Telecom & 5G · Week of Nov 2, 2026
Q3 results and network automation: the week in Telecom & 5G
Q3 results from TELUS, TDS and Chunghwa Telecom led the week, alongside network automation, managed security and wireless portfolio moves.
Third-quarter earnings set the tone. TELUS reported a net loss of $660 million driven by an $800 million goodwill impairment tied to TELUS Health, and announced an efficiency program targeting about $900 million in annualized cash savings exiting 2028. TDS lowered TDS Telecom's 2026 revenue guidance, raised its capex outlook to about $750 million and authorized an incremental $250 million buyback. Chunghwa Telecom says revenue rose 16.7% to NT$ 67.59 billion, helped by enterprise ICT and submarine cable revenue and a one-off asset revitalization gain.
On the network side, Verizon and Ericsson expanded work on AI-driven RAN automation, with a nationwide rollout of the Ericsson Intelligent Controller planned this year. Charter's Spectrum brand appeared twice, with a managed Cisco secure networking service for enterprises and a temporary consumer speed upgrade timed to the Grand Theft Auto VI launch. Ceragon added RADWIN's sub-6 GHz products to its portfolio, and Texas Instruments introduced Industrial Ethernet communication devices for factory automation.
TELUS Corporation
TELUS Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results, Demonstrates Continued Discipline in Core Telecom; Advances Transformation Strategy
TELUS reported a third quarter 2026 net loss of $660 million, or $0.42 per share, on an $800 million non-cash goodwill impairment related to TELUS Health, with Adjusted EBITDA down 5 per cent to $1.8 billion. The company announced an efficiency program targeting approximately $900 million in annualized cash savings exiting 2028, said it is prioritizing the monetization of TELUS Health and TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods to reduce debt, and reaffirmed full-year guidance.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
TDS reports third quarter 2026 results
TDS reported third quarter 2026 operating revenues from continuing operations of $306.7 million and diluted EPS of $0.26, and its Board authorized an incremental $250 million share repurchase plan. TDS Telecom lowered 2026 revenue guidance to $990 million to $1,010 million and raised expected capital expenditures to approximately $750 million, while Array, whose site rental revenues grew 14%, reaffirmed its guidance.
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom Reports Un-Audited Consolidated Operating Results for the Third Quarter of 2026
Chunghwa Telecom reported third-quarter 2026 revenue up 16.7% to NT$ 67.59 billion and net income attributable to stockholders of the parent up 29.5% to NT$ 12.22 billion, which the company says exceeded the high end of its guidance. The company attributes part of the profit to a one-off asset revitalization gain and reports enterprise ICT revenue up 19% and IPLC revenue, mainly from submarine cable systems, up 33%.
Ceragon Networks Ltd.
Ceragon Expands its Multi-Vendor Wireless Portfolio with Sub-6 GHz Solutions, Strengthening its End-to-End Connectivity Offering
Ceragon Networks announced on Nov. 3, 2026 that it will serve as a global solution provider of RADWIN's sub-6 GHz wireless access offerings, adding them to its microwave and millimeter-wave portfolio. The products will be sold through Ceragon's global sales organization and channel partners to service providers, wireless ISPs, utilities and private network operators, though the release gives no specific availability date.
Texas Instruments
TI simplifies Industrial Ethernet integration for connected factories with the industry's smallest fully featured, multiprotocol communications module
Texas Instruments announced the TICS100MOD multiprotocol communications system-on-module, supporting EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP and Profinet on one piece of hardware, and the TIOM2212 dual-channel IO-Link master. Preproduction quantities of the TIOM2212 are available now on TI.com, and the TICS100MOD is expected by year-end 2026, with a demonstration planned at electronica in Munich, Nov. 10-13.
Charter Communications, Inc.
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Charter's Spectrum will upgrade eligible internet customers who opt in through the My Spectrum App to Spectrum Internet 1 Gig from Nov. 9 to Nov. 30, 2026, with existing 1 Gig customers in select areas moving to 2 Gig. The company ties the offer to the Grand Theft Auto VI launch on Nov. 19 and says speeds return to the original tier after Nov. 30 with no bill changes.
Spectrum
SPECTRUM BUSINESS LAUNCHES A NEW SECURE NETWORKING OFFERING
Spectrum Business launched a Managed Cisco Secure Networking offering on Nov. 4, 2026, sold as a monthly subscription covering Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers, licensing, design, installation and ongoing support. Customers can pair it with fiber, broadband, 5G or satellite connectivity backed by a 100% uptime service-level agreement, and the company says supported routers include post-quantum cryptography capabilities.
Ericsson
Verizon and Ericsson partner to transform AI-native Autonomous Networks
Verizon and Ericsson expanded their collaboration on AI in RAN automation, with Verizon planning a nationwide rollout of the Ericsson Intelligent Controller this year and further rApps including Ericsson's Cell Anomaly Detector and Root Cause Explainer. According to the release, field deployment of rApps such as the AAS Cell Shaper delivered gains of up to 8.9% on downlink data radio bearer throughput, and the companies say the work will advance Verizon's network autonomy toward L4.
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 Jared Tech reporting.