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Broadband Communities Summit 2027Exhibitor guide to booth costs, dates and deadlines
Fiber to every door: Broadband Communities Summit 2027 booths in Houston
- Event dates
- July 20–22, 2027
- Exhibit hall
- Not confirmed yet
- Venue
- George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston
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Quick answers
Broadband Communities Summit 2027 in 30 seconds
The short version for Broadband Communities Summit exhibitors. Each Broadband Communities Summit figure is sourced further down the page.
- When is Broadband Communities Summit 2027?
- July 20–22, 2027, at George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston.
- When does the Broadband Communities Summit exhibit hall open?
- Not confirmed yet for 2027.
- What is the all-in cost of a 10×20 booth at Broadband Communities Summit?
- $7,500 – $15,000 for a Purple rental, including design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. Space and show services are billed separately by Broadband Communities Summit.
Official Broadband Communities Summit 2027 links: Broadband Communities Summit 2027 exhibitor listBroadband Communities Summit 2027 hotelsBroadband Communities Summit 2027 booth space
The lookHouston 2027
Wired to the door. Houston, unit by unit.
The Broadband Communities Summit and Connected America share the George R. Brown July 20–22, 2027. Multifamily owners, city and state broadband officials and network builders, 2,500+ attendees from 1,000+ organizations per the organizer, meet 150+ exhibitors.
Everything about Broadband Communities Summit 2027 in one place
Broadband Communities Summit 2027 fact sheet
| Official name | Broadband Communities Summit 2027, co-located with Connected America |
|---|---|
| Event dates | July 20–22, 2027 |
| Exhibit hall dates | Not confirmed yet |
| Venue | George R. Brown Convention Center 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010 |
| Organizer | Broadband Communities (Total Telecom), produced by Terrapinn |
| Who attends | Multifamily owners and operators, network operators, property developers, federal, state and local broadband officials, and technology providers |
| Nearest airport | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) 20 miles from the George R. Brown, per the organizer |
| Hotels | The Summit's official accommodation portal and room block Official hotel page → |
| Official website | terrapinn.com |
Official Broadband Communities Summit resources
Broadband Communities Summit 2027 calendar
Broadband Communities Summit 2027 show dates
Each 2027 Broadband Communities Summit show day, linked to the page that states it.
01 Purple at Broadband Communities Summit 2027
Fiber to every door: Broadband Communities Summit 2027 booths in Houston
Summit buyers are apartment owners, city broadband officials and network builders deciding who wires their buildings, so the booth has to show service in a real home. We build for the George R. Brown, where Texas right-to-work rules let your own staff assemble the booth.
- Jul 20–22 · George R. Brown
- 150+ exhibitors, per organizer
- With Connected America
What makes Broadband Communities Summit different, and how we build for it
The Broadband Communities Summit is where the people who own buildings meet the people who wire them.Run by Broadband Communities magazine as part of Total Telecom, it grew out of the multifamily sector, and the Broadband Communities Awards have been part of it since 2004. The 2027 program runs keynotes plus Multifamily, Communities, Institutions & Properties, Finance & Frameworks, and Networks & Infrastructure tracks, and for the first time it shares the George R. Brown with Connected America. A free ticket program brings public officials, multifamily owners, electric co-ops and utilities onto the floor, so booths here sell to property and community decision-makers, not only engineers.
What residents get: speeds, Wi-Fi coverage in every unit, smart-building features and revenue share, shown in a room they recognize.
Proof of delivered projects, funding and partnership models, and a team that can explain permitting and build timelines plainly.
The gear and services behind the build: fiber, enclosures, construction, OSS and billing software, with specs and references at hand.
Your team in Houston
From our two shops to the Broadband Communities Summit floor
Our Fishkill, NY production shop and our Las Vegas hub build the booth, we ship it to the George R. Brown Convention Center, and our own project manager runs the Broadband Communities Summit install on the floor with vetted local labor. Expect a 30–45-day build for Broadband Communities Summit, secure storage and a pre-show QA.
When your team gets to Houston, the booth is lit and stocked. You just show up.
