40+ sessions
A Clearer View of Where the Market Is Heading
Understand how investment, AI, edge, spectrum, fiber, and network evolution are changing infrastructure priorities, and what those shifts mean for your own strategy.
Why Attend?
Understand What's Changing Across Digital Infrastructure, and What It Means for Your Business
Meet the operators, tower companies, fiber providers, hyperscalers, enterprises, investors and policymakers shaping the market. Compare approaches, build the partnerships you need and leave with practical insight to inform your next move.
2026 Attendee Breakdown
3,100
Registrants
67%
Director Level & Above
59%
Buyside Attendance
+10 pts vs 2025
1,179
Companies Represented
+7% vs 2025
200+
Expert Speakers
238+
Sponsoring & Exhibiting
12
Networking Events
+50% vs 2025
25
Countries in Attendance
+47% vs 2025
What You'll Take Back to Your Business
10+ events
The Relationships You Need to Move Forward
Meet peers, partners, suppliers, investors, and policymakers who can help you solve challenges, reduce risk, and turn plans into action.
Expo floor
Practical Solutions You Can Evaluate for Yourself
See technologies and solutions in action, speak directly with the companies behind them, and assess what could work in your own network, infrastructure, or organization.
59% buyside
Access to the Organizations Shaping Your Next Decision
With 59% buyside attendance, Connect (X) gives you access to senior decision-makers, infrastructure partners, investors, and customers from across the market.
BICSI credits
Professional Development Included
Earn BICSI continuing education credits while building your knowledge of the market, technology, and policy changes affecting your role.
The Experience
Day-to-Day Breakdown
Three days built around insight, meetings and practical conversations
Day One
Monday, May 10
Arrive, Check in, and Start Building Your Network
Morning
Connect (X) Golf Tournament
A full-day on the greens — the most relaxed way to make new connections before the show begins.
Morning
Registration Opens
Pick up your badge and get ready for the week ahead.
Afternoon
WWLF Leadership Symposium & Membership Meetings
An afternoon of education and membership meetings.
Evening
Launch Party
An exclusive night out to kick off Connect (X) with fellow VIP pass holders and sponsors.
Day Two
Tuesday, May 11
Go Deeper Into the Issues Shaping Your Market
Morning
Breakout Sessions and Main Stage
Six tracks running in parallel — infrastructure investment, private networks, Open RAN, AI at the edge, and in-building.
Midday
Exhibit Hall Opens
Explore live demos and connect with the companies shaping what’s next.
Afternoon
Spotlight Stage, Sponsored Meeting Rooms & Breakout Sessions
Live demos, deal-making conversations, and the sessions that matter.
Evening
Opening Reception and WWLF Reception
Kick off the week on the show floor with food, drinks, and your first walk through the expo hall, followed by the WWLF Reception.
Day Three
Wednesday, May 12
Turn What You've Learned Into Clear Next Steps
Morning
Final Sessions
Deep dives and case studies from operators already putting ideas into action.
Midday
Closing Keynote
What the next twelve months demand of your network.
Afternoon
Last Meetings on the Floor
Follow-ups with the vendors and partners worth a second conversation.
Evening
Last Night of Networking
Wrap the week with the President’s Reception followed by the closing Music Movement Charity Concert, Connect (X)’s final night to connect.
Illustrative daily rhythm — the published agenda governs.
What Will You Gain?
Make the Most of Connect (X)
- Mobile Network Operators
- Broadband & Rural Providers
- Edge Infrastructure & Cloud
- Towercos & Neutral Hosts
- Investors & VCs
- Government & Public Safety
- Enterprise
Get More From Network Investment While Preparing for What Comes Next
Compare how operators are improving returns from 5G, reducing operating costs, and building new revenue through FWA, private networks, edge, and enterprise services. Meet the infrastructure, technology, and policy partners that can help you execute.
Don't Miss
- Spectrum policy sessions with regulators present
- Open RAN and network densification tracks
- Curated matchmaking with towerco and fiber partners
Build a More Sustainable Model for Rural Growth
Learn how regional providers are managing build costs, funding requirements, and competition while expanding coverage. Meet utilities, municipalities, infrastructure providers, and technology partners that can help reduce deployment time and cost.
Don't Miss
- Federal funding program briefings
- Fixed wireless and middle-mile case studies
- Meetings with equipment and financing partners
Find the Sites, Partners, and Infrastructure Needed to Scale Edge Capacity
Meet tower companies, fiber providers, utilities, infrastructure owners, and professional service partners who can help bring distributed capacity online faster. Explore viable locations, power and connectivity requirements, ownership models, and the practical barriers to edge deployment.
