US broadband vendor Inseego completed its deal to buy Nokia’s fixed wireless access (FWA) CPE business, in a move it expects will roughly double its revenue.

By adding indoor, outdoor and mmWave FWA technologies to its wireless broadband portfolio, Inseego stated it now has a global presence across consumer and business connectivity.

Its footprint for operators now includes Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, while also expanding its engineering capabilities.

To support its global ambition, Inseego established an international headquarters in Amsterdam, a development centre in Athens, Greece, expanded its presence in Bangalore, India, and added customer-facing sales and technical resources across its new markets.

“We now have the scale, technology, and global reach to support carriers across business, residential, and mobile use cases,” Inseego CEO Juho Sarvikas said.

The deal, announced in April, grants Nokia approximately 1.9 million common shares, representing an 11% ownership stake in Inseego

The Finnish vendor also received warrants to purchase up to 800,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $4.26 per share.

Nokia will also kick in a further $10 million cash payment by 15 October to support engineering work on interoperability between Inseego’s device operating system and cloud platform and certain Nokia technology ecosystems over the coming year.

Nokia will provide transition support and refer new FWA opportunities to Inseego.

About 250 people from the acquired business will support Inseego’s engineering, product management, supply chain, sourcing and customer support operations. They include employees joining Inseego and Nokia personnel providing support under a transition services agreement.

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T-Mobile US, Verizon and AT&T sealed their joint venture (JV) to expand coverage across areas of the US that terrestrial services cannot reach, in a rare example of cooperation between the big three.

The move followed an announcement in May outlining how the operators planned to pool their spectrum resources to eliminate “dead zones” by expanding satellite coverage for customers nationwide.

Former AT&T, Cingular Wireless and Ameritech executive Paul Roth is serving as the interim CEO of the JV while a search for a permanent chief is underway. The entity will be managed by a board with representatives from each founding member.

The companies stated the JV will “nearly eliminate dead zones in the U.S. currently without mobile service, reaching previously unserved areas” to cut down on coverage gaps.

It will also be beneficial for first responders during natural disasters or other disruptions by providing connectivity when terrestrial services are down.

They claim the new service will also provide a better customer experience for direct-to-device (D2D) consumer services through the unified approach.

T-Mobile notably has launched a commercial D2D service in collaboration with SpaceX, while Verizon has rolled out a satellite messaging service with Skylo Technologies. Verizon and AT&T are also separately working with AST SpaceMobile.

AT&T Business has a partnership in place with Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Leo to provide connectivity to businesses across the US. SpaceX is also mulling a mobile service through its Starlink birds, but the industry is somewhat sceptical of its approach.

The operators stated the venture will also be a boon to additional satellite providers while also collaborating closely with rural mobile operators to expand access and simplify integration.

The service could emerge as a threat to cable operators such as Cox Communications, formerly Charter Communications, Comcast and smaller providers across rural areas which are currently losing broadband subscribers to fixed wireless access services offered by the trio.

The combined use of each operator’s spectrum will improve efficiency while enabling mobile operators to deploy new services at a faster rate.

The JV also plans to take a standards-based approach to satellite services while allowing each of the three to continue their individual efforts across the sector.

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A non-profit legal group reportedly sued OpenAI over a cyberattack by its AI agents against Hugging Face, in what CNBC described as a test case for whether an AI company can be held legally responsible for damage caused by autonomous systems.

The news outlet reported Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology (LASST) filed the suit on 29 September in a Superior Court. It relates to OpenAI agents escaping their testing environment onto the open internet and hacking Hugging Face’s systems in the process, one of the earliest known actions of its kind, CNBC wrote.

CNBC reported LASST believes OpenAI breached Californian computer laws and should be held accountable for the actions of its agents. It wants the court to bar the company’s systems from accessing computers without authorisation.

An OpenAI representative told CNBC the suit lacks merit.

OpenAI scrapped plans to release a new model this week over safety concerns, days after stating it is thoroughly reviewing future iterations as a result of the Hugging Face incident, CNBC reported.

Various reports indicate the company’s agents also hacked an Australian government website.

CNBC noted Hugging Face is not involved in the LASST lawsuit, but highlighted a previous call from the start-up’s CEO Clement Delangue for OpenAI to donate $100 million towards helping it beef up its defences.

OpenAI reportedly tried to invest the same sum in Hugging Face. Nvidia ultimately secured a deal to buy it for $13 billion.

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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reportedly opened a wide-ranging probe into Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies over the potential danger posed by their models.

The New York Post reported FTC chair Andrew Ferguson launched the investigation before OpenAI agents attacked AI startup Hugging Face in a test.

