DAY 1 Visit us at booth 336 1 www.bekabusinessmedia.com Header... DAY 1 DAY 2 The organizers of ISPAMERICA fully appreciate how time away from the office is time away from running the day-to-day of your businesses. That is why ISPAMERICA is dedicated to providing attending ISPs with “practical value,” serving as a strategic investment with immediate and measurable return. As you will discover during the next few days, this is not a passive conference or a series of generic presentations. It is a hands-on, technically focused event where attendees gain skills, insights, and connections they can apply the moment they return to their networks. From engineering and operations to marketing, customer experience, and regulatory compliance, the training at ISPAMERICA directly supports the real-world challenges ISPs face every day. Studies consistently show that in-person knowledge exchange drives significantly higher retention and behavioral change than virtual formats. Unlike online webinars, vendor demos, or remote training sessions, ISPAMERICA delivers deep learning in a live, in-person environment – providing multiple perspectives from both peers facing the same operational realities and experts discussing the most important topics and technologies in the marketplace. Consider, for example, today’s keynote presentation: “AI is 100 percent Trust - Zero Trust is the Answer.” Taking place at 9:30 am in the Grand Ballroom: Renaissance, keynote speaker George Finney, CEO and founder of Well Aware Security, will explain how Zero Trust is more important than ever in the era of artificial intelligence and is the only effective strategy for AI security. He will discuss the principles of Zero Trust, the Zero Trust Design Methodology and Maturity Model, and how these can be applied to AI systems to safeguard data integrity and user privacy. Attendees will leave equipped with a comprehensive understanding of how to navigate the complexities of securing AI systems in a rapidly changing digital landscape. Later in the day, ISPs that are looking beyond access services to drive growth and margin should head to Ballroom B at 1:45 pm to learn about “Building New Revenue Streams with Managed Services.” In this session, topic experts Jacob Johnson of ETS, Cody Wian of One-Stop Communications and Dwayne Zimmerman of Crowsnest Broadband will explore how providers—as (Continued on page 3) Build, Grow, Compete: ISPAMERICA 2026
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3 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 1 connectivity becomes increasingly commoditized—are evolving into managed service providers (MSPs) by adding offerings such as business IT services, IoT solutions, security, and content delivery. Attendees will learn how to identify services that align naturally with existing network strengths and gain practical knowledge on where to start, how to package and price services, and avoid common pitfalls as service portfolios expand. Moving from how to grow your business to how to better compete, today’s final round of educational sessions includes a panel discussion on “Defending the FWA Advantage Against Mobile and LEO Broadband.” As mobile-first broadband offerings are moving aggressively into markets traditionally served by fixed providers, this session explores how ISPs can compete effectively by emphasizing reliability, in-home performance, predictable pricing, and service quality that mobile alternatives struggle to match. Panelists will discuss positioning strategies, product design, bundling opportunities, and churn prevention tactics as customer expectations evolve. Led by esteemed panelist Richard Bernhardt of WISPA, Nathan Stooke of Wisper ISP, Dwayne Zimmerman of Crowsnest Broadband and Vistabeam’s Matt Larsen, the session starts at 3:15 pm in Ballroom C. ISPAMERICA also offers something increasingly rare: everything under one roof. Attendees gain access to hands-on technical sessions, executive-level strategy, regulatory updates, and more than 100 exhibitors and sponsors showcasing the latest hardware, software and services. The event compresses learning, vendor discovery, and professional development into a single, high-impact experience. Instead of spending months scheduling demos, vendor calls, and research meetings, attendees can evaluate solutions side-by-side in a single, highly efficient environment. In short, we are confident the next few days will prove how ISPAMERICA doesn’t just justify time away from the office—it pays it back. J Bavardio announced the official release of Bavardio 2.0, the most advanced version of its operational intelligence platform to date. Embedded at the core of the platform is Nexus 