www.bekabusinessmedia.com SHOW.INCOMPAS.ORG 1 The 2026 INCOMPAS Show comes to Nashville with a renewed focus on the rapidly changing communications landscape. This year’s event highlights major developments across connectivity, fiber, AI infrastructure and investment—from the conversations taking place to the companies participating and the content being presented. This evolution will be reflected in keynotes from investor David Grain, CEO of Grain Management, and Zayo CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath, who will address key forces reshaping the industry. Today at 8:45 a.m. in Legends Ballroom D, Sampath will share Zayo’s perspective on the growing need to connect AI capacity with demand across a highly distributed digital landscape. Then at 10:45 a.m., Grain will offer an investor’s view of where capital continues to flow, how infrastructure portfolios are evolving, and what those decisions signal about the future of fiber, connectivity and digital infrastructure. “We are thrilled to feature David and Sampath at The 2026 INCOMPAS Show,” said INCOMPAS CEO Chip Pickering. “Their perspectives will provide attendees with valuable insight into the market forces driving deployment today and the longterm trends companies should be planning for in the years ahead.” This year’s INCOMPAS Show offers expanded opportunities for attendees to explore these trends through a Breakfast & Learn, panel discussions, and workshops focused on key business priorities like marketing and policy. Attendees will leave with practical insights they can apply immediately, whether they’re building networks, growing their businesses or navigating an evolving regulatory landscape. But at its core, The INCOMPAS Show has always been about business. As Pickering noted, speakers and sessions help attendees get the pulse of the industry. But, perhaps more important, are the opportunities to build relationships and make deals. “That’s why INCOMPAS continues to invest in networking opportunities, our show floor and the Buyers Forum, which are available to all attendees,” Pickering added. “The goal is to create an environment where people can learn, connect with multiple partners and prospects in a couple of days, and leave with practical knowledge and real opportunities to move their businesses forward.” INCOMPAS is also continuing its efforts to improve the attendee experience. One example is this year’s move to Nashville, a destination that combines an exceptional business environment with a lively and welcoming atmosphere. The city and (Continued on page 4) The INCOMPAS Show: Evolving for What’s Next NOVEMBER 1-3 THE 2026
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4 THE INCOMPAS SHOW I NOVEMBER 1 - 3, 2026 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 1 venue were selected based on direct feedback from the INCOMPAS community. “We’re always looking for ways to improve the event, and many of those enhancements come directly from the feedback we receive from attendees and sponsors,” Pickering added. “In fact, I can’t emphasize enough how important that feedback is. We want to hear what people think about every aspect of the show, from the venue and networking opportunities to the educational content and overall attendee experience. Those insights play a major role in shaping future events.” That feedback is also shaping the show’s future. This week, INCOMPAS will announce that The INCOMPAS Show will be in Tampa for the next three years, which is another decision driven by attendee and sponsor input. “Tampa has consistently been one of our most popular locations, and securing a multi-year commitment there not only brings us back to a city our attendees enjoy, but also gives companies greater predictability for planning travel, budgets and participation well in advance,” Pickering said. Beyond the location, INCOMPAS is continuously refining the show to create more opportunities for networking and business development. “I think this year’s event will be successful for the same reason we’ve continued to grow year after year: We’re bringing together the right people— including a high percentage of top executives and decision makers—to have the right conversations at exactly the right time,” Pickering said. “We’re seeing strong interest from both longtime participants and companies that are new to The INCOMPAS Show, which tells us that the event continues to be a valuable place for organizations looking to build partnerships, explore opportunities, and stay ahead of industry trends. In fact, this year there will be nearly 80 new companies attending the show and more than 200 attendees who are joining us for the first time.” The 2026 INCOMPAS Show also boasts a robust lineup of speakers, reflecting the major forces reshaping communications and digital infrastructure. “My biggest piece of advice is simple: Take full advantage of everything the show has to offer,” Pickering said. “It’s not just sessions; it’s the conversations that happen at planned meetings and in between, the connections made in the exhibit hall and our daily networking events, and the opportunities to engage with peers, partners