Top telecom mergers and acquisitions in October 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition in the telecom sector in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 10 deals in the telecom sector in October 2026, 6 of them with a disclosed value, worth $10.9bn in total. The largest was SpaceX's $8bn deal for Grain Management (800 MHz spectrum portfolio), ahead of Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings and AT&T Mexico at $2bn.
Top telecom mergers and acquisitions in October 2026
- 18 OctSpaceX → Grain Management (800 MHz spectrum portfolio)SpaceX agrees to buy Grain's 800 MHz airwaves for Starlink MobileTelecom / Wireless spectrumAgreed$8bn
- 213 OctGrupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings → AT&T MexicoAT&T agrees US$2bn sale of Mexican mobile unit to Televisa and FintechTelecom / Mobile operatorAgreed$2bn
- 314 OctCPS Comunicaciones S.A. (Metrotel) → Telefónica Móviles Argentina customer base and assets (from Telecom Argentina)Telecom Argentina sells 6m mobile customers to Metrotel for US$450mTelecom / MobileAgreed$450m
- 42 OctClaro (America Movil) → DesktopClaro closes R$1.75bn Desktop purchaseTelecomCompleted$335m
- 513 Octfreenet AG → Exaring AG (waipu.tv) – remaining c.25%freenet takes full control of waipu.tv for €76mTelecom / IPTVCompleted$85m
- 613 OctPrysmian (80%) and Fincantieri (20%) joint venture → XteraPrysmian and Fincantieri complete $65m Xtera dealTelecom / Submarine cable systemsCompleted$65m
- 715 OctWaveDivision Capital, Stephens Capital Partners and The Pritzker Organization → EarthLinkWaveDivision-led group agrees to buy EarthLinkTelecom / Internet servicesAgreedUndisclosed
- 815 OctTNS (Transaction Network Services) → netnumber (from Abry Partners)TNS acquires netnumber in Abry Partners exitTelecom / Number intelligenceAnnouncedUndisclosed
- 913 OctAURELIUS → Nokia Enterprise Campus EdgeNokia sells Enterprise Campus Edge unit to AURELIUSTelecom / Private wireless networksAgreedUndisclosed
- 105 OctUnited Internet → 1&1 AG (new shares)United Internet lifts 1&1 stake to 89% in €850m debt-for-equity swapTelecomsAgreedUndisclosed