Photo Image: Joel Ogren (left) and Tyson Johnston (right)

Vint Hill, Virginia – August 5, 2026 – Assured Communications, a strategic advisory and implementation firm specializing in end to end telecommunications systems, announced today that Assured Communications CEO & Founder Joel Ogren and 1st Council person of the Quinault Indian Nation and Ex Officio Board Member of Toptana Technologies Tyson Johnston, will present at Broadband Communities Summit 2026.

Ogren and Johnston will be featured speakers in a session titled, “Building Connectivity from the Coast: A Tribal Partnership Advancing Subsea and Backhaul Infrastructure.” Together, they will highlight the Toptana Technologies story as a case study of how strategic partnerships can help address the digital divide through innovative broadband infrastructure solutions.

The session will examine how public, private, and Tribal collaboration can expand connectivity and help address the digital divide. Attendees will gain insight into how trusted partnerships with Tribal Nations can accelerate resilient communications infrastructure while creating long term economic and connectivity benefits for underserved communities.

WHAT: Building Connectivity from the Coast: A Tribal Partnership Advancing Subsea and Backhaul Infrastructure

WHERE: George R. Brown Convention Center, Room 320A
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, TX 77010

WHEN: Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 2:30 p.m. CDT

WHO: Speakers

For additional information or to register, visit the Broadband Communities Summit 2026 website.

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About Assured Communications:

Driven by a desire to create meaningful solutions to connectivity, Assured Communications (Assured) brings decades of public and private sector experience to mission-critical advisory. Assured offers strategic advisory services, project management, owner’s representation, and facility management to deliver highly reliable, assured communications to its clients. Assured identifies and orchestrates the right partners to navigate complicated political, regulatory, economic, and/or technical barriers to entry to create opportunities in areas thought too costly or complex to develop. No matter the environment- land, sea, or sky – Assured thrives on overcoming obstacles to create ICT solutions worldwide. Assured Communications knows the human impact technology can bring and works to connect the under-connected by serving its clients. Connect with Assured Communications on LinkedIn to learn more.

About Toptana Technologies:

Toptana is driven by a vision of a truly connected world. We’re an indigenous-owned internet infrastructure and technology company focused on bringing connectivity to unserved and underserved communities. Our mission is to connect the digitally disconnected so that all people can fully participate in the digital economy. Our Washington State cable landing station offers subsea transpacific connectivity from the U.S. to Asia-Pacific markets. The backhaul network offers terrestrial connectivity along the I-5 corridor to Seattle, WA and Hillsboro, OR. We offer businesses the opportunity to get their traffic where it needs to go, while protecting our precious resources and improving the lives of those in need.

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