Don't Miss
- AI at the edge track
- Long-haul and metro fiber partnership sessions
- Power, permitting, and siting discussions
Find New Ways to Grow Revenue From Your Infrastructure
Meet MNOs, hyperscalers, edge operators, fiber providers, and utilities to explore new revenue opportunities across co-location, edge, in-building, and shared infrastructure. Compare how other tower companies are preparing sites for changing power, fiber, and capacity requirements.
Don't Miss
- In-building and neutral host track
- Infrastructure investment sessions
- Expo floor: siting, structures, and services
Get Closer to the Companies, Assets, and Trends Shaping Investment
Hear directly from operators, infrastructure owners, and technology leaders about where investment is moving. Compare business models, test assumptions, and build relationships across towers, fiber, edge, and private networks.
Don't Miss
- Infrastructure investment track
- Operator keynotes and guidance
- Curated introductions to management teams
Talk Directly to the Industry Your Policy Shapes.
Meet the operators, infrastructure owners and technology providers working through spectrum, permitting, funding and deployment challenges. Gain a practical view of what policy decisions mean on the ground.
Don't Miss
- Policy and permitting sessions
- Smart city and public safety network programming
- Meetings with carriers and neutral hosts in your market
Find the Right Connectivity Model for Your Buildings, Venues, and Campuses
Compare how other organizations are approaching network ownership, funding, and operation. Meet operators, neutral-host providers, and technology partners who can help you improve connectivity, reduce deployment risk, and deliver a better user experience.
Don't Miss
- In-building and neutral host track
- Private network deployment case studies
- Meetings with operators and neutral-host providers
The Entire Connectivity Ecosystem, in One Place
Connect (X) brings the ecosystem together so you can better understand dependencies, build the right partnerships, and find new opportunities.
Wireless & Fiber Network Operators
Understand network investment priorities, deployment plans, and the commercial models shaping future capacity.
Equipment Manufacturers & Solution Providers
Compare technologies, see solutions in action, and speak directly with the companies addressing your infrastructure challenges.
Cloud & Edge Infrastructure Leaders
Understand how AI and distributed compute are changing demand for sites, fiber, power, and connectivity.
Tower Companies & Neutral Hosts
Explore new approaches to co-location, in-building connectivity, shared infrastructure, and site development.
Private Network Developers
See how private connectivity is being deployed across enterprises, campuses, and venues, and where the strongest use cases are emerging.
Investors & VCs
Understand where capital is moving and how investment priorities are influencing infrastructure growth.
Local & Federal Government Decision-Makers
Hear directly from policymakers and regulators on spectrum, funding, permitting, and other issues affecting deployment.
Smart City Planners & Public Safety Officials
Partner to build safer, smarter urban environments.
7+ Chances to Meet Someone Who Matters
Build relationships throughout the event, from curated introductions and focused meetings to receptions and informal conversations with peers and partners.
Full day
Connect (X) Annual Golf Tournament
Start conversations before the main program begins in a relaxed setting with industry peers, customers and partners.
Happy hour
Emerging Wireless Professionals
For early-career professionals — ten years or less in the industry — to connect, share ideas, and grow.
Reception
WWLF Reception
A celebratory reception for Women in Wireless Leadership Forum members and VIPs honoring leadership in wireless.
Concert
11th Annual Music Movement Charity Concert
Entertainment and networking supporting music programs for youth with autism and learning differences.
Exhibit hall
Opening Reception
Reconnect with existing contacts and meet new people from across the ecosystem before the exhibition floor opens.
Need to Make the Business Case to Attend?
Use these points to show the value Connect (X) can bring back to your team and business.
The Business Case in Four Lines
Access a Broad Cross-Section of the Market in One Trip
Meet representatives from 1,179 companies across the digital infrastructure ecosystem, reducing the need for multiple separate meetings and events.
The Right Seniority Is in the Room
67% of attendees are director level and above, and 59% are buyside. The people we need to meet are the people attending.
Bring Practical Market Insight Back to Your Team
Use the program to benchmark approaches, understand changing infrastructure priorities, and capture practical ideas that can inform investment, deployment, and commercial strategy.
Professional Development Included
Earn BICSI continuing education credits while staying current on the market, technology, and policy changes affecting your role.
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Join us May 10–12, 2027 in Phoenix, AZ for the premier event advancing the future of connectivity.