Telecom & 5G · Week of Oct 26, 2026
Pricing models in focus: the week in telecom and 5G releases
Pricing and plan structure dominated the week: no-contract home internet, multi-network mobile plans and flat-rate cloud billing, plus radio and buyback news.
Several of the week's releases centered on how connectivity and infrastructure services are priced and packaged. welo says it has launched home internet across East-Central New Hampshire with no 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 Hosting says its InMotion Cloud Fixed Cost Advantage rolls compute, storage, data transfer and support into one committed monthly bill.
Outside pricing, Haloid Solutions released a poll of public safety and commercial land mobile radio administrators on Starlink's entry into mobile communications, finding that a majority would consider integration with LMR networks but that disruption is unlikely. Ericsson reported repurchases of its own Class B shares for the period October 19 - October 23, 2026.
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, positioning itself as a new local provider that eliminates contracts. The launch adds a new entrant to the region's residential broadband market.
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, citing the option to add coverage from a second or third national network on the same phone and plan for $7.50 a month per additional line. The selection highlights multi-network access as a feature in consumer mobile plan design.
InMotion Hosting
InMotion Cloud Introduces Fixed Cost Advantage, One Monthly Price for Cloud Workloads That Keep Growing
InMotion Hosting announced Fixed Cost Advantage for InMotion Cloud, a billing model that combines compute, storage, data transfer and senior engineering support into a single committed bill. The company says the model lets teams add environments without reopening the budget.
HALOID SOLUTIONS
Haloid Poll: Majority of Public Safety and Commercial Radio Administrators Would Consider Starlink Integration With LMR Two-Way Radio Networks, but Disruption Unlikely
Haloid Solutions says its consulting team polled government and business land mobile radio administrators after Starlink's announced entry into mobile communications, and a majority would consider integrating Starlink with their LMR two-way radio networks. The poll indicates administrators see Starlink more as a complement than a replacement, with disruption unlikely.
Ericsson
Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period October 19 - October 23, 2026
Ericsson disclosed that it repurchased own Class B shares (ISIN: SE0000108656) during the period October 19 - October 23, 2026, with aggregated daily volumes reported by date. The filing updates investors on the progress of the company's share buyback activity.
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 InfoWeb PR reporting.