3.0, Bavardio’s first proprietary AI model and the foundation of a series of models designed to compound intelligence through real operational data over time. Bavardio 2.0 represents a strategic evolution in how service-based industries interact with infrastructure. Rather than layering automation onto legacy systems, Bavardio has architected a unified intelligence platform in which Nexus 3.0 continuously learns from live operational environments by ingesting telemetry, device performance data, customer interactions, ticket histories, field activity and compliance inputs. This dynamic learning approach enables Nexus to strengthen contextual reasoning and decision support as the system scales. Nexus 3.0 is not a generic AI overlay. It is purpose-built for operational environments across fiber, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), telecom, utilities, managed services, and other service-driven industries. The model is engineered to correlate events across network layers, workforce workflows and customer systems—providing actionable insights in seconds rather than hours. “Bavardio 2.0 introduces a new operating paradigm for infrastructure,” said Charles Thomas, COO at Bavardio. “With Nexus 3.0 embedded at its core, the platform evolves with the operator. Intelligence compounds through real-world data, improving accuracy, strengthening resilience, and enabling teams to act with confidence. We are redefining how people interact with infrastructure.” The Nexus model series establishes a long-term roadmap for Bavardio. Each model iteration builds upon prior operational learning, creating an intelligence foundation that grows stronger over time. As organizations deploy Bavardio 2.0, Nexus 3.0 captures patterns in outage behavior, customer experience trends, maintenance cycles, compliance reporting, and operational bottlenecks. This compounding model strategy positions Bavardio not simply as a software vendor, but as an infrastructure intelligence partner. The more the platform is used, the more refined and context-aware its recommendations become, delivering measurable improvements in operational efficiency, service reliability, and workforce productivity. Bavardio 2.0 supports full fiber and FWA network environments within a unified operational layer. The platform provides: • Real-time visibility across network devices, subscriber connections, and service performance • AI-driven root cause analysis and event correlation • Guided operational workflows across network, customer and field operations • Data-driven insights into capacity planning and executive decision-making • Compliance-aware reporting for regulated environments By integrating intelligence across network operations, customer systems and workforce activity, Bavardio 2.0 eliminates fragmented toolsets and manual correlation processes that traditionally slow decision-making. As digital infrastructure expands and complexity increases, Bavardio is positioning itself at the forefront of a broader transformation. The company’s vision centers on making infrastructure interactive, allowing operators, executives, and field teams to query, analyze, and act through intelligence-driven engagement rather than static dashboards. Bavardio will lead this shift across service-based industries, including ISPs, telecommunications providers, fiber operators, utilities and managed service organizations. With Nexus 3.0 as the intelligence engine, Bavardio 2.0 sets the stage for a new generation of adaptive, learning-driven operational platforms. J Visit Bavardio at ISPAMERICA 2026 booth 330. Bavardio Launches Bavardio 2.0 Featuring Nexus 3.0 (Continued from page 1) Tuesday, March 3 at 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Don’t Miss the Happiest Hour of the Day Join us on the Exhibit Hall floor for cocktails and networking
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Simplifying a scalable, fiber-rich infrastructure across the entire wireless network Clearfield’s portfolio supports every segment of the wireless network, enabling rapid, repeatable and cost-effective deployments. From the metro core to the cell site, our fiber-first solutions: • Scale quickly • Boost versatility • Ensure performance through rugged, tested designs These advantages ensure your customers have quality service whether they’re working from home or streaming on the go. Ask Clearfield® to tell you how. Technologies that speed your fiber broadband buildout. Learn how to simplify your deployments at SeeClearfield.com or call 800-422-2537 Enabling the Lifestyle of Better Broadband... And Beyond Indoor/Outdoor DAS Metro Core Small Cells Backhaul Visit Clearfield at Booth #417 at ISPAMERICA!
