SCTE TechExpo 2027Exhibitor guide: booth costs, dates and deadlines in Denver
Cable's big week moves west: SCTE TechExpo 2027 booths in Denver
- Event dates
- September 28–30, 2027
- Exhibit hall
- Not confirmed yet
- Venue
- Denver, COVenue not confirmed yet
4.9 star client rating3,000+ exhibitors10,000+ booths builtSince 2015
Quick answers
SCTE TechExpo 2027 in 30 seconds
The short version for SCTE TechExpo exhibitors. Sources for each SCTE TechExpo figure are further down the page.
- When is SCTE TechExpo 2027?
- September 28–30, 2027, at Denver, CO (venue not confirmed yet).
- When does the SCTE TechExpo exhibit hall open?
- Not confirmed yet for 2027.
- How big is SCTE TechExpo?
- 290+ exhibitors, sponsors and partners (2025 edition).
- What does a 10×20 booth cost all-in at SCTE TechExpo?
- $7,500 – $15,000 for a Purple rental at SCTE TechExpo with design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. Space and show services are billed separately by SCTE TechExpo.
- At SCTE TechExpo, what is the next exhibitor deadline?
- TechExpo27 Priority Point booth sales open: December 1, 2026.
Official SCTE TechExpo 2027 links: SCTE TechExpo 2027 floor planSCTE TechExpo 2027 exhibitor listSCTE TechExpo 2027 booth space
The lookDenver 2027
Neon on the line. Mile-high cable.
SCTE TechExpo27 comes to Denver September 28–30, 2027. Cable and broadband operators, network engineers and field teams meet 250+ exhibitors from 60+ countries, per SCTE, where outside-plant buyers judge gear by the hand.
Everything about SCTE TechExpo 2027 in one place
SCTE TechExpo 2027 fact sheet
| Official name | SCTE TechExpo27 |
|---|---|
| Event dates | September 28–30, 2027 |
| Exhibit hall dates | Not confirmed yet |
| Venue | Denver, CO |
| Organizer | SCTE, a subsidiary of CableLabs |
| Size (2025) | 290+ exhibitors, sponsors and partners source |
| Who attends | Cable and broadband operators, network engineers, technology leaders and public policy influencers |
| Next deadline | TechExpo27 Priority Point booth sales open: December 1, 2026 source |
| Nearest airport | Denver International Airport (DEN) |
| Hotels | TechExpo27 housing not confirmed yet on SCTE's site |
| Official website | techexpo.scte.org |
Official SCTE TechExpo resources
SCTE TechExpo 2027 calendar
SCTE TechExpo 2027 dates and deadlines
In order: the dates the SCTE TechExpo organizer has published, each linked to the page that states it. The next one is highlighted.
01 Purple at SCTE TechExpo 2027
Cable's big week moves west: SCTE TechExpo 2027 booths in Denver
TechExpo buyers are cable and broadband operators' engineers, so the booth has to prove DOCSIS, fiber and Wi-Fi gear works in a real network. We plan your TechExpo27 booth around SCTE's Priority Point space sale and install it in Denver.
- Sep 28–30 · Denver
- 250+ exhibitors, per SCTE
- Booth sales open Dec 1, 2026
What makes SCTE TechExpo different, and how we build for it
SCTE TechExpo, run by SCTE, a subsidiary of CableLabs, bills itself as the largest broadband event in the Americas, and operators co-host it: Charter Communications and AMC Global Media co-hosted TechExpo26 in Atlanta, the first time a media company joined a network operator as co-host. The 2026 program centered on converged fixed, mobile, Wi-Fi and edge networks, AI-run autonomous networks and streaming. The floor mixes headend and access vendors with outside-plant crews' tools, fiber and power suppliers, and the SCTE Industry Awards honor the people behind the networks. For 2027 the show moves to Denver, September 28 to 30.
Proof that a node, amplifier, modem or headend product works in their plant: live signal on a meter, a DOCSIS or fiber demo, and an engineer to talk specs.
The roadmap story for convergence, AI operations and streaming, told in a few minutes, with a quiet table for follow-up.
Tools, enclosures, cable and power gear they can pick up and try, because outside-plant buyers judge by the hand.
Your team in Denver
From our two shops to the SCTE TechExpo floor
Production happens in our own shop in Fishkill, NY, and at our Las Vegas hub, and we ship to Denver and install with vetted local labor, led by our own project manager on the floor. A predictable 30–45-day turnaround, secure storage and a pre-show QA before SCTE TechExpo.
