INCOMPAS 2025: From Contracts to Construction

Tino Kehagias P.E.
Tino Kehagias P.E.
3 min read
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Every year, the INCOMPAS Show brings broadband leaders together to do three things: connect, learn, and contract. Deals get signed, insights get shared, and policy gets debated. But here’s the truth: none of that matters if those ideas and agreements don’t translate into real networks that serve communities.

That’s where ACG comes in.

The Gap Between Talk and Build

Events like INCOMPAS are essential. They spark partnerships, highlight policy opportunities, and open doors to growth. But once the booths are packed up, providers face the hard part: execution.

  • How do you turn a wholesale agreement into an operational interconnect?
  • How do you apply lessons on funding and permitting to real-world builds?
  • How do you make sure contracts don’t stall once engineering realities hit?

For rural and regional providers — with tighter budgets, tougher geographies, and thin teams — these challenges are especially pressing. And communities can’t afford delays.

What’s at Stake

This year’s sessions spotlight urgent pressures:

  • Middle-mile demands: Affordable, scalable backhaul for rural markets
  • Wholesale complexity: Flexible interconnects to compete efficiently
  • Enterprise expectations: Reliable service for schools, hospitals, and governments
  • Policy compliance: Navigating evolving funding programs
  • Market speed: Staying ahead when every delay gives rivals an edge

The conversations set direction. But engineering determines who can deliver. In rural America, missed deadlines don’t just stall projects — they slow down entire regions.

How ACG Closes the Gap

ACG was built to ensure good ideas don’t stall at the blueprint stage. We help providers move from industry conversations to engineered realities — designs and documentation ready for construction, not just concept.

  • Build-ready designs: Packages that accelerate deployment and reduce costly rework.
  • Program management: Oversight that keeps projects aligned with policy and funding.
  • Scalable strategies: Fiber routes and plant designs engineered to handle tomorrow’s capacity demands — from middle-mile interconnects to enterprise backhaul.
  • Community alignment: Solutions built around local priorities and anchor institutions.

Our clients know: better outcomes come from expecting more of the engineering process. That’s how we’ve helped rural providers deliver projects that are compliant, on-time, and built to last.

Beyond Connect, Learn, Contract

INCOMPAS is about connection, insight, and deal-making. ACG adds the missing piece: build. Because designing for delivery — from permits to pole attachments — is where real progress happens.

This year’s INCOMPAS sessions — from middle-mile expansion to open-access fiber strategy — highlight what’s possible when policy meets precise engineering. ACG helps providers take that next step, turning conference momentum into shovel-ready networks built for longevity.

Connect. Learn. Contract. Build.

We’ll be at INCOMPAS this November, ready to talk about the next step: turning conference momentum into shovel-ready networks. If you’re attending, let’s connect on-site. If not, we’d still like to share how ACG helps providers move from contracts to construction — and deliver networks their communities can count on.

Schedule a time with the ACG team.