Denver – October 11, 2024 – Render Networks, a leader in network construction management technology, today announced that Ascension Infrastructure Group, a subsidiary of Amperage Capital, has selected Render as its construction platform partner as part of a goal to accelerate fiber broadband expansion and play a critical role as the industry looks to connect more homes to fiber over the next five years than have ever been connected before. 

Ascension is a premier infrastructure development program management group serving customers across the U.S. with various planned network builds. Through a continuous pursuit of innovation, Ascension pushes the boundaries of what is possible while focusing on how integration enables seamless, end-to-end broadband system deployments. Aiming to empower the broadband sector to achieve new heights and deliver value to partners, customers, and communities, Ascension is committed to revolutionizing broadband infrastructure and offering innovative solutions that address critical challenges for broadband service providers. 

Render delivers an automated and efficient construction management platform that is proven to drive better decisions and enable teams to build at least 15% faster. With the Render platform in place, Ascension and its customers will have access to real-time data and predictive analytics to enable accurate forecasting and efficient management of construction teams. Through Render Insights, Ascension’s customers can access real-time visualizations and intuitive dashboards enabled by Render’s automated pre-construction blueprinting and construction task workflow. Finally, Render’s integration infrastructure ensures that ‘best-of-breed’ construction data flows seamlessly and securely across engineering and operations systems, supporting smooth project transitions and compliance reporting. 

“Ascension brings two critical capabilities to the table for network owners: proven delivery expertise and access to broadband-focused private capital,” said Sam Pratt, CEO at Render Networks. “Their strong position, large-scale ambitions, and depth of experience in network engineering and construction make them an ideal partner for Render, and together, we have a unique opportunity to maximize the speed, quality, and availability of connectivity for hundreds of communities across North America.”

“Here at Ascension, our goal isn’t just to help our customers build a network but to ensure that the operational network will perform and be sustainable over the long term. We are able to do this with the help of top execution partners, and we are excited to add Render Networks to our partner team,” said Jon Owen, VP of Systems, Standards & Architecture, Ascension. “Using Render’s platform will give us efficiency, automation, and access to key project and performance analytics with insights that will dramatically improve construction management and decision-making. These features will create a clear competitive differentiation in the market, and we look forward to sharing its innovation platform and systems widely.”

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About Render Networks
Founded in 2013 with a mission to build and connect communities faster, Render has a successful history of streamlining large-scale network construction for network operators and construction teams. By automating manual tasks and optimizing the productivity of every resource, Render’s construction management platform eliminates process inefficiency, achieving real-time progress transparency and building networks >15% faster. For more information, visit www.rendernetworks.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

About Ascension Infrastructure Group
Ascension Infrastructure Group is dedicated to delivering high-quality broadband services, particularly in underserved areas. Through strategic alliances and innovative deployment models, Ascension empowers service providers to optimize their networks and achieve sustainable growth. For more information, visit https://ascension-ig.com/.

Media Contacts:
Autumn Minnich
Connect2 Communications for Render Networks
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Jon Owen
Ascension Infrastructure Group
jon@ascension-ig.com

NASHVILLE, TENN.—(July 30, 2024)—NASHVILLE, TENN.—(July 30, 2024)—Today at Fiber Connect 2024, Render Networks announced the expansion of its mobile application suite and device choice, further enhancing its position as the industry leader in construction management and enabling network and construction teams to build at least 15% faster.

This latest release advances Render’s mobile-first approach and empowers field crews to document and close out construction, connection, or maintenance work with their preferred smartphone or tablet device. Crews can now edit proposed tasks and redline changes on any device, capturing all work completed on the network to support highly accurate progress reporting and as-built handover. This flexibility of device choice increases field adoption, and the ability to capture data and network changes in real-time significantly increases field-to-office productivity. 

Render Networks CEO Sam Pratt stated, “Rising costs of construction, increases in demand for broadband services, and a forecasted constraint of skilled labor create a challenging environment for network operators and builders. Our customers have proven that crew productivity can be improved with purpose-built technology, and the cumulative cost of this labor represents the majority of a project’s CAPEX investment. This latest mobile capability from Render enables teams to do more with their device of choice, so no matter what platform they’re accustomed to, all teams can adopt the Render mobile app seamlessly and focus on getting more work done every day.”