At SCTE TechExpo, your team walks into a booth that is lit and stocked. You just show up.
New at SCTE TechExpo 2027
- Moves to Denver
After Washington, D.C. in 2025 and Atlanta in 2026, TechExpo27 runs September 28 to 30, 2027 in Denver. Freight, labor and hotels all shift west; the venue building is not confirmed yet. source
Inside SCTE TechExpo 2027
SCTE TechExpo rules that shape your booth
SCTE opens TechExpo27 booth sales to Priority Point holders on December 1, 2026. We hold design until you have space, then fit the demo plan to the size and neighbors you get.
Companies that want to exhibit at TechExpo27 complete SCTE's interest form on the Exhibit in 2027 page and SCTE replies with next steps. We prepare the booth brief in parallel so nothing waits.
SCTE's code of conduct bars sponsors and exhibitors from sexualized images, activities or material in booths and sponsored areas. We keep graphics, video loops and giveaways inside that rule.
Programs worth planning for
SCTE's awards for people and companies advancing broadband, presented during TechExpo; the 2026 winners are posted on the TechExpo site.
On-demand TechExpo sessions and highlights, useful for matching booth topics to the tracks operators followed in 2026.
Complimentary registration for qualified press and analysts, and SCTE's photo and media resources from each edition.
SCTE TechExpo is the cable operators' engineering show, where DOCSIS, fiber and Wi-Fi gear is judged by the engineers who run the networks; choose it over the Broadband Communities Summit when your buyers are cable operators rather than property owners and municipal networks. Compare every telecom and wireless show we build for →
Who exhibits at SCTE TechExpo 2026
Companies on the TechExpo26 exhibitor list. See the full list
- Harmonic Inc.
- Vecima Networks Inc.
- ATX Networks
- CommScope
- Teleste
- Technetix, Inc.
- Amphenol Broadband Solutions
- Ciena
- Nokia
- Ericsson
- Calix
- Adtran
- VIAVI Solutions Inc.
- EXFO
- Sagemcom USA LLC
- Vantiva
- Plume
- eero, LLC
- Clearfield, Inc.
- Jonard Tools
telecom and wireless at SCTE TechExpo
The industry behind SCTE TechExpo, in pictures
02 Booths & pricing for SCTE TechExpo 2027
Popular booth sizes at SCTE TechExpo
SCTE sells TechExpo space through a Priority Point sale that opens December 1, 2026, and the exhibitor list runs from small inline booths to big operator-facing islands. We build from 10×20 up: a 10×20 with one live network demo for a focused product, 20×20 and larger for a platform story.
One live demo rack with a spectrum display, a product wall of nodes, taps or modems, and a counter for spec questions.
Shown: Easy Shopper, a Purple inline booth
See 10×20 rental booths →
Multiple product lines, a small meeting nook
Above: Eagle Chemical, a Purple inline booth
See 10×30 rental booths →
A headend-to-home demo across three stations, a hanging sign, a meeting table and storage for spare hardware.
Pictured: Amazon Prime Video, a Purple large-format exhibit
See 20×20 rental booths →
Demo stations plus private meetings
Pictured: Prime Video, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×30 rental booths →In Purple's SCTE TechExpo price
- Design and a 3D rendering for SCTE TechExpo, revised until it is right
- The structure, printed graphics, counters and storage your SCTE TechExpo plan specifies
- Lighting and power distribution inside the booth
- Install and dismantle at SCTE TechExpo, led by our project manager on the floor
- Every SCTE TechExpo show-service order and deadline tracked for you
Billed separately by the show and its contractor
- Booth space, paid to SCTE
- Material handling / drayage, if the SCTE TechExpo space rate leaves it out
- Electrical, internet and rigging orders for SCTE TechExpo
- Booth cleaning and any union labor Denver requires
Your proposal estimates all of these, so the total for SCTE TechExpo is on paper before you sign anything.
Ranges shown are all-in 2026 rental prices for design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle at SCTE TechExpo; custom builds get their own quote. Run your SCTE TechExpo numbers in the booth cost calculator and the 2026 booth cost guide.
Send your SCTE TechExpo booth size and what the space needs to do for your team. Expect a reply within one business day and, usually within a week, a rendering and a fixed proposal for SCTE TechExpo. No charge.
At SCTE TechExpo, your team walks into a lit, stocked booth. You just show up.
