The Wireless Internet Service Provider Association (WISPA – Broadband Without Boundaries) opened its flagship trade show, WISPAPALOOZA, Monday at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. The annual four-day event, lasting this year thru October 6, brings together the WISP community to learn new skills, business practices and industry trends; see and experience vendor offerings; network with colleagues and make new connections.
WISPAPALOOZA heralds the evolving Wireless Internet Service Provider ecosystem: small innovative entrepreneurs who provide fixed wireless, fiber and other connectivity solutions to consumers, businesses, first responders and community anchor institutions. WISPs bring critical internet access to millions of Americans in unserved and underserved rural, suburban, urban and Tribal areas, offering reliable, cost-effective and innovative options where they did not previously exist, notes the association.
WISPAPALOOZA features:
- Over 90 educational panels led by industry leaders and experts, covering such topics as new spectrum and fiber technology, business and operational tips and tools, updates on the regulatory landscape, and other important information to help WISPs succeed in the marketplace.
- More than 170 exhibitors – the most ever, notes WISPA – showing off new hardware, software and service solutions.
- Access to over 2,200 WISP industry leaders and decision makers, all under one roof.
WISPAPALOOZA 2022 comes at a critical juncture for the industry, with the WISP ecosystem addressing technological, public policy and business model change. This has only accelerated with the pandemic and the recognition of the integral role broadband access plays in the lives of Americans.
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