and potential customers in a single location over three days.” INCOMPAS intentionally creates opportunities for attendees to connect. All registered attendees can attend the receptions, as well as breakfast and lunch. Attendees can also take advantage of the daily Buyers Forum hour to connect with service provider buyers during impromptu speed meetings. And if you’re looking for a central meeting spot, the INCOMPAS Bar and Deal Center—both in the exhibit hall—are ideal places to connect with colleagues, meet new people and continue conversations. “Make sure to spend time on the show floor,” Pickering said. “That’s where you’ll find many of the industry’s leading companies showcasing new offerings, exploring partnerships and having the conversations that drive business forward. At the end of the day, the more you engage, the more value you’ll get from the experience. Whether your goal is learning, networking, deal-making or all three, there are opportunities around every corner at The INCOMPAS Show.” p Essentia, a Charlotte, N.C.-based fiber network design and construction firm, will demonstrate how its eSpeed deployment platform helps funded fiber projects finish on schedule, on budget and ready for audit. The 2026 INCOMPAS Show comes as the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program moves from awards to execution. Regional ISPs and rural telephone cooperatives now face fixed construction milestones, “Build America, Buy America” sourcing rules and state broadband office reporting that can put funding at risk, often with lean internal engineering teams. Leading Essentia’s work with these providers is Carl Meyerhoefer, who recently joined as senior vice president of Broadband Solutions. A fiber engineer turned business development executive, Meyerhoefer has built growth strategies for rural broadband providers and electric cooperatives, worked closely with state broadband offices and helped secure more than $500 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and BEAD funding. On most fiber builds, engineering, permitting and construction live in separate systems. Executives wait on manual reports, problems surface late and reconciling field work against invoices becomes its own project. For providers spending grant or investor dollars, that fragmentation means blind spots, audit risk and costly delays. eSpeed brings it all into one place. Providers, contractors and Essentia’s project teams work from the same real-time data, organized around four things every build depends on: • Dates: Earned value tracking, a Schedule Performance Index and risk registers flag critical path issues before they become delays, and parallel task scheduling shortens timelines. • Documents: Engineering, permits and photo logs sit in one system of record, with permit status mapped by route, segment and span. • Dollars: Field production is matched to invoices and budgets for audit-ready verification, the kind of record funding reimbursement depends on. • Deliverables: Final as-builts and closeout packages are linked to the tasks and invoices behind them. Live GPS photos, drone data capture and field QA/QC give providers production status across every crew. eSpeed connects to the GIS, CAD, ERP and project management tools they already use. Behind the platform, Essentia supplies flexible engineering, construction and operations capacity that scales with each build, so providers can protect speed to revenue without adding permanent headcount for a finite project. Through its eNetworks business, Essentia also builds custom dark fiber and interconnection routes for carriers and data center operators. p Head to Meeting Lounge 300 to meet the Essentia team, or schedule an eSpeed strategy session at essentia-inc.com or by emailing solutions@essentia-inc.com. Essentia’s eSpeed Platform Brings Visibility, Control and Certainty to Funded Fiber Builds (Continued from page 1)
6 THE INCOMPAS SHOW I NOVEMBER 1 - 3, 2026 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 1 A year ago, Ezee Fiber had moved beyond its Texas roots into New Mexico, Washington and Illinois. Today, the company operates in six states, with more than 10,000 miles of fiber, about 800 employees and new research quantifying what fiber delivers to the communities it serves. Under CEO Matt Marino, who took the helm in 2023, Ezee Fiber added Oregon and Michigan in 2026. The company now serves Texas, New Mexico, Washington, Oregon, Illinois and Michigan, each from a regional office staffed by people who live in the area: Houston; Albuquerque; Kent, Wash.; Salem, Ore.; Elk Grove Village, Ill.; and Troy, Mich. In June, Ezee Fiber opened a 30,000-square-foot operations center in Troy. The hub creates more than 50 local jobs and brings symmetrical speeds of up to 8 Gbps to Michigan homes. Illinois, where the company announced a $400 million Chicago-area expansion in 2025, has picked up speed in the suburbs. Ezee Fiber launched service in Elk Grove Village in July. Barrington, Ill., trustees approved a license agreement that gives public agencies free access to the network. In September, the Deerfield Village, Ill., Board approved a