WHY ATTEND?

ISE EXPO will be heading to Nashville August 18–20 for its 34th year — three days of operator-led education, hands-on training, and 200+ exhibitors across every layer of the network. Built for the people responsible for planning, building, and running it. 

2026 SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
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*results from 2025 post-show survey

"ISE EXPO is full of valuable opportunities for learning and discussions. It was so refreshing and appreciated."

Lou Davis, Telecom Engineer, Southern Company

2,100

Attendees*

91%

Verified On-Site

49/28

US States/ Countries

200

Exhibitors*

25+

Conference Sessions

*Based on average registration data, 2023-2025.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

ISE EXPO is built for the full architecture team—from network engineers and ops leaders to 5G strategists and community broadband champions. Find your track below.

  • Broadband Fixed & Mobile Network Operators
  • Edge Computing & Cloud Operators
  • Contractor & Consultants
  • Utility/Municipality/Government/Military
  • Manufacturer/Distributor/Supplier
  • University/Education Campus Networks

FIND YOUR TRACK. FIND YOUR PEOPLE.

Pick the role that matches yours and see the sessions and panels built for what you're responsible for in 2026.

01 | ENGINEER

THE CONVERGENCE BUILDER

VP & Director, Network Engineering Tier 1-3 carriers

FIXED + MOBILE ARCHITECTURE 

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02 | OPERATIONS

THE OPS TRANSFORMER

Director, Network Operations, Performance owners

AI-DRIVEN OPS, OPEX PLAYBOOKS

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03 | STRATEGIST

THE 5G & EDGE STRATEGIST

Senior wireless strategist 5G, 5A, Edge, RAN

DENSIFICATION, EDGE, ECOSYSTEM

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04 | CHAMPION

THE COMMUNITY CHAMPION

State broadband, municipal leaders, BDOs

BEAD EXECUTION, PERMITTING, GIS

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VALUE OF ATTENDING:

  • Every transmission medium. One event. Fiber, 5G, FWA, edge, HFC, Wi-Fi, satellite, and AI-driven network operations—the full connectivity ecosystem, unified around a shared mission to build and connect.
  • Learn from operators, not vendors. Panel discussions led by service providers and field leaders grounded in day-to-day realities—not vendor roadmaps. Real deployments, real OpEx decisions, real lessons.
  • Find the people you actually need to know. Decision-makers from telecom, utilities, and municipalities in one place for three days. The exhibit floor is where those conversations start.
  • Solutions for every stage of the network life cycle. From BEAD execution and workforce training to safety and OpEx control—wherever your team is in the build, there's a session and an exhibitor for it.
  • Leave with something you can use Monday morning. Pre-conference workshops, hands-on training, and sessions built around the decisions you're making right now—not trends from two years ago.

OTHER SHOWS PICK ONE TECHNOLOGY.
THE NETWORK DOESN'T.

WHAT WE DO

EVERY TRANSMISSION MEDIUM. ONE EVENT.

Fiber, wireless, FWA, HFC, edge, satellite, AI-driven network operations. The full architecture team has one event where every layer of their stack is in the room.

WHAT SINGLE-TECH EVENTS COVER

ONE MEDIUM. ONE DISCIPLINE.

These events are incredibly valuable, but they showcase only one layer of a network your team is responsible for end-to-end. 

WHAT WE DO

OPERATOR-LED. BSP ON MORE THAN 70% OF PANELS.

More than 70% of panels include at least one working broadband service provider. No vendor pitches dressed as keynotes. Real deployment lessons, real OpEx playbooks.

WHAT VENDOR EVENTS DO

SESSIONS BUILT AROUND BUDGETS.

Sessions weighted toward the largest exhibitor budgets, not the operators actually running networks. 

PAST ATTENDEE SAMPLING:

ISE EXPO attracts broadband and communications providers from around the globe. Past attendees include leaders and decision-makers from the following organizations along with other organizations within the ICT industry.

  • All Points Broadband
  • ALLO Communications
  • AllWest Communications
  • AT&T
  • AT&T Mobility
  • Atlantic Engineering Group
  • BBT - Big Bend
  • Bell Canada
  • Brightspeed
  • Byers Engineering Company
  • Centerline Communications, LLC
  • CenturyLink/Lumen
  • Citizens Telephone Coop
  • Comcast
  • Consolidated Companies Inc.
  • Crown Castle
  • Cumberland Telephone Company
  • DayStarr Communications
  • Direct Communication
  • DTC Communications
  • Dycom Industries, Inc.
  • Emery Telcom
  • Frontier Communications
  • Fullerton Engineering Consultants
  • GARDONVILLE COOP TELEPHONE
  • Golden West Telecommunications
  • GTA Teleguam
  • Gunnison Telephone
  • Hawaiian Telcom
  • Horizon Telcom Inc.
  • ImOn Communications, LLC
  • Interbel Telephone
  • KCTC
  • Lumen Technologies
  • MEARS GROUP, INC.
  • Minford Telephone Company
  • Nayatel
  • Network Infrastructure & Operations / Windstream
  • Northern Arkansas Telephone Company
  • Norvado
  • OPTK Networks
  • OzarksGo LLC
  • Palmetto Engineering & Consulting
  • Plains Internet
  • PRTC
  • Quanta Telecommunication Solutions
  • Rise Broadband
  • Sacred Wind Communications
  • San Carlos Apache Telecom
  • SKT - Twin Valley
  • South Central Communication
  • Southern Kansas Telephone
  • TDS Telecom
  • TELMEX
  • Thrive Broadband
  • Tohono O'odham Utility Authority
  • Totelcom Communications
  • Twin Valley
  • Union Wireless
  • Vantage Point Solutions
  • Verizon Wireless
  • Viaero Wireless
  • VTX1 Companies
  • Windstream
  • Zayo Group