Render’s expanded mobile application features include:

• Fully flexible corporate device options, supporting Apple and Android mobile phone and tablet devices
• Intuitive and simple approach to redlining changes, allowing field crews to capture updates accurately at the job site
• Ability to create new tasks dynamically in the field, capturing ad-hoc changes to a crew’s workload in real-time

NTIA’s $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding will enable the industry to connect more communities to reliable broadband than ever before. However, the shortage of skilled technicians remains a challenge. While the industry works to accelerate recruitment and training, Render’s field mobility enhancements will enable projects to accomplish more with the same or fewer resources and ultimately connect these communities faster.

Render is showcasing its construction management platform, including the latest mobile enhancements, at Fiber Connect, exhibition booth #306, from July 28-31.

About Render Networks
Founded in 2013 with a mission to build and connect communities faster, Render has a successful history of streamlining large-scale network construction for network operators and construction teams. By automating manual tasks and optimizing the productivity of every resource, Render’s construction management platform eliminates process inefficiency, achieving real-time progress transparency and building networks >15% faster. For more information, visit www.rendernetworks.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Media Contact:
Autumn Minnich
Connect2 Communications for Render Networks
render@connect2comm.com

Render to become part of Safe’s global partner ecosystem of FME service providers

DENVER, CO – (June 27, 2024) –  Render Networks is pleased to announce its new service partnership with Safe Software, offering expanded data integration and transformation capabilities to support Render’s digital construction management platform. Through this partnership, Render will extend its expertise in Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) processes, offer advanced data transformation and integration solutions to its customers, and deliver even more efficient projects.

As a leading digital construction management (DCM) platform in the telecommunications and utility industries, Render optimizes network construction workflow based on geospatial representations of an initial network design. Because these designs are produced in a myriad of digital formats, extracting and translating the rich information completely and accurately often presents a challenge. Safe Software’s FME approach enhances existing workflow data, translating it fully to and from any format without reliance on code. Through the partnership with Safe Software, Render will leverage FME to transform design data from virtually any source into a digital format that can be used to create highly efficient construction management workflows.

“We are proud to become part of the Safe Software partner ecosystem,” said Rob Laudati, VP of Product & Partnerships at Render Networks. “This partnership enables Render to provide advanced data transformation and integration solutions across a wide range of digital network planning and design systems, tailored to the specific requirements of our customers. By capturing the richness of any design through FME as it flows to Render, our digital construction management platform becomes even more impactful to our customers. With Safe’s support, we will continue standardizing data flows with FME and build consistent interfaces that customers can rely on.”

Contact us to learn more about Render Networks and how the company is using Safe Software’s advanced data transformation and integration solutions.

About Render Networks
Founded in 2013 with a mission to build networks better, Render has a successful history of streamlining large-scale network construction for network operators and construction teams. Through the automation of manual tasks and improved utilization of resources, Render’s end-to-end geospatial network construction platform eliminates all paper-based processes, achieving real-time progress transparency and generating time and cost efficiencies of 30% while improving visibility and control across global telco infrastructure rollouts. For more information, visit www.rendernetworks.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Media Contact:
Autumn Minnich
Connect2 Communications for Render Networks
render@connect2comm.com

DENVER, CO.– (June 4, 2024) — Render Networks today announced that ADB Companies, LLC (ADB), the leading turnkey provider of telecommunications and utility infrastructure solutions, has expanded its partnership with Render Networks to drive further efficiencies and customer focus for ADB’s wireline communications construction projects across the United States.

This decision follows ADB’s successful use of Render’s technology in previous deployments, which delivered significant productivity improvements and industry-leading results. By utilizing Render’s technology, ADB will enhance its digital construction approach and deliver faster and better results for its customers.

ADB Companies CEO Stacey Thompson said, “Partnering with Render allows us to further evolve as the industry leader in providing efficient, next-generation solutions for our customers. By building on our existing partnership with Render, we will be able to leverage cutting-edge technology to streamline the project management process.”

