The Next Era of End-to-End Connectivity Starts Here.
The industry’s most important conversations—and biggest deals—are happening in New Orleans.
Join Broadband Nation Expo, November 18-20 in New Orleans, to connect with service providers, government officials, infrastructure leaders, investors, and technology innovators shaping the future of connectivity. Discover new partners, strengthen relationships, and tackle the industry's most pressing challenges.
Your pass also includes access to the Data Center Excellence Summit, bringing together data center operators, hyperscalers, cloud providers, infrastructure investors, and enterprise technology leaders focused on scaling the infrastructure behind the AI economy.
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No Other Event Bridges Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Like This.
Broadband Nation Expo returns November 18-20, 2026, in New Orleans at the Hilton Riverside New Orleans with a bold new theme: Broadband & Beyond: The Next Era of End-to-End Connectivity.
Bringing together service providers, government leaders, investors, infrastructure providers, and technology innovators, Broadband Nation Expo explores the future of broadband, connectivity, and digital infrastructure.
Co-located with the Data Center Excellence Summit, the event connects the worlds of connectivity and compute, focusing on Scaling the Infrastructure Behind the AI Economy and the challenges of powering next-generation digital services.
Experience The Next Era of End-to-End Connectivity at Broadband Nation Expo & Data Center Excellence Summit
Gathering the ecosystem to deliver "end-to-end" connectivity for all
End-to-end connectivity goes beyond core to the edge, it's gathering leaders across infrastructure, technology, policy and community engagement to drive real impact.
While the industry launches ahead with both BEAD and AI in mind, staying committed to true progress in closing digital division (with longevity in mind) becomes even more important, enabling all communities to build careers, access healthcare, receive education and more.
Join us at Broadband Nation Expo, November 18-20, 2026 in New Orleans, LA, as we aim to connect industry with government to close the digital divide and bring internet to every home in America. Co-located with the Data Center Excellence Summit, the event connects the worlds of connectivity and compute, focusing on Scaling the Infrastructure Behind the AI Economy and the challenges of powering next-generation digital services.
What topics can you expect to hear about?
Hybrid Horizons
Built to Last
No AI Without Broadband
BEAD & Beyond
Agenda at a Glance
WED
Nov 18
Exhibit Set Up
8 am – 12 pm
Registration Open
9 am – 7 pm
Pre-Conference Workshops
9 am – 12 pm
Strolling Lunch in Expo Hall
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Expo Hall Open
12:00 – 7:00 pm
Opening Keynote from TIA
1 – 1:10 pm
Panel Session & Fireside Chat
1:10 – 2:20 pm
Keynote
2:20 – 2:40 pm
Partner Keynote
2:40 – 3:00 pm
Networking Break in Expo Hall
3:00 – 3:40 pm
Panel Sessions
3:40 – 5:00 pm
Opening Reception in Expo Hall
5:30 – 7 pm
THU
Nov 19
Expo Hall Open
7:30 am – 5 pm
Breakfast in Expo Hall
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Registration Open
8 am – 5 pm
Keynote
8:30 – 9:00 am
Panel Session & Fireside Chat
9 – 10:20 am
Partner Keynote
10:20 – 10:40 am
Networking Break in Expo Hall
10:40 – 11:30 am
Breakout Sessions
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Strolling Lunch in Expo Hall
12:30 – 2 pm
Breakout Sessions
2:00 – 3:40 pm
Networking Break in Expo Hall
3:40 – 4:20 pm
Regional Roundtable
4:20 – 5:00 pm
Closing Keynote
5:00 - 5:30 pm
Awards Reception & Ceremony
5:30 – 7:30 pm
FRI
Nov 20
Registration Open
9 - 10 am
Bonus Sessions & Post-Event Workshop
9 am – 12 pm
Conference Ends
12 pm
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Partnership with TIA
Uniting Government with Industry to Attract, Train and Deliver Talent.
Questex, the leading information and events company focused on the experience economy with a robust telecommunications portfolio, has partnered with the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the trusted industry association for the connected world. Together, we are launching new digital and event properties to assist in the mission to bring broadband to every home in America.
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