Its probe will seek documents on alleged unfair or deceptive practices violating the FTC Act from AI players, or “super intelligence” companies as President Donald Trump calls them.

The agency is now drafting a civil investigative demand to force testimony from leading companies in the space.

Its move adds to scrutiny of OpenAI and Anthropic’s safety practices after researchers warned their models could cause catastrophic harm.

News outlets reported President Donald Trump met executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Meta Platforms and Nvidia earlier this week, after which the companies signed a voluntary commitment on AI development.

The framework arrived during a dispute over whether safety concerns should slow development.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently proposed permanent third-party evaluators inside AI companies as part of a wider plan to curb advances in frontier capabilities. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman backed the proposal.

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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules to open more than 1,000MHz of spectrum through its satellite spectrum abundance order.

The order was approved unanimously yesterday (30 September) by chair Brendan Carr and commissioners Nathan Simington and Anna Gomez.

The spectrum covers the 12GHz and 42GHz bands, which the FCC stated could support a range of connectivity services including satellite broadband to the home, in-flight and on-ship connectivity, and core traffic-routing functions in satellite terrestrial networks.

“We’ve been running our spectrum abundance playbook for pretty much everything in the sky,” Carr said. “We’ve taken multiple actions to free up spectrum for direct-to-device offerings, with much more of that to come in the next few months.”

The agency is also considering opening 1,450MHz in the Ku- and Ka-bands and 138.25GHz in the D-band for expanded satellite communications.

A second proposal would add bands for emerging space operations, including in-orbit servicing, refuelling and manufacturing, lunar missions, spacecraft control, and data transmission.

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Apple reportedly plans to deepen its smart-home push under new CEO John Ternus, starting with the launch of a long-delayed hub on 13 October.

Bloomberg reported the smart-home hub, code-named J490, will feature a roughly 6-inch square display mounted on a perforated speaker base, with the countertop version featuring an arm that allows users to tilt the display. A dedicated wall-mounted variant is code-named J491. The grey aluminium device runs on USB-C power without internal batteries or physical buttons.

The hub will use built-in microphones and a front-facing FaceTime camera to identify household members by voice or appearance, then display their calendars, messages, notes and contacts.

A virtual white ring light will illuminate users approaching in low light, while an iPhone can provide secondary authentication if facial recognition fails. A visitor mode will hide personal information from guests.

The tech giant expects customers to place multiple displays around the home for intercom calls, music streaming and control of HomeKit accessories. In the kitchen, the hub could also provide voice-guided recipes.

The iPhone maker is also updating its supporting accessories. The HomePod mini and Apple TV set-top box will retain their existing designs but gain faster processors capable of running Siri’s upgraded AI models.

The HomePod mini will also be offered in new pink and green colours. Apple is separately developing a premium 9-inch display mounted on a 360-degree robotic arm, as well as a refreshed full-sized HomePod, for later release.

The news site previously reported in March 2026 that Apple’s smart-home display was postponed because its revamped Siri digital assistant was not ready.

While Apple currently offers the HomePod, HomePod mini and Apple TV streaming box, it has long trailed market leaders Amazon and Google for branded smart-home hardware.

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Wilson Connectivity launched weBoost Sky, a signal booster designed to help standard smartphones connect to low Earth orbit satellites from inside moving vehicles.

The company’s CEO Bruce Lancaster told Mobile World Live it ramped up work on the product after T-Mobile US and SpaceX unveiled the T-Satellite service around the 2025 Super Bowl.

“It’s time to productise that,” he recalled telling the weBoost general manager, adding the project drew on Wilson’s earlier research into Starlink and rural connectivity.

The problem weBoost Sky is addressing is that a vehicle’s body can weaken the link between a handset and satellites hundreds of miles overhead.

It supports PCS Band-25, currently used by T-Mobile for its Starlink service. Lancaster said Wilson prioritised the band because T-Mobile and Starlink were furthest into commercial satellite deployment.

Lancaster noted compatible phones can switch between nearby terrestrial Band-25 towers and satellite coverage as needed.

weBoost Sky houses the amplifier and external antenna in a roof-mounted unit roughly the size of a double stack of playing cards. A coaxial cable connects it to a small interior antenna, while power comes through USB-C or a vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket. The device attaches magnetically, or with an adhesive plate available for aluminium or composite roofs.

“The issue really here is an uplink,” Lancaster said. “It’s not the downlink that’s usually the limiter; it’s the uplink connectivity that’s the problem.”