DAY 1 6 ISPAMERICA SHOW I MARCH 2 – 5, 2026 www.bekabusinessmedia.com Clearfield Unveils NOVA Platform, Simplifying High-Density Fiber Connectivity Zyxel Networks to Showcase Next-Generation Connectivity Fiber connectivity solutions provider Clearfield, Inc. recently announced the launch of its NOVA Platform, a modular, high-density fiber ecosystem designed to make building and scaling modern networks more intuitive. The platform is engineered for a range of environments, from large hyperscale and co-location data centers to enterprise campuses and broadband central offices, where operators need space-efficient solutions that can evolve as quickly as their capacity demands, said the company. Industry analysts are seeing the shift firsthand. Dell’Oro Group reported that demand for 100G-and-above optics is accelerating and will drive double-digit growth in data center fiber through the end of the decade. As operators adopt AI-driven designs, fiber counts per rack continue to climb, putting greater pressure on density, space and day-to-day manageability. The NOVA Platform is built to address exactly those needs with a product line that scales cleanly in any environment. The foundation of the platform is the NOVA Cassette, Clearfield’s newest and highest-density cassette. It is designed for fast, straightforward installation, incorporates tool-less handling, and keeps all technician work at the front of the rack – practical details that reduce downtime and simplify everyday operations. Each cassette also includes an integrated designation card, paired with a second designation point on the panel, giving operators clearer, more consistent documentation than traditional high-density systems. The cassette pairs with the new NOVA Patch Panels, available in 1U, 2U, and 4U sizes. A fully loaded 4U panel can support up to 384 LC fibers while still providing clean, direct front-of-rack access for moves, adds and changes. Cassettes can be installed from either the front or rear of the panel, giving operators flexibility during deployment while keeping ongoing technician work at the front of the rack. “As data centers grow and network designs get more distributed and complex, operators need fiber systems that are simple to deploy and scale,” said Anis Khemakhem, chief commercial officer at Clearfield. “The NOVA Platform is built around that idea. The comprehensive platform delivers solutions from patch panels to cabinets and racks, with tool-less installation and consistent documentation. This empowers operators to streamline training, reduce inventory sprawl, and grow their networks without rethinking their entire approach.” Beyond its flagship cassette and patch panel, the NOVA Platform extends to wallmount panels, trunk and jumper assemblies, and a new suite of rack and cabinet solutions that support everything from the core data center environment to distributed edge environments. Each component follows Clearfield’s guiding principles of high density, clean cable management, and the ability to scale without disrupting the active infrastructure. The platform’s seamless integration is especially valuable as operators are under pressure to keep pace with 100G and 400G growth, rising data workloads, and the increasing number of distributed and edge facilities. The NOVA Platform’s modular design lets teams expand capacity incrementally –whether adding a small cluster in an enterprise closet or supporting an entire row in a hyperscale white space – without changing tools, retraining staff, or integrating components from multiple vendors. The installation consistency directly reduces operational friction, translating into faster deployments and lower long-term costs. Built-in features such as integrated splice trays minimize clutter and eliminate the need for additional hardware during field terminations, helping teams maintain reliability and speed throughout installation and turn-up. J Visit Clearfield at ISPAMERICA 2026 booth 417. At ISPAMERICA 2026, Zyxel Networks is spotlighting powerful solutions designed to help WISPs increase capacity, strengthen network resilience and simplify operations – while delivering better subscriber experiences. A key highlight at the Zyxel booth will be the industry’s first point-to-multipoint (PTMP) solution supporting concurrent 5 GHz and 6 GHz links. By leveraging both spectrums simultaneously, this next-generation platform delivers higher capacity, improved redundancy and reliable performance – even in congested RF environments – bringing fiber-like wireless connectivity over long distances, said the company. “Our participation at ISPAMERICA reflects Zyxel’s continued commitment to innovation for the WISP market. From next-generation PTMP technology to cloudmanaged networking, we are helping service providers build more resilient, scalable, and future-ready broadband networks,” said Shawn Rogers, sales operations & product development manager at Zyxel Networks. Zyxel also will preview its latest pointto-point (PTP) innovation designed for flexible deployments. Built with Wi-Fi 6 performance and Nebula cloud management, this solution enables providers to extend dedicated connectivity, support short-range backhaul and expand service coverage quickly and efficiently. Zyxel’s Nebula cloud networking platform provides centralized visibility, streamlined deployment, and easier scalability, helping providers manage wireless, fiber, and switching infrastructure more efficiently while maintaining consistent performance. Visitors will also discover Zyxel’s latest innovations in fiber access, multi-gig switching, Wi-Fi 7, and cloud-managed security – designed to help providers increase capacity, support premium services, and grow revenue while delivering reliable broadband experiences. J Visit Zyxel at ISPAMERICA 2026 booth 117.
