Sunday, Pre-Conference Day
Kick off Fiber Connect 2026 with focused, hands-on workshops that help you build, launch, and scale faster. Sunday’s pre-conference program brings together operators, vendors, and partners for practical playbooks, peer learning, and real examples you can put to work on day one.
Who Should Attend: Network operators, community leaders, marketers, product and CX teams, LATAM market entrants, vendors, and investors
FBA Fiber Starter Toolkit
1:00 – 5:00 pm
Build the foundation for a successful fiber business. Learn the steps, tools, and partnerships that turn ideas into operational networks.
Sessions
- Building a Cohesive Ecosystem — Align municipalities, utilities, schools, and vendors to accelerate deployment.
- Finding First Customers — Target segments, offers, and channels that convert early adopters.
- Navigating Local Roadblocks — Permitting, make-ready, and right-of-way strategies that prevent delays.
- FTTH Basics and Design — Core design principles and choices that set you up for scale.
- Driving Subscriber Growth — Proven marketing strategies for rapid fiber expansion.
LATAM
1:00 – 5:00 pm
Explore Latin America’s unique opportunities and challenges with operators and partners who are making it work at scale.
Sessions
- Economic Impact as Communities Get Online — Jobs, GDP, and inclusion outcomes that follow fiber.
- Addressing the Gaps in Broadband Delivery — Models that reach underserved communities.
- Neutral Host and Open Access Best Practices — Business cases and operational lessons.
- Fiber to the Data Center and Edge Compute — Architectures that enable AI and low-latency services.
Marketing & Customer Experience
1:00 – 5:00 pm
Turn great networks into beloved brands. Measure what matters, win locally, and keep customers for life.
Sessions
- Marketing Metrics That Matter — The numbers every CMO should track and how to improve them.
- The Power of Local — Community-driven programs that out-perform national campaigns.
- From Engagement to Entanglement — Product-led CX that increases adoption and ARPU.
- Winning Customer Loyalty — Practical playbooks to reduce churn in broadband.
Why Arrive Sunday?
Hit the ground running: Start Monday with clear priorities and ready-to-use templates.
Learn from peers: Candid discussion of what worked, what didn’t, and why.
Build your network early: Meet collaborators and vendors before the main agenda begins.