Render Networks CEO Sam Pratt said, “ADB is a respected innovator and emerging industry leader. We are thrilled to be ADB’s partner to enable them to build faster for their customers by navigating the complexities of large-scale deployments with increased visibility and control, which is enabled by Render’s best-in-class construction and data analytics capabilities.”

“ADB puts its customers first,” Pratt continued, “and Render’s technology enables ADB to optimize every resource on a project, ultimately delivering a better project faster for its customers and accelerating high-quality connectivity to all U.S. communities.”

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About Render Networks
Founded in 2013 with a mission to build networks better and connect communities faster, Render has a successful history of streamlining large-scale network construction for network operators and construction teams. By automating manual tasks and optimizing every resource, Render’s end-to-end geospatial construction management platform eliminates all paper-based processes, achieving real-time progress transparency and generating time and cost efficiencies of up to 30% while improving visibility and control across global telco infrastructure rollouts. For more information, visit www.rendernetworks.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

About ADB Companies
ADB is an industry-leading infrastructure solutions provider, proudly building networks, connections, and partnerships nationwide within the telecommunications and utility industries. We provide turnkey solutions in utility, fiber optic infrastructure, engineering, electrical, wireless communications, data center and technology services. ADB is recognized nationally for our dedicated safety-first culture and customer-centric approach. Learn more at www.adbcompanies.com.

Media Contacts:
Autumn Minnich
Connect2 Communications for Render Networks
render@connect2comm.com

Sarah Alvarado
ADB Companies
sarah.alvarado@adb-us.com

DENVER, CO.—(October 19, 2023)—Global leader in geospatial network construction technology, Render Networks, today announced it further expanded its global executive leadership team with the addition of Rob Laudati as Vice President of Product and Partnerships.

A member of Render’s global executive team, Laudati assumes responsibility for leading product strategy and building out Render’s global partner ecosystem to enhance market reach and create added value for Render’s network operator and builder customers.

The appointment reinforces the company’s overall product-led strategy and commitment to enhancing Render’s best-of-breed construction and maintenance platform via a strong ecosystem of delivery, technology and go-to-market partners.

Laudati joins Render with over two decades of executive product and partnership experience in the geospatial and infrastructure domains, most recently responsible for Esri’s global partner channel business. Previously, he held product and technology leadership positions at GE, Autodesk, Trimble, and Synchronoss. His diverse product management and development background spanning various verticals, markets and geospatial technologies will directly support Render’s key growth initiatives.

Render CEO Sam Pratt said: “Rob’s depth of experience in the U.S. market with global geospatial technology leaders will prove invaluable for our team as the industry prepares to bridge the digital divide and deliver world-class connectivity to all communities. I am excited to partner with Rob on this phase of Render’s journey and for our entire team who stand to benefit from his product expertise and forward-thinking approach to product and technology leadership. Integrating our product and partner strategy is an intentional move to enhance and scale the benefit of Render’s best-of-breed capabilities to new geographies and markets whilst continuing to accelerate the delivery of high-quality infrastructure where it’s needed most.”

Incoming VP, Rob Laudati said: “I’m thrilled to be part of such an experienced and passionate team focused on driving Render’s solution forward to meet customer needs and impact the lives of hundreds of communities through the accelerated build-out of fiber connectivity. In this role I have the opportunity to leverage my background in geospatial technology, paired with my experience as a product and technology professional, to support Render’s product-led strategy.”

Laudati’s appointment is the latest in a chain of key executive hires from Render, including former Nokia Cloud and Network Services executive Don Wadas as Chief Revenue Officer, former Calix Customer Operations executive Omar Ramadan, and technology executive Paul Gutteridge as Chief Financial Officer.

About Render Networks
Founded in 2013 with a mission to build networks better, Render has a successful history of streamlining the deployment of quality fiber infrastructure for network operators and construction teams. Through the end-to-end automation of manual tasks and improved utilization of resources, Render’s geospatial network construction platform eliminates all paper-based processes, achieving real-time progress transparency and generating time and cost efficiencies of 30% across global telco infrastructure rollouts. For more information, visit www.rendernetworks.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

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Media Contact:

Ashley Schulte
Connect2 Communications for Render Networks
render@connect2comm.com

DENVER, CO.–(October 3, 2023)–Global leader in geospatial network construction technology, Render Networks, today announced that Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (Nasdaq: SHEN) has selected Render’s platform to more efficiently manage its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) expansion under the brand, Glo Fiber. Glo Fiber is rapidly expanding and Render’s technology platform will help to decrease overall construction deployment schedules. Glo Fiber provides next-generation FTTH multi-gigabit broadband internet access, live streaming TV and digital home phone service that is available to 183,000 households across Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland with a goal of 450,000 fiber homes passed by the end of 2026.