Your Network Is Built for Growth. Is Your Marketing? Overbuilders are aggressive. BEAD funding is accelerating new builds. Customer acquisition costs are rising. Penetration goals are tightening. If you’ve spent years building your footprint, you can’t afford to market blindly now. ISP leaders like you are under pressure to: • Defend your footprint • Increase take rates • Maximize marketing ROI • Deploy capital wisely • Outmaneuver aggressive competitors Smart Planning. Market-Winning Execution. MarketBroadband.com is a GIS-powered marketing execution partner built exclusively for ISPs — not an agency. Ask yourself: • Can you pinpoint penetration gaps — neighborhood by neighborhood? • Are you tracking competitive and BEAD-funded build pressure? • Are you testing campaigns with structure — or just sending and hoping? • Are your direct mail and digital campaigns deployed only to serviceable addresses? • Can you clearly measure what’s working — and adjust quickly? If not, you’re losing market share. No outsourced handoffs. No marketing outside your footprint. No guesswork. Just smarter planning, precise execution, and measurable growth. Active Customer Prospect Fiberhood 1 Fiberhood 2 Fixed Wireless Booth 228 MarketBroadband.com 800.792.8812
DAY 1 8 ISPAMERICA SHOW I MARCH 2 – 5, 2026 www.bekabusinessmedia.com Admiral Platform Launches Admiral Academy Training Initiative for Building MikroTik Skills Admiral Platform, creator of a fullfeatured centralized management solution for MikroTik networks, has launched Admiral Academy, a new virtual training initiative designed to help network operators build practical MikroTik skills— from fundamentals to advanced, modern architectures. Admiral Academy pairs structured, weekly learning objectives with hands-on labs, instructor office hours, and live Q&A—while also providing on-demand video lessons so students can learn at their own pace. The format is built for working network engineers, MSPs and ISPs who want deep training without travel or week-long downtime. Since its pilot program debut, Admiral Academy has delivered training across multiple skill levels on multiple continents, including Mastering MikroTik VXLAN, an advanced course covering modern overlay designs, emerging architectures and real-world implementation techniques, as well as Mastering MikroTik Basics, a beginner-friendly track built to help new MikroTik users gain comfort, confidence and operational best practices. With a few hours of coursework each week and one to two live Zoom sessions, Admiral Academy aims to deliver a highimpact learning experience with a manageable time commitment, while still giving students direct access to instructors for troubleshooting and guidance. Unlike traditional training tracks, Admiral Academy is not a MikroTik certification program. Instead, it’s designed to help engineers and operators solve the problems they face every day in the field: resilient routing, stable service delivery, repeatable configurations, secure access, and fast fault isolation under real constraints like variable latency, imperfect links and mismatched networks. Admiral Academy is built around realworld architectures and repeatable troubleshooting workflows, so students can walk away with skills they can use immediately in production networks. The Admiral Academy classes emphasize practical outcomes including: • Design-first thinking: translating business requirements into scalable MikroTik network architectures • Production troubleshooting: common failure modes, structured diagnosis and proven remediation steps • Operational best practices: configurations, logging, change control and resilient service delivery • Service-provider and business use cases: patterns used in ISP, MSP and enterprise environments Each course is structured to reinforce real-world skill development through guided labs, configuration examples and scenariobased troubleshooting, reflecting the realities of running MikroTik at scale. Admiral Academy is designed for service providers that deliver broadband, special circuits, managed Wi-Fi, VoIp and edge services; business running MikroTik in core, distribution and remote-site networks; and network engineers and technicians responsible for uptime, performance and rapid restoration. Admiral Academy is available now with a growing catalog of classes covering realworld design patterns and troubleshooting strategies for production MikroTik deployments. Course details, schedules and enrollment information are available at AdmiralPlatform.com. J Visit Admiral Platform at ISPAMERICA 2026 booth 125. Intracom Telecom, a global technology systems and solutions provider, announced the availability of its UltraLink-GX80 Advanced E-Band radio in the United States, delivering up to 15 Gbps per direction to meet growing wireless transport capacity demands. Operating in the FCC-regulated 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz spectrum bands, UltraLink-GX80 Advanced provides up to 15 Gbps full-duplex throughput over a single 2000 MHz channel. The platform operates with high spectral efficiency and enhanced system gain, enabling longer and more stable E-Band links for 5G backhaul, fronthaul, enterprise connectivity and fiber extension deployments. The solution can be deployed standalone or combined with lower-frequency microwave radios (5-23 GHz) in an all-outdoor Dual Band configuration, extending link availability and range while maintaining ultra-high capacity. All-outdoor installation helps service providers optimize equipment, cabinet space and powering costs. UltraLink-GX80 Advanced supports advanced carrier Ethernet networking and is software-upgradable to enable IP/MPLS functionality. Through its multiple highcapacity interfaces, it is seamlessly integrated in modern network infrastructure, reducing network complexity and total cost of ownership. “Introducing UltraLink-GX80 Advanced in the U.S. reinforces our focus on delivering high-capacity, spectrum-efficient wireless transport solutions,” said John Tenidis, director of wireless product line management at Intracom Telecom. “With up to 15 Gbps per direction and flexible dualband integration, service providers can build scalable, future-ready networks with maximum efficiency.” J Visit Intracom Telecom at ISPAMERICA 2026 booth 210. Intracom Telecom Unveils 15 Gbps UltraLink-GX80 Advanced E-Band Solution