Its product raises uplink power from about 200 milliwatts to 1 watt, the maximum allowed by the Federal Communications Commission for consumer signal boosters. Mounting the antenna outside the vehicle also limits interference from the roof and low-emissivity glass.

Wilson sees it appealing to forestry crews, field workers and fleets which regularly travel beyond terrestrial coverage explaining he expects the stronger uplink to make satellite messaging more reliable.

Sky went on sale on 28 September for $149.99 through weBoost’s online store, major US retail stores and specialist radio-frequency dealers.

Privately-held Wilson Connectivity, formerly Wilson Electronics, makes its hardware in St George, Utah, and operates an R&D centre in Dallas, Texas and has a location in Cambridge, UK.

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Anthropic is reportedly seeking a valuation of more than $2 trillion in a public listing while also warning in a leaked prospectus AI could pose a catastrophic or existential risk to humanity.

Reuters reported the AI startup recorded a $42 billion net loss in 2025 after reviewing its IPO prospectus. About $34 billion reflected an accounting charge tied to financing which could convert into shares, while compute and infrastructure spending tripled to $7.3 billion.

The filing shows Anthropic faces $518 billion in cloud, compute and infrastructure commitments in the coming years.

Revenue jumped 12-fold to nearly $4.6 billion, though its operating loss widened to $8 billion from $3 billion in 2024.

The prospectus also flagged customer concentration with two customers generating nearly a quarter of 2025 revenue while several were not locked into long-term contracts.

The filing also outlined safety risks exposed by Anthropic’s research, including autonomous systems disrupting code and manipulating information in controlled tests.

Reuters previously reported the IPO could be delayed until after the November US midterm elections. Rival OpenAI is reportedly targeting a listing next year.

Trump weighs in
Speaking at the White House surrounded by tech titans and government officials, NBC News reported President Donald Trump pushed back on heavier AI guardrails.

Flanked by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Trump stated there was agreement among the executives there should be “tremendous self-regulation” by the companies”.

“There’s a belief that there should be tremendous self-regulation, and we automatically have regulation with the Department of Justice, the FBI, all of that,” Trump said.

The news site reported in addition to Huang and Musk, Trump’s AI lunch and summit also included including Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, AMD CEO Lisa Su and OpenAI president Greg Brockman.

While US states, including New York, and communities have put data centre laws or moratoriums in place, Trump said the group of executives “loves local communities, they love our country, and they’re going to work with local communities for the data centres in particular”.

He also stated AI-related data centres “are going to be very popular” across the US due to the efforts of the technology companies in attendance.

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Apple CEO John Ternus (pictured) is reportedly reshaping the company to speed product development and put engineering back at the centre of its strategy.

Bloomberg reported Ternus, who replaced Tim Cook on 1 September, wants to broaden Apple’s device line-up and strip out organisational layers.

Sources told the news agency Apple could move away from its usual product launch cycles and cut some middle-management roles to bring executives closer to engineering teams.

Ternus was previously the company’s SVP of hardware engineering and is reported to believe Apple needs to launch products faster and take more risks to compete in the AI era, while also seeking new revenue as growth in its services business slows.

Bloomberg reported Apple has begun cutting costs.

It reported the hardware engineering division recently cut managers and around six directors responsible for coordinating product schedules and teams.

Restructuring of teams working on Siri, Vision Pro and AI software engineering is also underway and Apple reportedly reduced staff at the Fitness+ group, which develops audio-only versions of its exercise classes.

Bloomberg noted the new CEO is keen to see how AI could cut development cycles and automate some tasks.

It stated Apple has a large product pipeline for 2027 including AirPods with external cameras, its first pair of smart glasses and a redesigned iPhone on its 20th anniversary.

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AT&T agreed a multi-year fibre and cable deal valued at more than $3 billion with glass-specialist Corning to advance its converged strategy of mobile and broadband services.

AT&T CEO John Stankey has long been a proponent of fibre as the basis for the company reaching 60 million consumer and business locations by 2030.

The mobile operator achieved its goal of passing more than 30 million locations in June 2026, six months ahead of schedule.

In its most recent Q2 results, AT&T recorded 646,000 total consumer and business internet net adds, comprised of 367,000 fibre and 279,000 fixed wireless access connections, which marked a record quarter for combined fibre and fixed wireless additions.

The two companies signed a multi-year fibre agreement two years ago worth $1 billion. AT&T was also a core investor with Corning in 2022 on a new cable manufacturing facility in the state of Arizona.

Based on Ookla Speedtest data from almost 1,700 fixed internet providers in the US in the first half of 2026, lead industry analyst Mike Dano estimated AT&T and Verizon made up about 60% of the fibre Speedtest samples to lead the fibre charge.

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