buildout expected to reach 95% of homes. In Texas, where it has invested over $250 million, Ezee Fiber closed its acquisition of Tachus Fiber Internet in 2025, becoming the state’s largest independent fiber internet provider. In 2026 it added DayNet, based in Dayton, Texas. Across its six states, the company’s cumulative supply-chain investment now tops $1 billion. The local model remains central to Ezee Fiber. The company now backs that up with more than 750 community events and 350 local partners in Texas and New Mexico alone, plus a 300-plus vehicle fleet and 24/7 local customer service. Beyond fiber-to-the-home, Ezee Fiber offers wholesale and carrier services for ISPs, wireless carriers, hyperscalers and data centers, with enterprise connectivity at speeds up to 400 Gbps. Its network promises 99.99% reliability with no data caps. The business customer base has grown to nearly 700 enterprises, 75 medical providers, 21 educational institutions serving 151 locations, 17 government agencies and eight citywide network infrastructure clients. p Ezee Fiber is a Bronze Sponsor of The 2026 INCOMPAS Show. Ezee Fiber Expands Footprint Across Six States Bluebird Fiber Announces Tera-Core Grain Management, a leading private investment firm focused on digital infrastructure and communications, has completed its strategic combination of Ritter Communications and Great Plains Communications to create Rightfiber. Rightfiber unites two highly respected telecommunications providers, each with more than 100 years of successful history. Rightfiber is now positioned to accelerate fiber broadband expansion, strengthen local communities and deliver exceptional customer experiences across its expanded regional footprint. “Our team is in place, the network is connected, systems integration is in process, and we have successfully funded our growth plan,” said Heath Simpson, CEO of Rightfiber. “Our next chapter is well underway.” Grain has supported both organizations’ growth through long-term investment in fiber infrastructure, operational expansion and broadband accessibility. The combination of the companies creates a stronger platform for continued investment and future growth. In conjunction with the merger, Rightfiber has entered into a $1.6 billion credit facility led by Fifth Third Bank, to fund continued organic growth as well as potential M&A. Rightfiber now serves more than 400 communities across 20 states, with over 300,000 fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) passings through its 28,000-mile fiber network. The company provides expanded capabilities for residential customers, businesses, carriers, hyperscalers, and community partners, and operates as one of the nation’s largest privately held telecommunications and fiber broadband platforms. According to the company, existing services, local support teams, and trusted relationships will remain in place while customers benefit from the expanded capabilities, resources, and investments of the combined organization. Rightfiber also plans to invest in network expansion, technology innovation, and the communities it serves throughout its growing footprint. p Visit Rightfiber at Deal Center Tables 23 and 24. Grain Management Completes Strategic Combination Forming Rightfiber Bluebird Fiber has announced TeraCore, a new optical transport and IP backbone architecture designed to expand network capacity for hyperscalers, data center operators, carriers and large enterprise customers. Tera-Core builds on existing 400G capabilities and establishes a path toward 800G wavelengths, higher bandwidth IP services and future multi-terabit capacity. Bluebird Fiber currently offers 400G-capable routes, with additional routes coming online by the end of 2026 and throughout 2027. “We’re moving into a market where 400G is no longer an edge case,” said Bluebird Fiber COO Joe Meyer. “Customers are increasingly looking at multiple 400G connections as part of a single network design. Tera-Core is designed to scale alongside our customers as their capacity requirements grow.” On the optical side, Tera-Core modernizes Bluebird Fiber's network with colorless, gridless dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology that reduces traditional wavelength assignment constraints and improves flexibility in deploying added capacity. The architecture also includes a roadmap for expanding from C-band to include L-band spectrum, increasing the amount of capacity that can be deployed over existing fiber. At the packet layer, Tera-Core introduces modern routing platforms and silicon architecture designed to significantly expand customer bandwidth capabilities. The terabit-capable IP/MPLS architecture supports higher-capacity connectivity for cloud interconnection, wireless backhaul, carrier services and other bandwidth-intensive applications. Tera-Core is the centerpiece of Bluebird Fiber's network evolution strategy. As customers move from single 400G connections to more complex, highercapacity network designs, the architecture provides greater flexibility to add capacity where and when customers need it. p Bluebird Fiber is located in the Omni Nashville Suite.