DAY 1 10 ISPAMERICA SHOW I MARCH 2 – 5, 2026 www.bekabusinessmedia.com netElastic Networking Software Helps Rocket Fibre Grow Customer Base DE-CIX Continues to See Global Data Traffic Records Ritalia Expands Lending Platform, Increases Approval Flexibility for ISPs netElastic, a leading innovator in software solutions for broadband, announced that U.K.-based ISP Rocket Fibre has successfully scaled to serve 14,000-15,000 subscribers in the United Kingdom, while expanding its wholesale operations into key European cities, including Amsterdam, Paris and Milan. Facing challenges with previous broadband network gateway (BNG) solutions, Rocket Fibre transitioned to netElastic’s integrated networking platform featuring virtual broadband network gateway (vBNG), carrier grade network address translation (CGNAT), and netVision monitoring application. Running on standard x86 Dell PowerEdge XR11 telco servers with 100G capacity, the networking software platform delivers routing, subscriber management and CGNAT with centralized GUI-based management, providing a scalable and reliable foundation for both B2C growth and B2B point-to-point/transit services. The netElastic deployment has delivered exceptional results, including more than 80 percent power savings, with three servers now consuming under 1Kw total compared to 8Kw for its prior setup, as well as comparable capital cost reductions of approximately 10 percent. Rocket Fibre is running three netElastic networking platforms in each location for redundancy. netElastic’s CGNAT has resolved gaming and hairpin problems tied to strict NAT settings, enabling efficient IPv4 address usage via single-IP/dual-stack support. Rocket Fibre now plans to deploy netElastic in additional locations to fuel ongoing expansion, positioning it as an ideal “ISP in a box” partner for service providers seeking performance, stability and cost efficiencies over legacy hardware. Tom Sanders, managing director of Rocket Fibre, said he appreciated the solution’s ease of implementation, “sit and forget” reliability that minimizes monitoring, and the intuitive netVision GUI that empowers technicians with graphical health, performance and capacity statistics (no third-party tools required). “netElastic has become an invaluable networking partner and really plugs a functional gap in networking with smart software for advanced networking features such as CGNAT and vBNG,” Sanders said. “Service providers such as Rocket Fibre that are tech savvy, but also budget sensitive, understand the real value that open networking can bring to any upgrade or installation,” said Weixiao Liu, CEO of netElastic. “netElastic products are robust and feature rich, with the only discount being the price.” J Visit netElastic at ISPAMERICA 2026 booth 137. Internet exchange operator DE-CIX, reported that across its global platforms, which includes more than 4,000 customers connected, 79 exabytes (EB) of data were exchanged in 2025, marking a 16 percent increase over 2024 (68 EB) and more than doubling (+147 percent) the traffic recorded in 2020 (38 EB). To put this growth into perspective, 79 EB is equivalent to the amount of data that it would take to stream a Super Bowl game in full HD for 2.2 million years. At DE-CIX North America, specifically, data traffic across the platform grew by 46 percent, reaching 11 Exabytes, up from 7.5 EB in 2024. New York experienced 16 percent growth, rising to 5 EB over the year; Dallas grew by 35 percent to 3.5 EB; and the younger IX in Chicago saw 400 percent growth, reaching more than 650 petabytes (PB). Europe’s largest internet Exchange, DE-CIX Frankfurt, meanwhile, saw traffic rise to 48 EB, up 6 percent from 2024. The single busiest day occurred on December 9, 2025, coinciding with a busy UEFA Champions League matchday, when global data throughput reached 26.99 terabits per second (Tbit/s) at 20:11 CET (19:11 UTC). If one were to print the amount of data exchanged during just one second of this peak, it would equate to a stack of paper roughly 21 times higher than Mount Everest. The surge demonstrates the growing influence of live sporting events on global Internet usage, said the company. “The growth in global data traffic is being driven by streaming, AI workloads, billions of connected devices, and the rise of remote and hybrid work around the world,” said Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX. “Add the spikes from major live events, gaming and software releases, and significant global happenings, it’s clear that resilient, high-capacity digital infrastructure has never been more critical for our connected world. J Visit DE-CIX North America at ISPAMERICA 2026 booth 423. Ritalia Funding, a leading technology-focused equipment finance brokerage, is proud to support the WISP and ISP community at the 2026 ISPAMERICA. As demand for high-speed connectivity continues to accelerate nationwide, Ritalia Funding remains committed to helping providers scale efficiently with flexible, fast and competitive financing solutions tailored specifically to broadband infrastructure and network expansion. Entering 2026, Ritalia Funding has significantly expanded its lending platform by adding several new capital partners, increasing approval flexibility and speed for WISP and ISP operators of all sizes. From tower and fixed wireless equipment to fiber builds, software and turnkey deployments, the firm is delivering more options than ever to help providers preserve cash flow while investing in growth. Ritalia Funding looks forward to connecting with industry leaders at ISPAMERICA and continuing to empower the next wave of broadband expansion across underserved and highgrowth markets. J Visit Ritalia Funding at ISPAMERICA 2026 booth 336.