03 Built by Purple
Booths we designed, built and installed: a few to compare for SCTE TechExpo
Case study · KLEEMANN
KLEEMANN at an industrial technology exhibition
Digital simulations, real product showcases and a floor plan that guided visitors from first step to last, in an interactive booth for a global elevator manufacturer.
KLEEMANN's booth guided engineers past real equipment in a set order; a TechExpo booth walks operators along the network from headend to home.
Read the KLEEMANN case study All case studies →“They handle everything end to end so clients can really just show up and not worry about anything. Doesn’t get any better than that.”
Tess Bockes, Exit King Realty · client reviews
Trusted by exhibitors including
04 Designing for cable, broadband access, DOCSIS, fiber, Wi-Fi, outside plant and network software vendors at SCTE TechExpo
Four things we get right for SCTE TechExpo exhibitors
1Put a live signal on screen
Cable engineers trust a meter, not a brochure. We build demo racks with clean cable management, a spectrum or DOCSIS dashboard at eye height and labeled hardware, so a visitor sees the node, the signal and the result in one view.
2Follow the network path
TechExpo26 was about converged fixed, mobile and Wi-Fi networks. We lay out the booth in network order, from headend or core through access and outside plant to the home, so an operator walks your product line the way traffic flows.
3Give field gear a workbench
Outside-plant tools, enclosures, cable and batteries sell by feel. We build a sturdy bench with tool hangers, cut-away enclosures and weighted displays, so field and construction buyers can handle the product safely.
4Ready for operator meetings
With operators co-hosting the show, executive meetings fill the week. We add a semi-enclosed meeting room with a screen and acoustic panels so a roadmap conversation does not compete with the aisle.
Concept rendering
Your SCTE TechExpo proposal comes with a rendering like this
Layout, graphics, lighting and product positions are all in the 3D view, revised until right, before a single panel is cut for SCTE TechExpo. Shown: a Purple concept for sensei.
Start my SCTE TechExpo concept05 Denver, CO
Logistics for SCTE TechExpo 2027, handled
SCTE has named Denver and the September 28 to 30, 2027 dates but not yet the building, so freight targets, contractor and labor rules arrive with the exhibitor kit. We plan the booth from your Priority Point space choice, read the kit when it is issued, order power and internet for every live demo, crate racks and field hardware for the advance warehouse and file the drayage forms. Our own project manager then directs vetted Denver labor through install and dismantle, and we schedule demo testing before the hall opens.
What Purple handles
- Booth plans built from your Priority Point space
- Live demo racks with spectrum and DOCSIS dashboards
- Field-gear workbenches and weighted product displays
- Operator meeting rooms with acoustic panels
- Freight, service orders and install in Denver
- Storage and reuse for Fiber Connect and Broadband Communities Summit
Your SCTE TechExpo timeline, from move-in back
TechExpo27 Priority Point booth sales open: December 1, 2026. Space goes by priority points from December 1, 2026; send us your space choice right away so design and the demo plan can start.
We need your SCTE TechExpo design signed off by mid-July 2027.
- December 1, 2026Priority Point booth sales open; choose space and send us the booth number and size.
- Spring 2027Concept and demo plan: which networks, products and field gear the booth shows.
- Mid-July 2027Design sign-off: structure, demo racks, graphics, meeting room and the power and internet plan.
- August 2027Production in Fishkill, NY or Las Vegas in 30 to 45 days; racks and crates built around your hardware.
- Early September 2027Freight to the advance warehouse for Denver; service orders filed once SCTE issues the kit.
- September 28–30, 2027TechExpo27 days; your Purple project manager stays on call, then handles dismantle and return freight.
Purple's planning timeline for SCTE TechExpo. The official SCTE TechExpo move-in, freight target and order dates come from your exhibitor kit and assigned schedule; when you book, we confirm them against your booth.
Printable budget & deadline sheetTravel to SCTE TechExpo 2027
Getting to SCTE TechExpo 2027: airport and hotels
Fly in
Denver International Airport (DEN)
Stay
TechExpo27 housing not confirmed yet on SCTE's site
Travel facts from visitdenver.com.
SCTE TechExpo by the numbers
SCTE TechExpo year by year
How SCTE TechExpo 2027 compares with other telecom and wireless shows
The telecom and wireless shows closest to SCTE TechExpo on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Each name other than SCTE TechExpo 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) |
SCTE TechExpo exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before SCTE TechExpo
What are the SCTE TechExpo 2027 dates?
TechExpo27 runs September 28 to 30, 2027 in Denver, Colorado, per SCTE's exhibit page. The 2027 show-floor schedule is not confirmed yet.