Alabama Fiber Network (AFN) has completed its statewide middle-mile fiber network, delivering more than 6,700 route miles of high-speed fiber infrastructure across all 67 Alabama counties. The utility-grade, open-access network provides a resilient foundation for expanding broadband access, supporting economic development and connecting communities across the state. Supported by more than $270 million in state and federal investment awarded through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), the project includes an $82.4 million grant awarded in 2022 and an additional $188 million awarded in 2024-2025 to expand connectivity to schools, hospitals, libraries and public safety facilities. Established by eight Alabama electric cooperatives, AFN leverages existing fiber assets, utility rights-ofway and decades of infrastructure expertise. The network features more than 78 hardened points of presence (PoPs), redundant power systems and diverse fiber routes designed to withstand severe weather. “This is a major milestone for Alabama and a testament to what public and private partners can accomplish together,” said Terry Metze, CEO of AFN. “We’ve built a statewide fiber backbone that creates new opportunities for businesses, communities and broadband providers. It’s an investment in Alabama’s future.” With its statewide backbone complete, AFN is focused on supporting broadband providers, expanding last-mile connectivity opportunities and strengthening Alabama’s digital infrastructure. p Trunkstar, a global connectivity lifecycle management provider, will demonstrate its replacement for manual quoting: an AI multisite check that transforms multilocation RFPs into one quote. “Manual quoting just became a museum piece,” said Mees Kraan, Trunkstar’s marketing director. “Trunkstar’s AI multisite check reduces days of work to a matter of minutes.” “We’ve all been there: one RFP, eight locations, one messy spreadsheet, and days of copy-paste before a quote goes out,” Kraan added. “With the AI multisite check, your team uploads the RFP and the repetitive work is taken over: AI prepares the addresses and requirements, geocodes every location, and runs availability checks and pricing searches across all sites at once, hands-off. Everything comes together as a multi-site quote with pricing and contract terms in a single place.” p For more details, visit Trunkstar at Deal Center Table 4. Alabama Fiber Network Completes 6,700-Mile Fiber Backbone Trunkstar to Demonstrate AI Multisite Check www.bekabusinessmedia.com SHOW.INCOMPAS.ORG 7 DAY 1 Pilot Fiber has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the New York and New Jersey metro fiber business of Boldyn Networks. This marks Pilot’s second acquisition, following the purchase of Extenet’s enterprise fiber business in August of this year. In support of this continued growth, Pilot has raised over $330 million in new financing, led by Fengate Asset Management. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2027, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Boldyn’s metro fiber business assets include a New York City fiber network known for data center connectivity, smart city infrastructure and enterprise services, as well as a New Jersey fiber network serving commercial and carrier customers throughout the state. Upon closing, Pilot’s owned footprint will contain more than 1,600 route miles of fiber and connect more than 1,200 buildings and 50 data centers, according to the company. The transaction will significantly extend Pilot’s reach into Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island and across New Jersey. “This acquisition unlocks a new level of scale for us,” said Pilot CEO Joe Fasone. “Boldyn’s network reaches deep into the five boroughs to the border of Nassau County, and throughout northern and central Jersey, with strong carrier and enterprise relationships already in place. Now we get to bring the same customer-first experience that’s defined Pilot from day one to businesses across a much larger part of the region.” Fengate Asset Management is making its equity investment in Pilot via Fengate Infrastructure Fund V. The investment is led by its Managing Director and Head of Digital Infrastructure Warren Roll, who will be joining Pilot’s board of directors. “Pilot has built one of the strongest enterprise fiber operations in New York, and Boldyn’s network gives it the reach to grow across all five boroughs and New Jersey,” said Roll. “Pilot’s end-to-end operating model is the right way to unlock that network’s full potential. We are proud to partner with Joe and his team, and Fengate is fully committed to Pilot’s long-term success.” The newly acquired assets significantly expand Pilot’s reach across the New York metro area, including: • More than 860 route miles of fiber into New Jersey commercial corridors, including strong presence among healthcare and financial businesses. • Expanded on-net reach into Brooklyn via a dedicated East River crossing, and into the Bronx, Staten Island and Queens with fiber extending to the Nassau County border. • Monopole infrastructure supporting lowlatency connectivity between major financial exchanges. The acquired business currently serves approximately 100 enterprise, carrier and institutional customers. Pilot plans to integrate these customers into its business once the transaction closes, extending the same fast service delivery, responsiveness and knowledgeable support that define the Pilot customer experience. Pilot will bring its full product suite, including dedicated internet access, Ethernet transport, dark fiber, wavelength and IP transit, to businesses with complex, high-capacity connectivity needs across the combined network. p To learn more, visit Pilot Fiber at Deal Center Table 22. Pilot Fiber to Acquire Boldyn Network’s New York/New Jersey Metro Fiber Business