New at Broadband Communities Summit 2027
- Co-located with Connected America
For the first time the Summit shares the George R. Brown with Connected America, which brings national operators, policymakers and enterprise leaders onto the same floor. Expect a wider mix of visitors than the multifamily core. source
- Moves from August to July
The 2026 Summit's awards ran August 26, 2026; the 2027 event runs July 20 to 22, about five weeks earlier, so production and freight deadlines move up. source
Inside Broadband Communities Summit 2027
Rules that shape your Broadband Communities Summit booth
Terrapinn's exhibition rules require all materials used for building, decorating, draping or covering stands to be non-flammable or fireproofed. We specify certified fabrics and keep the certificates with the booth.
No contractor may enter the exhibition without Terrapinn's written consent, and space-only exhibitors build their complete stand. Your stand plan goes to Terrapinn with our consent request weeks ahead of move-in.
Extra electrical apparatus and connections are installed at the exhibitor's expense only by Terrapinn's appointed contractors, and shell scheme structures may not be altered. We design lighting and screens around that and order power through the official channel.
Startup pods are open to companies with under $2 million in revenue, founded after 2020 and with fewer than 30 employees. We make pod graphics and a compact counter that fit the pavilion format.
Programs worth planning for
Annual awards since 2004, returning in 2027, with categories including Broadband Provider of the Year, Multifamily Partner of the Year and Construction Partner of the Year.
Pods for qualifying startups with conference access, the networking app, a web listing and 5 guest passes.
Free passes, subject to approval, for public officials, multifamily owners, utilities, electric co-ops, ISPs and non-profits, which brings buyers to the floor.
The co-located strategy forum for operators, policymakers and enterprise leaders, sharing the George R. Brown July 20 to 22, 2027.
The Broadband Communities Summit is where apartment owners and community officials choose broadband partners; choose it over Fiber Connect when your buyers own the buildings and towns being wired rather than the fiber networks themselves. Line up Broadband Communities Summit against every telecom and wireless show we build for →
Who exhibits at Broadband Communities Summit 2026
Companies on the 2026 Broadband Communities Summit sponsor and exhibitor list. See the full list
- AT&T Connected Communities
- Comcast Cable Communications
- Verizon Enhanced Communities
- Optimum
- Spectrum Community Solutions
- Calix
- Cambium Networks
- RUCKUS Networks
- Zyxel Communications, Inc.
- EnGenius Technologies, Inc
- Dojo Networks
- Pavlov Media
- Dycom Industries Inc
- Oldcastle Infrastructure
- Sitetracker
- Sonar Software
- RealPage
- Fiber Broadband Association
- NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association
- Connected Nation
telecom and wireless at Broadband Communities Summit
The industry behind Broadband Communities Summit, in pictures
02 Booths & pricing for Broadband Communities Summit 2027
Popular booth sizes at Broadband Communities Summit
The Summit sells sponsorships and exhibition stands through its sales team, with 150+ sponsors and exhibitors on a show floor shared with Connected America. We build from 10×20 up for space-only stands and supply graphics, counters and screens where the organizer provides a shell scheme stand.
A model apartment corner with a gateway, access point and streaming screen, plus a coverage map wall and a counter for property questions.
Pictured: data-pixel, a Purple inline booth
See 10×20 rental booths →
Multiple product lines, a small meeting nook
Shown: Easy Shopper, a Purple inline booth
See 10×30 rental booths →
A resident-experience zone, a network build zone with fiber and enclosures, a hanging sign and a seated table for owners and officials.
Above: LeadSquared, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×20 rental booths →
Separate stories for multifamily, rural and municipal networks, a small theater for case studies and a private meeting room.
Shown: Prime Video, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×30 rental booths →In Purple's Broadband Communities Summit price
- A 3D rendering of your Broadband Communities Summit booth, revised until you approve it
- Structure, printed graphics, counters and storage, as specified for Broadband Communities Summit
- Lighting and in-booth power distribution for Broadband Communities Summit
- Install and dismantle at Broadband Communities Summit, led by our project manager on the floor
- Each service order and deadline in the Broadband Communities Summit exhibitor kit, tracked for you
What Broadband Communities Summit and its contractor bill
- Your Broadband Communities Summit booth space, paid to the organizer
- Drayage, or material handling, when it is not in the Broadband Communities Summit space rate
- Electrical, internet and rigging orders for Broadband Communities Summit
- Booth cleaning and whatever union labor the Broadband Communities Summit venue requires
Rates to plan with for Broadband Communities Summit:
- Drayage About $95 per cwt with a 200 lb minimum, Purple planning estimate for 2026–2027 source
Every one of these is estimated on your proposal, so you see the full Broadband Communities Summit total on paper before you sign.