Where is SCTE TechExpo 2027 held?
In Denver, Colorado. SCTE has named the city but the venue building for TechExpo27 is not confirmed yet on its site. TechExpo26 was in Atlanta and TechExpo25 in Washington, D.C.
When can we book a booth for TechExpo27?
SCTE opens Priority Point sales for TechExpo27 on December 1, 2026. Companies that want to exhibit complete SCTE's interest form on the Exhibit in 2027 page, and SCTE follows up with next steps.
How much does a booth at SCTE TechExpo cost?
SCTE does not post its space rate online; it comes with the Priority Point sale. For the booth, a 10×20 rental with graphics runs $7,500 to $15,000 and a 20×20 custom island $50,000 to $120,000, with live demo racks and meeting rooms moving the number.
How many exhibitors are at SCTE TechExpo?
SCTE cites 250+ exhibitors, 175+ speakers and 60+ countries on its exhibit page. TechExpo25 in Washington, D.C. counted more than 290 exhibitors, sponsors and partners and 1,500 unique companies from 54 countries.
Who exhibits at SCTE TechExpo?
TechExpo26 exhibitors included access and video vendors such as Harmonic Inc., Vecima Networks Inc., ATX Networks, CommScope and Teleste, network companies such as Ciena, Nokia and Ericsson, test makers such as VIAVI Solutions and EXFO, and home Wi-Fi brands such as Plume and eero.
Who organizes SCTE TechExpo?
SCTE, a subsidiary of CableLabs, runs TechExpo with operator co-hosts. Charter Communications and AMC Global Media co-hosted TechExpo26, the first time a media company co-hosted alongside a network operator.
Is SCTE TechExpo open to the public?
TechExpo is an industry event for broadband operators, vendors, engineers and policy makers, with registration required. Press and analysts can apply for complimentary registration through SCTE's press page.
Does SCTE TechExpo still alternate cities?
TechExpo has moved between cities: Washington, D.C. in 2025, Atlanta in 2026 and Denver in 2027. SCTE has not posted 2028 dates or a city on the TechExpo site.
Are there booth content rules at TechExpo?
SCTE's code of conduct tells sponsors and exhibitors not to use sexualized images, activities or other material in booths and sponsored areas. Other booth rules, such as height and hanging signs, come with the TechExpo27 exhibitor kit.
What are the SCTE Industry Awards?
SCTE presents its Industry Awards during TechExpo; the 2026 awards are posted on the TechExpo site. A booth near the awards traffic is worth asking about when you book space.
Can Purple build our TechExpo booth and reuse it?
Our demo racks and graphics are modular, so the TechExpo kit also fits Fiber Connect and the Broadband Communities Summit. Between shows we keep it in storage in Fishkill, NY or Las Vegas.
When should we decide on a TechExpo27 booth?
Book space in the December 1, 2026 Priority Point sale, then approve the design by mid-July 2027, which gives a 30 to 45 day build and early-September freight to Denver.
What hotels are near SCTE TechExpo 2027 in Denver?
TechExpo27 housing is not confirmed yet on SCTE's site, and neither is the venue building. Fly into Denver International Airport (DEN); we add hotel guidance to your plan once SCTE posts its block.
Before you sign for SCTE TechExpo
Ask any SCTE TechExpo exhibit builder these five questions:
- Is every fee on the proposal, including what the SCTE TechExpo show contractor bills?
- Will your own shop build it, or a subcontractor?
- Will your own project manager be at SCTE TechExpo for install and dismantle?
- What exactly is in the rental, and what does SCTE TechExpo bill?
- Once SCTE TechExpo closes, where does the booth go and what does storage cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? We refresh its graphics, repair what is worn, ship and install it for SCTE TechExpo, and store it between shows. You keep the structure you paid for and bring it to SCTE TechExpo.
Exhibiting from outside the US? We are your team on the ground in Denver: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, with one project manager answering your emails in your time zone.
Short on time? In two to three weeks, a rental with your graphics can be ready for Denver. We tell you on the first call what is realistic before SCTE TechExpo.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your SCTE TechExpo booth
What happens next
- We reply within one business day with questions about your products, goals and SCTE TechExpo footprint.
- Usually within a week, you receive a concept rendering and a fixed SCTE TechExpo proposal. All fees listed upfront, in full, on paper, before SCTE TechExpo.
- We build in 30–45 days, ship to the SCTE TechExpo advance warehouse and install before the hall opens.