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This week Transaction Network Services (TNS) will preview a new Juniper Research white paper, “Securing the Future of Voice Communications with IP Migration,” outlining a roadmap for navigating the transition to all-IP networks. The white paper comes as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) advances a proceeding focused on IP transition and network modernization, with an order expected by early 2027. That order is expected to reshape how every voice network in the country connects, prices and prepares, and the agency aims to substantially complete the shift away from legacy Public Switched Telephone Network infrastructure by 2028. That regulatory push adds urgency for communications service providers (CSPs) racing to modernize aging TDM switches, signaling and interconnection arrangements before the mandate forces their hand. The TNS white paper lays out a five-phase roadmap for CSPs that includes stabilizing the legacy network, reducing dependence on TDM, simplifying interconnection and routing, modernizing switching operations, and expanding services and revenue. Rather than treating modernization as an all-or-nothing overhaul, the framework is designed to help CSPs cut costs, reduce reliance on increasingly scarce legacy expertise, and build toward IP-based, VoIP and carriergrade, purpose-built cloud communications offerings all without disrupting the reliable voice service customers expect. p To access the white paper, contact marcom@tnsi.com. Visit TNS at Booth 500 or Deal Center Table 6. www.bekabusinessmedia.com SHOW.INCOMPAS.ORG 9 DAY 1 TNS Previews New White Paper, Network Modernization Solutions Ahead of FCC’s All-IP Deadline Cato Networks has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Competency in AI Security status in the Agentic AI category, recognizing its capabilities in securing the AI interactions that AWS customers increasingly rely upon. The company is one of fewer than 25 AWS partners to earn the AI Security Competency. The AWS Security Competency program helps customers identify AWS partners with deep technical expertise and proven customer success in securing AWS environments. Partners with the AI Security Competency offer solutions and services that support the safe deployment, of production grade AI systems capable of autonomous reasoning, planning, collaboration, tool use and execution. Cato AI Security runs on AWS and helps secure AI built on AWS. As enterprises build on Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker, Cato AI Security inspects and protects the traffic to and from those services in real time, without a separate security stack layered on top of each one. Through API integration, it ingests and governs activity from Bedrock-based workloads, extending visibility and policy-driven governance without requiring additional software in the Bedrock environment. As organizations expand their AI initiatives, Cato extends the same protections across their AI use without requiring separate tools for each service. Customers can also identify unapproved AI use, help prevent sensitive information from being shared with AI tools, and maintain a clear record of AI activity and security actions. “Enterprises building AI on AWS need to protect sensitive data and govern how users, applications, and agents interact to enable the innovation and productivity of AI while managing the risks” said Ofir Agasi, chief product officer at Cato Networks. “Achieving this competency recognizes Cato’s expertise in helping customers meet those needs. We bring AI security into the same platform that connects and secures the enterprise, giving customers a unified foundation to adopt AI confidently at scale.” p Visit Kiosk K5 to connect with the Cato team. Cato Networks Achieves AWS Security Competency in AI Security MMR Fiber Solutions and Prysmian announced a strategic partnership to support the development of critical fiber infrastructure across the Desert Southwest, strengthening the region’s ability to meet rapidly growing demands for connectivity, digital transformation, AI and data center expansion. The partnership brings together MMR Fiber Solutions, developer of the region’s first new high-capacity fiber route in decades, and Prysmian, the world’s largest wire and cable solutions provider and a global leader in the energy transition and digital transformation. Together, the companies will deliver the infrastructure necessary to support long-term economic growth and the increasing bandwidth demands of businesses, communities, carriers and hyperscale data centers. MMR Fiber Solutions’ new network represents more than an infrastructure project—it is a strategic investment in the future of the Southwest connecting Arizona, New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle. By creating a new high-capacity corridor through one of the nation’s fastest-growing technology and data center markets, the project will improve connectivity, enhance network reliability and provide muchneeded route diversity for the region. “Prysmian is recognized worldwide for its innovation, quality, and leadership in fiber optic and cable solutions,” said Loralee Hunt, general manager of MMR Fiber Solutions. “As we advance the development of the Southwest’s first new high-capacity fiber route in decades, investing with Prysmian ensures we are building a network with the highest standards of performance, reliability and long-term scalability.” Prysmian serves customers in more than 50 countries and plays a critical role in enabling both the global energy transition and digital transformation. The company’s advanced telecommunications products support some of the world’s most demanding network environments. The partnership comes at a pivotal time for the Desert Southwest, where unprecedented investment in data centers, advanced manufacturing, and technology development is creating an urgent need for additional fiber capacity and network resiliency. MMR Fiber Solutions’ new route, supported by Prysmian’s industryleading cable solutions, is designed to help address these challenges while positioning the region for continued economic expansion. By combining Prysmian’s global manufacturing expertise with MMR Fiber Solutions’ regional vision and infrastructure development capabilities, the companies are creating a foundation that will strengthen connectivity, improve reliability and support future innovation throughout the Southwest. p Visit MMR Fiber in Meeting Lounge 403. MMR Fiber Solutions and Prysmian Announce Strategic Partnership