All-in 2026 rental ranges: design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle are included, and custom Broadband Communities Summit builds are quoted per project. Get an exact number for Broadband Communities Summit with the booth cost calculator or the 2026 booth cost guide.
Share the booth size you have at Broadband Communities Summit and what you need the space to do. You hear back within one business day, and a rendering with a fixed Broadband Communities Summit proposal usually follows within a week. No charge.
Your team walks into a lit, stocked booth. You just show up.
03 Built by Purple
Our booths, designed, built and installed, to compare for Broadband Communities Summit
Case study · KLEEMANN
KLEEMANN at an industrial technology exhibition
A global elevator manufacturer’s interactive booth: real product showcases, digital simulations and a floor plan that guided visitors from the first step to the last.
Different industry, same task: KLEEMANN's interactive booth turned technical products into a guided visit, as a Summit booth leads an apartment owner from a resident's living room to the fiber behind it.
Read the KLEEMANN case study All case studies →“If you’re looking for a trade show booth expert who shows up and gets the job done right, Purple Exhibits is the real deal.”
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04 Designing for fiber, wireless, multifamily broadband, managed Wi-Fi and network technology providers at Broadband Communities Summit
Four things we get right for Broadband Communities Summit exhibitors
1Build the resident's living room
Multifamily owners buy the resident experience, not the switch. We build a small furnished corner with a TV streaming, a laptop on a video call and the access point on the wall, so an owner sees what a unit gets on your network.
2Show the build, not just the service
The Networks & Infrastructure track covers permitting, civil work and subcontractors. We pair the lifestyle corner with a build wall: fiber, conduit, an enclosure cut open and a map of a delivered project, so builders and officials both find their part.
3Make funding and partnership readable
Public officials on free passes come to learn financing and frameworks. We set a clear panel on funding models and partnership structures you support, with project references, so the conversation starts on facts.
4Fire-safe materials, Terrapinn rules
Terrapinn's exhibition rules require non-flammable or fireproofed materials for building, draping and covering stands, and electrical work by its appointed contractors. We specify certified fabrics and route power orders through the official channel.
Concept rendering
Every Broadband Communities Summit proposal includes a rendering like this
You see your Broadband Communities Summit booth in 3D before we cut a single panel: layout, graphics, lighting and product positions, revised until it is right. This one is a Purple concept for CalligoTech.
Start my Broadband Communities Summit conceptFloor at a glance
Where you could be at Broadband Communities Summit 2027
The organizer has not published a 2027 floor plan. These are the George R. Brown halls Houston shows use, per the Purple venue guide; the building has 1.8 million square feet and 88 meeting rooms, per the organizer.
Halls B, C and D (Level 1)
About 125,000 to 127,000 sq ft each, column-free, used for trade shows of 300 to 600 booths.
Our advice Islands and hanging signs are routine in these halls, so a 20×20 can carry a sign seen across the shared Connected America floor.
Hall E
About 130,000 sq ft, added in the 2003 expansion, with newer construction and modern dock access.
Our advice If the show uses Hall E, freight moves faster through the newer docks, which helps a one-day install.
Meeting rooms
88 meeting rooms totaling 124,000 sq ft, per the organizer's venue page, where the conference tracks run.
Our advice Track rooms pull owners and officials away from the floor, so we place demos to catch them on the way back.
05 George R. Brown Convention Center · Houston
Logistics for Broadband Communities Summit 2027, handled
Downtown Houston's convention campus has a METRORail North Line stop just north of the building, and the Hilton Americas connects by skywalk. Under Texas right-to-work rules, company employees can put up the stand themselves, though dock-to-booth freight stays with the show's exclusive contractor. Terrapinn's rules require written consent for any outside contractor on the floor and the official contractor for electrical work. We file those forms, ship to the advance warehouse, plan drayage at around $95 per hundredweight and send our own project manager to run the install.
Hall rules, drayage estimates and freight deadlines for the building that hosts Broadband Communities Summit are in our George R. Brown Convention Center exhibitor guide.