Through a highly competitive process, Shentel evaluated leading fiber construction management solutions to increase contractor productivity and work quality and automate workflows across their build and operations lifecycle. Render’s single source of rich geospatial construction and network data will enable Glo Fiber teams to quickly identify real-time status, contractor productivity trends and time-to-revenue implications. Shentel anticipates efficiencies due to Render’s API to streamline workflows with their existing ecosystem.

“The capabilities in Render’s platform create a unique and valuable way to interact with our construction teams, allowing us greater visibility, flexibility and instant awareness of construction progress, timelines and issues. Render’s heightened ability to automate processes and teams means we can build more effectively and with less resources. Moving to Render will have an immediate and positive impact on our operations and allow us to get broadband to those in our community who need it most,” said Elaine Cheng, SVP and CIO at Shentel.

Render’s network construction platform leverages geospatial, task-level data to provide real-time, end-to-end automation to drive efficiency across projects and teams. Shentel is gaining efficiencies from Render’s quality assurance features that enable teams to review and validate data inputs and photos captured as work is completed, maintaining quality throughout construction.

“Shentel is one of the most experienced FTTH operators across our industry. Its decision to engage Render over alternatives is validating for our team and our ‘best-of-breed’ approach to network design, construction and operations,” said Sam Pratt, CEO of Render Networks.

“Render’s automated scope creation capability enables operators like Shentel to insist on and maintain GIS integrity throughout construction. This high-quality data improves time to revenue, enables exceptional customer connection outcomes and makes world-class ‘mean time to repair’ a reality for decades post-project completion. Render is excited to partner with Shentel to provide world-class connectivity for underserved communities across the Mid-Atlantic USA, and we are confident our industry-leading technology will play a meaningful role in reaching their 2026 strategic goals more efficiently than otherwise possible,” Pratt added.

About Shenandoah Telecommunications
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) provides broadband services through its high-speed, state-of-the-art fiber-optic and cable networks to customers in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The company’s services include: broadband internet, video, and voice; fiber optic Ethernet, wavelength and leasing; and tower colocation leasing. The Company owns an extensive regional network with over 9,000 route miles of fiber and over 220 macro cellular towers. For more information, please visit www.shentel.com.

About Render Networks
Founded in 2013 with a mission to build networks better, Render has a successful history of streamlining the deployment of quality fiber infrastructure for network operators and construction teams. Through the end-to-end automation of manual tasks and improved utilization of resources, Render’s geospatial network construction platform eliminates all paper-based processes, achieving real-time progress transparency and generating time and cost efficiencies of 30% across global telco infrastructure rollouts. For more information, visit www.rendernetworks.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

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Media Contact for Shenandoah Telecommunications:
Tiffany Newland, Shentel
540-984-6712
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Ashley Schulte
Connect2 Communications for Render Networks
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The successful and efficient delivery of today’s infrastructure is reliant on multiple stakeholders having the right information at the right time – then acting on insights quickly and effectively. With Render’s industry-leading construction management solution, each stakeholder is looking at the same real-time geospatial data source. With Render Insights, they now share a single view of performance insights and reporting to improve collaboration and enable analysis across multiple projects and contractors.

Render Insights integrates data from construction to operations and all connected business-critical systems to deliver a real-time, multi-project view of performance to all stakeholders, across all levels of the organization. Identify contractor or crew performance trends, completion timelines or labor and material utilization to assess project risk and proactively keep teams moving.

“Render has redefined the role of geospatial data to drive more efficient, higher quality network deployments. With the confidence of accurate, real-time data and in-platform analytics enabled by Render Insights, network operators and builders can now harness the power of that data to inform all stakeholders, make better decisions faster and ultimately improve deployment outcomes,” said Sam Pratt, CEO at Render Networks.

