Week of September 20–26, 2026Weekly Telecom Intelligence: September 20–26, 2026
This week saw major consolidation and midband positioning that will reshape wholesale options: Iridium shareholders approved the Rocket Lab acquisition, advancing a merger of satellite network and launch capabilities. T-Mobile filed two‑year experimental licenses to test in 2.7GHz and 4GHz, while AT&T moved to lease 55 3.45GHz licenses and asked the FCC to double device transmit power to 2 Watts. Vendor consolidation and new IoT connectivity options also accelerated, with Airspan absorbing multiple Cambium product lines, Hubble opening Bluetooth to satellite connectivity, and NTT DOCOMO adding SGP.32 eSIM support.