What Purple handles
- Resident-experience corners with live streaming and Wi-Fi
- Build walls with fiber, conduit and cut-away enclosures
- Shell scheme graphics and counters
- Terrapinn contractor consent and electrical orders
- Freight, drayage and right-to-work setup at the George R. Brown
- Storage and reuse for Fiber Connect and SCTE TechExpo
Broadband Communities Summit timeline, counted back from move-in
Design sign-off for Broadband Communities Summit is due by early May 2027.
- Now to early 2027Agree your stand or sponsorship with the Summit's sales team and download the prospectus; send us the size and the story.
- Spring 2027Concept: resident corner, build wall, funding panel and meeting space.
- Early May 2027Design sign-off and contractor consent request to Terrapinn.
- May to mid-June 2027Production in Fishkill, NY or Las Vegas in 30 to 45 days; graphics proofed.
- Late June 2027Freight to the advance warehouse for Houston; electrical ordered through the appointed contractor.
- July 20–22, 2027Pre-event day and two main days; your Purple project manager runs install, stays on call and handles dismantle.
Purple's planning timeline for Broadband Communities Summit. Move-in, freight target and order deadlines are set by the Broadband Communities Summit exhibitor kit and your assigned schedule; we confirm them for your booth once you book.
Print the Broadband Communities Summit budget & deadline sheetTravel to Broadband Communities Summit 2027
Getting to Broadband Communities Summit 2027: airport, hotels and parking
Fly in
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
20 miles from the George R. Brown, per the organizer
Stay
The Summit's official accommodation portal and room block
Park
Several parking options on the convention center campus, a short walk away, per the organizer
Find the venue
George R. Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010
Travel facts from terrapinn.com.
Broadband Communities Summit by the numbers
Broadband Communities Summit year by year
How Broadband Communities Summit 2027 compares with other telecom and wireless shows
The telecom and wireless shows closest to Broadband Communities Summit on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Each name other than Broadband Communities Summit opens our exhibitor guide for that show.
| Show | Dates | City | Latest published size |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISPAMERICAWISPA (Wireless Internet Service Providers Association) | March 1–4, 2027 | Cherokee, NC | 1,500+ attendees · 100+ exhibitors (2025) |
| SATELLITEAccess Intelligence (SATELLITE and GovMilSpace) | March 8–11, 2027 | Washington, DC | 14,738 attendees (2026) |
| IWCEInforma Connect (IWCE) | March 8–11, 2027 | Las Vegas, NV | 3,600+ attendees · 225+ with sponsors exhibitors (2026) |
| ITWtechoraco (Capacity Media events) | May 10–13, 2027 | National Harbor, MD | 120+ exhibitors, per ITW (2027 site) |
| Connect (X)Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) | May 10–12, 2027 | Phoenix, AZ | 3,100 registrants attendees · 238+ sponsoring and exhibiting companies (2026) |
| Dayton HamventionDayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) | May 21–23, 2027 | Xenia, OH | – |
| Fiber ConnectFiber Broadband Association (FBA) | June 13–16, 2027 | Nashville, TN | 5,028 attendees (2026) |
| Broadband Communities SummitBroadband Communities (Total Telecom) | July 20–22, 2027 | Houston, TX | – |
| APCOAPCO International (Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials) | July 25–28, 2027 | Anaheim, CA | 200+ exhibitors (2026) |
| SCTE TechExpoSCTE | September 28–30, 2027 | Denver, CO | 290+ exhibitors, sponsors and partners (2025) |
Broadband Communities Summit exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before Broadband Communities Summit
What are the Broadband Communities Summit 2027 dates?
July 20 to 22, 2027 in Houston. July 20 is the pre-event day and July 21 to 22 are the main event days, per the organizer. Floor opening times for 2027 are not confirmed yet.
Where is the Broadband Communities Summit 2027 held?
In downtown Houston at the George R. Brown, alongside Connected America in the same building. The 2025 and 2026 Summits were also in Houston; the 2026 awards ceremony was held at the George R. Brown on August 26, 2026.
How much does it cost to exhibit at the Broadband Communities Summit?
The Summit sells sponsorships and stands through its sales team and a downloadable prospectus, without rates on the website. On our side, a rented 10×20 with your graphics costs $7,500 to $15,000 and a custom 20×20 $50,000 to $120,000, with a resident demo corner adding to it.
