Janice Oliva

Five telecom experts at ISE EXPO 2025 explain how AI data centers, BEAD funding, and hybrid access models will reshape fixed and mobile networks. Key Highlights BEAD funding will still boost FTTH deployments but will now include significant fixed wireless components. The demand for high-capacity fiber is rising fast as data centers expand into more regions—including rural and suburban areas.

Exclusive highlights from the executive panel discussion at ISE EXPO 2024 with six telecom leaders. At ISE EXPO this year, I once again had the honor of hosting our executive panel discussion. Six executive leaders in the telecom industry joined me for a live discussion that leveraged the collective wisdom of these individuals and got to the heart of what’s facing the industry as a whole right now.

Highlights from ISE EXPO 2023 Executive Roundtable Each year at ISE EXPO, I get to sit down with some of telecom’s brightest thought leaders and strategists and discuss where we are and where we’re headed in the industry. This year, ISE EXPO 2023’s roundtable included executives from Clearfield, Esri, and Future Infrastructure.