Fiber Connect 2026

Fiber Connect 2026 is the world's largest fiber broadband event, convening industry leaders, innovators, and policy makers to explore AI, emerging infrastructure, and the next wave of connected communities. With a theme focused on moving the world "Light Years Ahead," Fiber Connect 2026 reflects how fiber has become the infrastructure behind modern life and future innovation. Attendees can expect four days of education, collaboration, and connection as the industry shifts from rapid deployment to long-term impact, exploring technologies, partnerships, and policies driving connected communities. The event will feature pre-conference workshops, featured sessions, networking events, an expo with over 300 exhibitors, live Proof-of-Concept demonstrations, an immersive OpTIC Path™ Fiber Optic Technician Rodeo, and dedicated programming on Tribal Networks, Precision Ag, Streaming and Gaming, Telehealth, and Hyperscale Data Centers and the Edge.