Mountain Connect Preview

Why It Matters

The changes aim to make Mountain Connect a practical marketplace for deals and deployments at a time when broadband funding and buildouts are accelerating, giving vendors and ISPs a more efficient forum to convert policy and capital into concrete projects. This could speed network rollouts and influence vendor selection across dozens of states.

Summary

Mountain Connect, now in its 12th year, is positioning itself as a results-oriented national broadband conference in Denver this August by shifting from broad policy panels to targeted content on deployment, operations, AI, applications and sustainable business models. Organizer CEO Jeff Gavlinsky said the event will focus on creating outcomes rather than accumulating panels, and will pair sponsors and ISPs through a new hosted-buyer program that pre-qualifies participants and schedules curated meetings. The conference has expanded from a regional Colorado forum into a national gathering representing dozens of states and diverse providers, including fiber, hybrid and wireless operators. Organizers emphasize intentional matchmaking and time-efficient formats to move projects forward within 3–12 month decision horizons.

Original Description

What's new, what's next, and why Denver should be on every community broadband operator's calendar

Curtis Dean sits down with Mountain Connect CEO Jeff Gavlinski for an inside look at one of the broadband industry's most anticipated annual gatherings. As the Mountain Connect conference prepares to welcome attendees to Denver, Jeff joins the show to pull back the curtain on what's in store — from session programming and keynote highlights to the new features and enhancements the Mountain Connect team has built specifically with attendees and sponsors in mind.