“Render Insights delivers a new level of intelligence that is at the fingertips of everyone from field teams to C-level executives from day 1. The product of significant investment in real-time data infrastructure and a proprietary analytics engine, Render customers now have access to world-class analytics that showcases the unique depth and quality of Render’s data and enables communities to get connected faster. We could not be more excited to launch this next-generation capability for the benefit of our customers and the industry here at Fiber Connect 2023.”

Render will demonstrate Render Insights at Fiber Connect 2023 this week, please stop by booth 105 or contact team@rendernetworks.com. For more information about Render Insights, visit go.rendernetworks.com/renderinsights.

About Render Networks

Founded in 2013 with a mission to build networks better, Render has a successful history of streamlining large-scale network construction for network operators and construction teams. Through the automation of manual tasks and improved utilization of resources, Render’s end-to-end geospatial network construction platform eliminates all paper-based processes, achieving real-time progress transparency and generating time and cost efficiencies of 30% while improving visibility and control across global telco infrastructure rollouts. For more information, visit www.rendernetworks.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

DENVER, CO.—(August 18, 2023)—Global leader in geospatial network construction technology, Render Networks, today announced it will lend its expertise to Fiber Connect 2023. Render executives will join panels focused on fiber broadband deployment best practices, and the company will also showcase its latest innovations in the expo hall.

Fiber Connect 2023 is held August 20-23, in Orlando, FL., and is the largest fiber broadband conference in the world. This year’s event is expected to gather over 4,000 attendees from across the fiber broadband ecosystem to explore successful strategies for leveraging the NTIA’s momentous BEAD funding, efficiently building networks, deploying services, and connecting communities across the U.S.

“It is an exciting time for the fiber broadband industry and a privilege to participate in the Fiber Connect event. Each year this conference gathers leading experts to explore the latest innovations and best practices to keep our industry advancing,” said Sam Pratt, CEO at Render Networks. “We look forward to sharing our experience in helping network operators, builders, and utilities rapidly construct high-quality fiber networks as we all work toward the goal of connecting every household and business to reliable broadband services.”

Pratt will offer his expertise during sessions throughout the conference. On Monday, August 21, he will join the panel, “Navigating Deployment Challenges to Deliver Connectivity Faster,” alongside Irby Utilities and Connect2First. The session will explore how a rural utility successfully connected 10,000 rural households and completed 50% of its network a year ahead of schedule. On Tuesday, August 22, Pratt will join the panel, “Network Planning Best Practices,” with Corning, Google Fiber, Biarri Networks, and Congruex. The panel will highlight innovative transformations in how fiber networks are planned, engineered, and constructed, enabling operators to build more and build faster.

Render’s Director of GIS and Solutions Engineering Tom Brooks will join a Pre-Conference Workshop on Sunday, August 20, to explore “Best Practices: From Design to Installations.” Brooks will offer insight on successful fiber broadband deployment strategies, especially during the design and construction phases.

At booth 105 in the expo hall, Render will showcase its latest solution capabilities. To book time with Render at Fiber Connect, book a meeting here.

About Render Networks
Founded in 2013 with a mission to build networks better, Render has a successful history of streamlining large-scale network construction for network operators and construction teams. Through the automation of manual tasks and improved utilization of resources, Render’s end-to-end geospatial network construction platform eliminates all paper-based processes, achieving real-time progress transparency and generating time and cost efficiencies of 30% while improving visibility and control across global telco infrastructure rollouts. For more information, visit www.rendernetworks.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

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Media Contact:
Diana Gudiño
Connect2 Communications for Render Networks
render@connect2comm.com

DENVER — Render Networks today announced that InfoWest has selected its industry-leading geospatial network construction technology to streamline and accelerate its fiber deployment and operations across Utah. Render’s end-to-end automation and real-time performance insights will unlock new delivery efficiencies for InfoWest across increasing fiber construction, customer connection, and maintenance activity.