DAY 1 12 ISPAMERICA SHOW I MARCH 2 – 5, 2026 www.bekabusinessmedia.com TP-Link Showcases AI Assistant, Merges Networking and Smart Home Intelligence TP-Link Systems, a leader in networking and smart home solutions, recently announced the introduction of Aireal, its new AI assistant that works across networking and smart home devices to make connections clearer, faster, and easier to manage. Aireal brings simple, helpful AI to homes, turning complex Wi-Fi and smart home tasks into easy, natural conversations, said the company. Built in collaboration with Microsoft and launching within the Tapo and Deco ecosystems, Aireal integrates Microsoft Foundry with TP-Link’s deep expertise in the connected home. This integration delivers real intelligence to both Wi-Fi performance and smart home awareness through a single, simple, and intuitive experience. “Aireal is the next chapter in our vision for the connected home: an integrated, intelligent assistant that is designed to simplify and combine network management and smart home awareness into one unified system,” said Jeff Barney, president of TP-Link. “Aireal is designed for a world where your home understands context, anticipates your needs, and is controlled by natural, effortless interactions. This represents the new standard for what a smart home can and should be.” “Together with TP-Link, we’re exploring ways to transform everyday networking and smart home management into cohesive, conversational interactions that simplify technology and elevate the smart home experience for users everywhere,” added Dayan Rodriguez, corporate vice president, manufacturing & mobility manufacturing at Microsoft. This integrated intelligence is enabled by Aireal’s cross category AI, working seamlessly across routers, cameras, lights, and more. Built with Microsoft Foundry – including models GPT 4.1 and GPT 5 – Aireal can accurately understand natural language intent and intelligently select the most appropriate tools to execute the task. With Foundry Tools including Azure AI Speech and Foundry Models including GPT-4o-realtime, Aireal supports true multimodal interaction: users can speak naturally, receive real time responses, and even troubleshoot device or network issues through conversational voice commands. Aireal explains problems in simple terms and provides clear, actionable steps, keeping the home network secure and users fully in control, said TP-Link executives. Aireal also delivers AI powered event understanding, going far beyond basic motion detection. It transforms home awareness by enabling users to search video recordings conversationally. Simply ask questions such as, “Show me when the package arrived,” “Find clips of strangers at my door,” or “When did my kids get home?” to instantly surface relevant moments – eliminating tedious scrolling and guesswork. Users also can describe a desired routine in simple, natural language, and Aireal intelligently creates coordinated actions across compatible devices – making home automation faster, smarter, and more efficient. To combat notification fatigue, Aireal provides meaningful summaries and merges repeated alerts. It aims to deliver clear, concise notifications, delivering important details as events occur without requiring you to open the app. In the background, Aireal provides a smoother connection through proactive network optimization. It employs AI QoS, Anti-Interference, and Self-Healing features to prioritize your activities and minimize potential Wi-Fi issues before they disrupt your experience. Many of these features are powered by Microsoft Foundry. Aireal uses GPT 5 mini to deliver strong video understanding capabilities, extracting semantic meaning from scenes and identifying key moments with higher precision. This foundation model is further enhanced by TP Link’s in house AI models, which contribute domain specific insights such as custom object detection. These models are securely hosted through Azure Machine Learning Online Endpoints, ensuring scalable, low latency inference that integrates seamlessly into Aireal’s event understanding pipeline. Furthermore, Aireal offers personalized insights and recommendations for device placement, usage, and product fit. It also helps households save energy and lower bills. For instance, by intelligently adapting to your usage patterns, Aireal can automatically shift routers into Eco mode, reducing overall energy consumption without sacrificing network performance. J Visit TP-Link Systems at ISPAMERICA 2026 booth 431. Positron Access Solutions, in collaboration with Opus Communities, recently completed the conversion of a 234-unit, four-building hotel property to long-term residential