10 THE INCOMPAS SHOW I NOVEMBER 1 - 3, 2026 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 1 Arcadian Infracom Names LightRiver as its NOC Provider Vast Networks to Showcase California Dark Fiber Infrastructure Arcadian Infracom has selected LightRiver, a recognized leader in optical networking integration and managed services, as the network operations center (NOC) provider for Arcadian’s growing portfolio of long-haul and middle-mile fiber routes across the United States. Arcadian currently has six long-haul fiber routes under development in the Southwestern and Western U.S., including over 1,450 route miles of critically needed information infrastructure in California and beyond. When completed, these fiber routes will connect major U.S. data centers, subsea fiber landing stations and rural communities throughout the Western U.S. By combining Arcadian’s purpose-built fiber network with LightRiver’s industryleading software-enabled services, optical engineering and 24/7 NOC capabilities, the companies provide customers with a seamless, end-to-end managed transport solution backed by a single operational framework. The partnership establishes a comprehensive operational platform designed to deliver high network availability, rapid issue resolution and a superior customer experience as Arcadian continues expanding its nationwide fiber footprint. Together, Arcadian and LightRiver are advancing broadband expansion by combining Arcadian’s high-capacity middlemile fiber infrastructure with LightRiver’s carrier-grade operational expertise. This will deliver resilient, scalable optical transport solutions that enable broadband providers, communications carriers, and hyperscalers to support AI-driven applications, cloud connectivity, data center interconnection and nextgeneration digital infrastructure. p Arcadian Infracom is a Platinum Sponsor of The INCOMPAS Show. Stop by Meeting Lounge 301 to meet the team. Vast Networks is showcasing its California dark fiber infrastructure and customercontrolled optical networking options designed for carriers, data centers and organizations seeking dedicated, high-capacity private connectivity. Vast Networks reports more than 5,000 route miles of privately owned California fiber infrastructure, 99.5% of it underground, with more than 1,700 fiber strands and over 100 regeneration and colocation locations. Its network includes a 427-mile San Francisco–Los Angeles long-haul corridor via the San Joaquin Valley. Vast Networks provides dedicated fiber strands so customers can deploy their own optical equipment and control capacity, protocols, encryption and future upgrades. Available designs include point-to-point and multisite configurations, with diverse or protected routing options subject to engineering review and endpoint availability. Vast Networks maintains and monitors the physical fiber infrastructure through its 24/7 network operations center while customers manage their electronics and transport strategy. The company also offers 10-to-20-year indefeasible right of use (IRU) options for long-term infrastructure access. The offering supports wholesale carriers, cloud and data center interconnection, universities, research networks, healthcare systems and enterprises seeking greater control over their network architecture. p Stop by Kiosk K3 to meet the Vast Networks team and learn more. INDATEL Services, a provider of highcapacity bandwidth solutions for carriers, enterprises, federal agencies and aggregators, has expanded its nationwide network by adding Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) as its newest member. Founded in 2000 by Washington Public Utility Districts, NoaNet operates more than 3,800 miles of fiber spanning all 39 Washington counties. Its network supports wholesale transport services up to 400 gigabits per second, dedicated internet access, data center interconnect and cellular backhaul. NoaNet also provides connectivity to key data center markets in Quincy, Wash., along the Columbia River, and in Hillsboro, Ore., supporting growing demand for high-capacity infrastructure. “NoaNet is exactly the kind of organization we want around the INDATEL table,” said Justin Forte, CEO of INDATEL Services. “They bring a strong network, deep experience and a shared belief in the power of independent providers working together.” In addition to expanding its network, INDATEL has added personnel across business operations, IT and enterprise systems and cost analysis. These investments help streamline the quote-to-order process and improve quote accuracy. The company is also investing in better tools. For example, its partnership with Vizaport led to the development of FiberAI and Fiber Marketplace, two platforms for planning, quoting and selling network services. INDATEL and a group of member networks are now leveraging these tools, which are expediting quoting and improving inventory management. INDATEL now connects customers to more than 35 middle-mile member networks covering all 50 states and Guam. Its members are independent, locally operated providers that build and maintain fiber. p INDATEL Services is a Gold Sponsor of The 2026 INCOMPAS Show. Stop by Booth 501 to discuss a location that’s been giving you trouble, or visit indatel.com/ incompas-2026 to schedule a meeting in Music Row 5, where Vizaport will be demonstrating FiberAI and Fiber Marketplace. INDATEL Services Expands Reach with NoaNet, Invests in AI-Powered Tools
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