Built for Operations Leaders Like You
Lower OpEx. Fewer Truck Rolls. No Surprises.
ISE EXPO 2026 brings together the operations leaders who've moved from reactive to predictive—and they're sharing exactly how they did it.
WHO THIS IS FOR
You run 24/7 NOC and field operations across a mixed technology stack—fiber, copper, HFC, wireless, and increasingly FWA. You're accountable for uptime, customer experience, and OpEx at the same time. Your vendors keep promising AI-driven operations. Some of it is real. Figuring out which parts is its own full-time job.
If network operations, service assurance, NOC leadership, or field operations are your responsibility, this track is for you.
WHAT YOU'RE SOLVING IN 2026
- Managing reliability across aging legacy plant while supporting active fiber builds
- Reducing truck rolls without sacrificing service quality
- Moving your NOC from reactive fault response to predictive, automated operations
- Getting AI pilots out of the pilot stage and into production
- Building a sustainable operations model with a workforce that's harder to staff every year
YOU'LL LEAVE WITH
- Specific, production-ready use cases for fault prediction, zero-touch provisioning, and self-healing infrastructure—from operators running them today
- A framework for moving from AI experiments to scalable wins without a multi-year transformation project
- Peer perspectives on what sustained operations look like 5–10 years post-build, from operators at Twin Lakes, DTC Communications, and Zirrus
- Practical guidance on integrating fixed and mobile assurance into a single operational view
- Tools and processes that reduce operational complexity across a multi-technology environment
FEATURED SESSIONS
Here's a sampling of what's on the agenda for NOC directors, field ops leaders, and network operations managers:
Slash Network OpEx with AI: Smarter Automation, Safer Infrastructure, Stronger Margins
Demonstrates how AI-driven automation and embedded security cut truck rolls and prevent outages in practice—with specific use cases including fault prediction and zero-touch provisioning.
A Decade of Fiber Broadband Learning—What's Next?
Real operators from Twin Lakes, DTC Communications, and Zirrus on what sustained network operations actually look like past the build phase—reducing truck rolls, service metrics that matter, and modernizing workforce models.
From Pilot Purgatory to Real Impact: How AI Turns Service Providers into Experience Providers
Highline's real-world journey from small AI experiments to scalable production wins. If your team has tried AI pilots that haven't made it to production, this addresses why—and what to do differently.
Automating the Digital Twin: Reducing Telecom OpEx Through AI-Driven BIM-to-BIM Change Detection
Unauthorized equipment changes and structural issues detected instantly—maps directly to NOC and field ops priorities.
Electrical Protection and Reliability for Class 4 FMPS Power Delivery Systems
For ops leaders managing infrastructure reliability and resilience in power delivery environments.
PRE-CONFERENCE LEARNING LAB | August 18 | Limited Seats | Free with Full Delegate Registration
Preparing for Autonomous Networks
A working session on the architecture, data, and governance foundations required to move from AI pilots to trusted, closed-loop operations at scale.
Sign up required—separate from conference registration