Connectivity Everywhere
Connect (X) is the annual event of the Wireless Infrastructure Association — market intelligence, networking, and deal-making for the people who build, finance, deploy, and operate the networks everything else runs on.
May 10–12, 2027 · Phoenix Convention Center · #CONNECTX27
Connect (X) brings together the full value chain of digital infrastructure — carriers and network operators, tower, fiber, cable, satellite and data-center leaders, technology providers, investors, and government. Three days of expert-led content, hands-on exhibits, and curated networking designed to help attendees build partnerships, discover solutions, and move projects forward.
The event moves city to city each year. In 2027 it is Phoenix — May 10–12, at the Phoenix Convention Center.
For more than 40 years, the Wireless Infrastructure Association has been the voice of the telecommunications network infrastructure community — representing wireless carriers, infrastructure providers, and professional services firms that collectively own and operate telecommunications facilities around the globe.
Members save: WIA members get discounted registration, exhibit space, and sponsorships.
Programming follows where the industry's capital and attention actually go. Sessions live under these domains; the full track list is on the schedule.
The whole suite — macro sites, small cells, DAS, fiber, and fixed wireless — meeting future capacity and coverage requirements.
Where data centers, CDNs, and digital infrastructure converge, and what AI workloads are doing to all three.
Connected venues, campuses, and buildings — the real estate owners, managers, and integrators who deploy them.
Licensed, unlicensed, and shared spectrum solutions for network operators, enterprises, and government.
The capital side — financing, M&A, valuations, and the strategic finance track that follows the money.
Federal, state, and local policy, siting and permitting reform, and the regulation that governs deployment.
Keynotes, breakout tracks, and the Spotlight Stage — 200+ speakers on infrastructure investment, spectrum policy, private networks, Open RAN, AI at the edge, and in-building connectivity.
Explore the latest products, technologies, and services from the companies designing, deploying, and supporting digital infrastructure.
From curated matchmaking to informal receptions, every networking event is designed to help you start conversations, strengthen partnerships, and create new business opportunities.
“We make a lot of connections to the industry, visit with our customers, and clients; understand what’s going on within their specific businesses to get a better feel for what we need to do and how we may need to pivot with our business. It’s a good opportunity for us to connect with a number of customers, in one event.“
“Connect (X) is an important show for us because it provides us the best opportunity to connect with potential customers, clients, and referral partners. It’s a great environment to meet new people and see old people as well.”
“Connect (X) is an important show. . . it’s a place to truly connect with all of the industry people. It’s great for networking, obviously. But in addition to that, the insightfulness of the panels that get put together by Connect (X) is tremendous.”
May 10–12, 2027 · Phoenix Convention Center
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