How many people attend the Broadband Communities Summit?
The organizer cites 2,500+ attendees from 1,000+ organizations, 150+ exhibitors and 300+ speakers across 10 content streams over three days, for the Summit and Connected America together.
Who exhibits at the Broadband Communities Summit?
The 2026 sponsor and exhibitor list included AT&T Connected Communities, Comcast Cable Communications, Verizon Enhanced Communities, Optimum, Calix, Cambium Networks, RUCKUS Networks, Zyxel, Dycom Industries, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Sitetracker and RealPage.
What is Connected America?
A strategy forum for telecom operators, government bodies and their partners, co-located with the Summit for the first time in 2027 at the George R. Brown, July 20 to 22. It covers AI demand, data center expansion, rural buildouts and funding models.
Can startups exhibit at the Summit?
Startups with under $2 million in revenue, founded after 2020 and with fewer than 30 employees can apply for a pod in the startup pavilion, which includes conference access, the networking app, a website listing and 5 guest passes.
Is the Broadband Communities Summit free for some attendees?
A limited free ticket program covers U.S. public officials, multifamily and student-housing owners, utilities, electric co-ops, healthcare and education connectivity managers, ISPs, data center owners and non-profits, subject to approval. ISP sales staff selling into multifamily and managed Wi-Fi companies are excluded and buy vendor passes.
Can we set up our own booth at the George R. Brown?
Right-to-work Texas lets full-time employees of your company build the stand with their own tools. Moving freight from dock to stand remains the exclusive contractor's job, and an outside builder such as Purple needs Terrapinn's written consent first.
What does drayage cost at the George R. Brown?
We budget roughly $95 per cwt (200 lb minimum) for George R. Brown freight in 2026 and 2027, plus surcharges for late, off-target or uncrated freight. The exact rate is in the exhibitor kit, and we put it on your proposal.
What are the Broadband Communities Awards?
Awards presented at the Summit since 2004, with categories such as Broadband Provider of the Year, Broadband Project of the Year, Multifamily Partner of the Year and Construction Partner of the Year. The organizer says they return in 2027.
What hotels are near the George R. Brown for the Summit?
Book through the Summit's official accommodation portal, which holds the official room block. The organizer warns that housing pirates may pose as its agents and says it never calls attendees to sell rooms.
Can Purple build our Summit booth and reuse it?
We build the resident corner and build wall as modular pieces that also fit Fiber Connect in June and SCTE TechExpo in September, and we store them in Fishkill, NY or Las Vegas between shows.
When should we book a Broadband Communities Summit 2027 booth?
Agree the stand or sponsorship with the Summit's sales team early in 2027, then sign off the design and ask Terrapinn for contractor consent by early May 2027. That leaves 30 to 45 days of production in Fishkill, NY or Las Vegas and late-June freight to the Houston advance warehouse.
Before you sign for Broadband Communities Summit
Five questions to ask any exhibit builder for Broadband Communities Summit:
- Is each fee on the proposal, even the ones the show contractor bills?
- Who actually builds it for Broadband Communities Summit: your shop or a subcontractor?
- Who from your team is on the Broadband Communities Summit floor for install and dismantle?
- What does the rental include, and what is billed by Broadband Communities Summit?
- Where does the booth go after Broadband Communities Summit, and what does storage cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? We refresh its graphics, repair what is worn, ship and install it for Broadband Communities Summit, and store it between shows. You keep the structure you paid for and bring it to Broadband Communities Summit.
Exhibiting from outside the US? We handle the ground work for Broadband Communities Summit: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, with one project manager replying to your emails in your time zone.
Short on time? A Broadband Communities Summit rental carrying your graphics can be ready in two to three weeks. We tell you on the first call what is realistic before Broadband Communities Summit.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your Broadband Communities Summit booth
What happens next
- Within one business day we write back to ask about your products, your goals for Broadband Communities Summit and your footprint.
- You get a concept rendering and a fixed proposal for Broadband Communities Summit, usually within a week. No fee left off: every Broadband Communities Summit cost is listed upfront, on paper.
- The build takes 30–45 days; we ship to the advance warehouse and install before the hall opens at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
