Connectbase announced an expanded collaboration with Fidium, a leading provider of high-capacity fiber network solutions. Through the Connectbase Connected World platform, wholesale partners can more efficiently discover Fidium’s expansive network and validate service availability. The collaboration combines trusted location and building intelligence, standardized APIs and connected digital experiences to give partners faster access to accurate network information and support a stronger partner experience while creating new opportunities for continued wholesale growth. With more than $2 billion invested in fiber infrastructure since 2020, Fidium offers unique routes and dense metro fiber in its 20+ state service area and is now represented across more than 485,000 commercial locations in the Connected World platform. The expanded collaboration reflects a shared commitment to improving every stage of the partner journey, from network discovery and service qualification to engagement and long-term growth. By delivering trusted network intelligence where partners research and evaluate connectivity, Fidium is creating a more efficient buying experience while strengthening the foundation for future growth. “The way partners buy connectivity has fundamentally changed,” said Ben Edmond, founder and CEO of Connectbase. “Success today depends on making your network easy to discover, easy to evaluate and easy to engage with. Fidium recognizes that delivering a modern partner experience is a competitive advantage, and we’re proud to help extend the reach of its network across the Connected World. Together, we’re helping partners move faster, make more informed decisions, and unlock new opportunities.” Connectbase and Fidium are helping to create a more connected wholesale ecosystem where trusted data, automation, and digital experiences simplify how connectivity is discovered, evaluated and purchased. The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to delivering better experiences for partners and creating stronger business outcomes. p Head to Deal Center Table 8 to meet Connectbase, a Bronze sponsor of The 2026 INCOMPAS Show. www.bekabusinessmedia.com SHOW.INCOMPAS.ORG 9 DAY 2 Connectbase, Fidium Expand Collaboration eX² Technology has announced the completion of the Navajo County middle-mile fiber network—an openaccess, dark fiber infrastructure project spanning more than 100-miles in Northeastern Arizona. The network is fully operational, delivering on the commitment made at the project’s April 2024 groundbreaking. The network gives Navajo County the broadband capacity to support municipal fiber, telehealth, education and fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) service for homes and businesses. It also interconnects with existing regional fiber networks and lays the groundwork for future connections to Phoenix, neighboring counties and tribal networks, and an I-40 corridor expansion to Albuquerque, N.M. eX² Technology designed and built the project on behalf of Navajo County, funded through a $19.7 million combined investment from the Rural Arizona Broadband Development Grant from the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and the Navajo County Board of Supervisors from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. With construction complete, eX² Technology transitions into its role as Navajo County’s Operations, Maintenance, and Commercialization (OM&C) partner, responsible for the network’s long-term performance, reliability, and monetization. As the County’s commercialization partner, eX² Technology will market and offer conduit, dark fiber, wireless and other wireline assets on a competitively neutral basis to those seeking to expand service throughout the region. The network’s completion follows earlier momentum in commercializing the route, including a 20-year dark fiber indefeasible right of use (IRU) agreement executed with an incumbent local exchange carrier in April 2026, which leverages the full 106-mile route. p Stop by Deal Center Table 21 to connect with eX² Technology. eX² Technology Completes Dark Fiber Network in Navajo County, Arizona Intermedia Intelligent Communications recently announced the launch of Intermedia AI Receptionist, a native AI voice agent built directly into the Intermedia platform. Intermedia’s AI Receptionist answers inbound calls with natural conversations, uses business-specific knowledge to answer questions, understands caller intent and transfers callers to configured destinations when human help is needed. At handoff of a call to a human agent, an AI-generated recap can give the receiving employee or contact center agent context about what was already discussed. Configured through AI Builder, AI Receptionist can use FAQs, business details, and knowledge collections built from documents and web content. This gives businesses a way to provide accurate, consistent answers from the information they choose while keeping control over what the AI can address. AI Receptionist supports Intermedia’s Digital Teammates vision, which includes Intermedia AI Assistants that support employees and Intermedia AI Agents that handle defined workflows alongside them. AI Receptionist builds on Intermedia’s broader approach to embedded AI, where intelligence is integrated directly into the communications workflows on which businesses already rely. It uses the same knowledge repository that powers Intermedia AI Assistants, giving businesses a single source of truth for both AI Agents and AI Assistants. AI Receptionist is supported by Intermedia’s Data Hub, which brings together data from both AI and human interactions in one place, so businesses can easily store and access insights. p Visit with Intermedia, a Platinum sponsor of The 2026 INCOMPAS Show, in Meeting Lounge 200. Intermedia Launches AI Receptionist
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