housing, delivering carrier-grade high-speed broadband without a fiber-to-the-unit retrofit. The property required a scalable, highperformance broadband infrastructure capable of providing Gigabit bandwidth service to each unit while avoiding invasive rewiring and major construction costs. Legacy coaxial cabling was available. The building lacked fiber-to-the-unit connectivity and had limited conduit capacity. The deployment leveraged a 10-Gigabit network-to-network interface (NNI) back to the operator’s core network, combined with a 10-Gigabit internal fiber backbone connection to the buildings. Positron GAM units were installed in intermediate distribution frame (IDF) facilities in the property with dedicated 10G uplinks, distributing bandwidth over the existing coax plant to each unit. Each residence received a managed Wi-Fi 6 router with its own public IPv4 address, eliminating complex CGNAT and enabling direct Layer-3 integration to the operator’s core network. The architecture supports remote work, VPN access, gaming and premium broadband applications. The deployment was completed in two weeks, including backbone construction, equipment staging and in-unit activation across all 234 units. The project avoided a costly fiber-to-the-unit retrofit while delivering a scalable 10G-ready infrastructure designed for future multi-gigabit expansion and smart building applications. Carrier-grade and manufactured in North America, Positron’s Gigabit Any Media (GAM) solution enables operators to extend fiber or fixed wireless uplinks over existing in-building wiring, converting legacy properties into high-performance broadband environments. J Visit Positron Access Solutions at ISPAMERICA 2026 booth 110. Positron Enables Hotel Conversion Without Fiber-to-the-Unit Retrofit
13 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 1 Ooma Launches POTSTracker.com to Help Manage POTS Line Discontinuance Ooma Inc., a provider of advanced communications services for businesses and consumers, has launched POTSTracker.com, an AI-powered monitoring and analysis platform designed to help organizations navigate the landscape of legacy voice service discontinuance. As telecommunications carriers across the United States accelerate the retirement of copper-based POTS lines, POTSTracker.com is intended to give enterprises and multi-site organizations the visibility and planning tools needed to support business continuity, the company said. The centralized platform is focused specifically on tracking POTS discontinuance activity and related risk signals across geographies and carriers. “Regulatory and market shifts have accelerated copper network retirement. In recent years, the Federal Communications Commission reduced legacy copper service obligations, giving carriers greater latitude to discontinue POTS lines and retire legacy infrastructure,” officials said. “As a result, discontinuance notices and wire center shutdowns are increasing across the country. Many organizations still rely on POTS lines for mission-critical applications, including fire alarm systems, elevator phones, security systems and point-of-sale terminals, often without centralized visibility into where they are exposed or when service may be withdrawn.” “The retirement of copper-based voice services is no longer a future concern; it’s a present-day operational risk for organizations that depend on POTS for critical systems,” said Chris Burgy, SVP, corporate development at Ooma. “Many organizations don’t realize they are in a discontinuance path until they receive notice or experience a disruption. With POTSTracker.com, we’re giving enterprises the visibility, intelligence and confidence they need to stay ahead of carrier discontinuance activity, protect essential services and plan transitions on their own terms, before outages and surprises occur.” The platform’s AI-powered capabilities include automated tracking of carrier discontinuance notices with geographic mapping of affected areas as well as auditing tools with criticality scoring for POTS-dependent assets. It also offers priority location tracking with automated alerts when new filings affect monitored areas as well as centralized inventory tracking with carrier and cost visibility. In addition, POTSTracker.com includes aggregated pricing data to help inform migration planning. The platform offers multi-tenant architecture and an enterprise-ready design to support partners, resellers and customer organizational structures, officials said. POTSTracker.com is available at no charge to Ooma partners, resellers, customers and qualified organizations evaluating POTS discontinuance risk. J Visit Ooma at ISPAMERICA 2026 booth 333.