Partnership combines leading fiber management and construction management capabilities, enabling end-to-end project visibility and reduced operating costs

DENVER, CO.—(June 20, 2023)—Global leader in geospatial network construction technology, Render Networks, today announced an integration partnership with VETRO, the leading global provider of open, cloud-native fiber management system of record. This collaboration unifies market-leading geospatial construction management and fiber management capabilities to accelerate customer connectivity and efficiently maintain quality fiber infrastructure.

With significant public and private investment hitting the US market this year, the industry is preparing for peak deployment volumes and time-based delivery mandates to connect underserved locations. Proven solutions that streamline customer connections and network operations are therefore in high demand.

Render and VETRO both offer class-leading solutions with deep capabilities in their respective domains. Render’s automated scope creation, work management, and real-time performance insights enable field and project teams to be hyper-productive, by streamlining the construction and maintenance of high-quality networks. VETRO serves as the network’s design source and ultimate system of record, bridging the gap between GIS mapping and fiber operations, offering seamless data sharing and integrated workflows, and enabling operators to efficiently plan, design, build, and manage fiber networks.

This latest integration automates and simplifies the process from sign-up to ‘ready for connection’, removing all swivel chair processes between construction and operations. With two-way information flows and real-time geospatial data, Render and VETRO eliminate construction handover efforts, maintain 100% network data integrity, and significantly reduce time-to-connect.

“Network operators need to streamline everything as they rush to build the highest quality long-term fiber infrastructure in a new wave of integrated digital efficiency. We’re taking this concept to the next level by turning our designs outward for pick up and actioning by construction management solutions and round tripping changes and as-builts back into VETRO as the system of record,” said Will Mitchell, CEO at VETRO. “This partnership between VETRO and Render is exciting because it means network operators now have end-to-end visibility across the lifecycle to create their best network and continue to operate at optimized levels.”

“Our and VETRO’s ideology and approach is open and best-of-breed. By bringing our respective network construction and fiber management solutions together and utilizing class-leading API infrastructure, operators now have a superior and proven alternative to ‘jack of all trade, master of some’ and custom-developed solutions,” said Sam Pratt, CEO at Render Networks. “Our collaboration and active partnership with VETRO dates back to 2018, and both companies are incredibly proud of the customer outcomes that have since become benchmarks for the industry. With this latest integration, we can confidently and efficiently enable the next generation of networks, significantly reduce cost to build and operate, and most importantly – connect communities in record time.”

The platforms’ integration and partnership has already enabled construction to connection timelines of just ten weeks, doubled monthly customer drop targets, and in empower, delivered by Craighead Electric’s recently completed cooperative build, installed over 14,000 service locations in under three years.

“Utilizing the VETRO and Render integration has been transformative for us at empower. Their agile software solutions have allowed us to build networks faster than ever before. Render’s construction platform and VETRO’s system of record seamlessly integrate geospatial data, streamlining operations and delivering real-time insights. Our partnership with VETRO and Render has truly revolutionized our end-to-end network construction and management processes,” said Jeremiah Sloan, CEO of Craighead Electric Cooperative and empower. “With the high level of interoperability between the two solutions, empower was able to deploy over 3,000 miles of fiber network infrastructure 20 months ahead of schedule and 14% under budget.”

Render and VETRO will host a webinar with empower on Wednesday, June 28, at 2 pm ET to share project examples of how this collaboration significantly streamlines network deployment and operations. To register, visit https://bit.ly/vetro-render.

About VETRO
VETRO builds software that makes it radically simpler and faster for broadband providers to plan, design, deploy, and operate their fiber optic networks. Our map-based SaaS platform is easier to use and more powerful than traditional tools, and enables network owners, operators, and sponsors to benefit from a modern, integrated, and connected digital hub for their physical network assets. Learn more about VETRO at vetrofibermap.com.

About Render Networks
Founded in 2013 with a mission to build networks better, Render has a successful history of streamlining large-scale network construction for network operators and construction teams. Through the automation of manual tasks and improved utilization of resources, Render’s end-to-end geospatial network construction platform eliminates all paper-based processes, achieving real-time progress transparency and generating time and cost efficiencies of 30% while improving visibility and control across global telco infrastructure rollouts. For more information, visit www.rendernetworks.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Media Contact:
Diana Gudiño
Connect2 Communications for Render Networks
render@connect2comm.com