PTC’26 stood out for its community. Network operators; cloud, data center, subsea, and satellite leaders; investors; policymakers; academics; and emerging leaders came together to challenge assumptions, learn from one another, and get business done. Mahalo to everyone who made our fourth straight record year possible, and a special thank you to all our sponsors.

Center Stage brought the global industry face to face to tackle the realities of building and operating infrastructure in the AI era.

Executives, technologists, investors, and policymakers unpacked how AI—especially inference at the edge—is reshaping latency assumptions, network architectures, and data center design.

Candid discussions ranged from capacity planning and capital allocation to regional development and the subsea-to-edge continuum, underscoring how compute, storage, and connectivity must work seamlessly across distributed environments.

At PTC’26, we expanded the conversation with the launch of the Alaka‘i Stage — a new platform dedicated to leadership, innovation, and ideas driving change across the digital infrastructure industry.

At the PTC’26 Awards Ceremony, we honored the people and organizations pushing our industry forward—from trailblazing companies and influential leaders to rising talent. Congratulations to all the visionaries shaping the future of digital infrastructure and telecommunications.