DAY 1 14 ISPAMERICA SHOW I MARCH 2 – 5, 2026 www.bekabusinessmedia.com ORTC Moves to Video Distribution with Synamedia, Cuts Costs 90% Help Illinois Rights-of-Way Access VoIP.ms Now Interoperable with Ringotel Terracon Names National Director of Materials Services Leading video software provider, Synamedia, announced that Office de Radio et Télévision des Comores (ORTC), the national public broadcaster for the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean, has gone live with Synamedia Quortex Link to distribute its channels to French content providers. ORTC used to take weeks and significant capital expenditure to set up connections using satellite infrastructure. This can now be achieved in seconds with Synamedia’s pay-as-you-go IP distribution technology while cutting costs by 90 percent, said the company. After a competitive evaluation, ORTC chose Quortex Link because of its proven reliability, high availability and Synamedia’s top-tier service level agreements. ORTC then went live just two weeks after seeing the proof of concept. Distribution to the first content provider is now live with four more ISPs coming on stream shortly. Using the Quortex Link portal, ORTC now has easy management of its distribution with an end-to-end view of the feeds and no longer relies on a third party. Quortex Link is a self-service, SaaS platform that makes it quick and easy to set up video distribution links for channels and for occasionaluse events with just one click. It delivers live content point-to-point globally using a reliable and secure cloud distribution network. ORTC only pays for the time a link is active, resulting in huge cost savings compared to satellite distribution. Broadcasters benefit by having easy access to video streams using an IP address, secured distribution using the SRT protocol, and no longer require satellite infrastructure. “It was important that we weren’t locked into a long contract, and Quortex Link gives us that flexibility while providing the high levels of reliability we require,” said Hablani Assoumani, general director of Office de Radio et Télévision des Comores. “We also have the confidence that Synamedia can meet all our needs in the future as we look for features including blackout management and customized transcoding to meet the different resolution and bit rate requirements from different affiliates.” “This win demonstrates Quortex Link’s versatility at meeting the distribution needs of so many different types of customers, whatever their size,” added Elke Hungenaert, vice president of product management, video network at Synamedia. “ORTC’s impressive time to market highlights the benefits that Quortex Link customers achieve with its selfservice model and ease of use.” J Visit Synamedia at ISPAMERICA 2026 booth 215. Terracon, a leading national consulting engineering firm comprised of engineers, scientists, architects, facilities experts, and field professionals, announced Aaron Layne, P.E., has been named senior vice president and national director of materials services. The strategic change is designed to support client service, innovation, and project delivery as the company continues to grow its presence nationally. Since joining Terracon in 1998 as an engineering technician, Layne most recently served as assistant materials service line director for the Eastern U.S., including 25 states from the East Coast, Southeast and parts of the Midwest. His previous roles included materials department manager and Raleigh office manager. Layne has 27 years of diverse experience in materials engineering and is a registered professional engineer in three states. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from North Carolina State University. “Aaron has demonstrated his leadership and ability to deliver results throughout his career at Terracon. We’re confident he’s going to continue to drive excellence as the lead for our materials service line and collaborate with the environmental, facilities and geotechnical service lines to deliver our strategic plan 2030,” said Mike Covert, P.G., executive vice president of services and quality. Terracon is an employee-owned, multidiscipline consulting firm comprised of more than 8,000 curious minds focused on solving engineering and technical challenges from more than 200 locations nationwide. J Visit Terracon at ISPAMERICA 2026 booth 436. Last year, the Illinois Legislature considered a bill that would give broadband providers access to rights-of-way areas to complete fiber network expansion projects. Unfortunately, this bill was amended to only apply to electric cooperatives, leaving other ISPs out. This month, Senator Patrick Joyce introduced SB 3838 to correct this situation, allowing ISPs that have received state or federal grants access to rights-of-way to ensure their projects can be completed in a timely fashion. WISPA strongly supports SB 3838. If you live in Illinois, you can help legislators know you support the bill, too, by scanning the QR code and signing onto the letter of support. This campaign will help you connect with the elected officials who represent the area you serve and encourage them to sign on as supporters of the bill. For more info, please contact Steve Schwerbel at sschwerbel@wispa.org. J VoIP.ms recently announced interoperability with Ringotel, a cloud-based softphone and unified communications platform built for standard SIP environments. This integration allows VoIP.ms users to extend their existing VoIP.ms infrastructure to desktop and mobile softphones without adding VPNs or session border controllers. For VoIP.ms customers, that means secure softphone access across desktop and mobile; voice, messaging and video in one interface; centralized user provisioning via admin portal or API; CRM and business tool integrations; and no changes required to your core VoIP.ms routing setup. “You keep control of your SIP trunking and infrastructure. Ringotel adds a modern user layer on top,” said VoIP.ms executives. J Visit VoIP.ms at ISPAMERICA 2026 booth 491.
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