Telecom & 5G · Week of Oct 26, 2026
Connectivity pricing and spectrum deals: the week in telecom & 5G
Consumer connectivity pricing led the week, alongside an African telecom financing, a Navy spectrum award and flat-rate cloud billing.
Several releases this week focused on how connectivity is priced and sold to consumers. welo announced launches in East-Central New Hampshire and Eastern Connecticut, saying it eliminates contracts, while Tarifica named US Mobile's Unlimited Starter Annual Plan its Consumer Value Plan of the Month for October 2026, citing the option to add a second or third national network for $7.50 a month per additional line. In cloud services, InMotion Hosting introduced a single committed monthly bill covering compute, storage, data transfer and engineering support.
On the deal side, iQSTEL closed up to $3 million in non-convertible notes tied to Ultranet, a West African platform it says generated $130.9 million in 2025 revenue, and CACI International received a Navy task order valued at up to $281 million for electromagnetic spectrum work. Security vendors also appeared: Semperis announced integrations with Microsoft Sentinel and Security Copilot, and Qualys set a date for its third-quarter results.
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 says it closed up to $3 million in two-year senior secured, non-convertible promissory notes for Ultranet, which it says generated $130.9 million in 2025 revenue, up 30%, with $5.0 million in EBITDA and $4.6 million in net income. The company says Ultranet is expected to make IQSTEL 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 New Hampshire Expansion
welo says it launched home internet service across East-Central New Hampshire on Oct. 26, 2026. The provider says it is eliminating contracts as part of its pitch, adding a new local entrant in the region.
welo
It's Time to Command More from Your Home Internet: welo Announces Connecticut Expansion
welo also announced a launch across Eastern Connecticut on Oct. 26, 2026. The company says it is eliminating contracts and annual commitments as it enters the market, its second regional expansion announced the same day.
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 is aimed at strengthening and advancing the Navy's electromagnetic spectrum capabilities, according to the company.
Qualys, Inc.
Qualys to Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results on November 9, 2026
Qualys says it will report third-quarter 2026 financial results after the market closes on Monday, November 9, 2026. The release sets the date for investors tracking the cloud-based cyber risk management company.
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 says it selected US Mobile's Unlimited Starter Annual Plan as 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 to bring identity context into Microsoft security workflows. The company says this is intended to help analysts investigate and hunt for 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 Hosting says InMotion Cloud introduced Fixed Cost Advantage, a billing model combining compute, storage, data transfer and senior engineering support into a single committed monthly bill. The company says it lets teams add environments without reopening the budget.
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 NetFrame reporting.