of the Month for October 2026
Tarifica named US Mobile's Unlimited Starter Annual Plan with Multi-Network Access its Consumer Value Plan of the Month for October 2026. According to Tarifica, the plan lets subscribers add coverage from a second or third national network on the same phone and plan for $7.50 a month per additional line.
Semperis
Semperis Deepens Microsoft Security Collaboration, Integrating the Lightning Platform with Microsoft Sentinel and Security Copilot
Semperis says it is integrating its Lightning platform with Microsoft Sentinel and Security Copilot, bringing identity context into Microsoft security workflows. The company says this is meant to help analysts investigate and hunt faster and manage identity risk within tools they already use.
InMotion Hosting
InMotion Cloud Introduces Fixed Cost Advantage, One Monthly Price for Cloud Workloads That Keep Growing
InMotion Cloud announced Fixed Cost Advantage, a billing model that combines compute, storage, data transfer and senior engineering support into a single committed monthly bill. The company says teams can add environments without reopening their budget, a contrast to usage-based cloud pricing.
Ericsson
Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period October 19 - October 23, 2026
Ericsson disclosed that Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) repurchased own Class B shares during the period October 19 - October 23, 2026. The filing lists aggregated daily volumes for the period as part of its ongoing buyback reporting.
This roundup is written with AI assistance from the press releases listed above, using only what they state. The releases are the companies' own announcements, not ScoopByte reporting.