All Wireless & Prepaid Expo 2026: The One Show Wireless Dealers Can’t Afford to Skip

Every summer, the prepaid wireless industry packs up its laptops, its business cards, and its best deals, and heads to Las Vegas for one reason: the All Wireless & Prepaid Expo (AWPE). This year, the show returns on August 18–19, 2026, at Caesars Palace’s Julius Ballrooms, and if you sell, activate, distribute, or support prepaid wireless services, this is where your next twelve months of growth quietly get decided.

Since 2008, AWPE has built its reputation as the go-to gathering for prepaid wireless and value-added services — the place where MVNO hosting partners, back-end technology providers, top-up networks, and retail distribution channels sit in the same room instead of trading emails across time zones. The 2025 edition made that clearer than ever: 67% of attendees were wireless dealers, repair shops, and electronics retailers, making AWPE the largest and most retailer-heavy event of its kind.

What Two Days in Vegas Get You

AWPE isn’t a trade show built to fill a hotel ballroom with banners. It’s structured around what dealers and operators need before Q4 hits:

• Conference sessions led by people running this industry, not just talking about it.
• Focused training tracks built to help you widen your service offering and, more importantly, your margins.
• A packed show floor, plus a virtual exhibit hall where you can scout exhibitors and book meetings before you even land.
• A VIP Retailer Program that gets qualifying dealers and retailers into the entire event for free — yes, free.

If your company has something dealers need to see, exhibiting is worth a serious look. Becoming an exhibitor puts your brand in front of thousands of attendees who are there specifically to find new partners, not just collect swag.

The Booth Worth Circling on Your Map: CTI Wireless Group

Among this year’s exhibitors, one name dealers already know well: CTI Wireless Group, returning as a Diamond Sponsor at Booth 103.

CTI is a Miami-based master agent that’s built its entire model around one question: what does a wireless dealer need to run a profitable storefront? The answer, based on their setup at AWPE, is a lot more than SIM cards.

Through partnerships with AT&T Prepaid, Cricket Wireless, T-Mobile Prepaid, Xfinity, MobileX, Light Mobile, Quetal, and Rivertel, CTI gives dealers a single point of activation across most of the carriers customers ask for by name. Add in their relationship with ePay for payment processing, and dealers get a setup where activations, top-ups, and payments run through one trusted partner instead of five disconnected ones.

What Keeps Dealers Working with the Same Master Agent?

Access to multiple carriers may open the door, but long-term success depends on the partner standing behind them.

The dealers who continue growing year after year typically aren't the ones chasing the next commission bonus—they're the ones backed by a master agent that helps them solve problems, increase sales, and stay competitive as the wireless market evolves.

At CTI Wireless Group, dealer support goes far beyond account setup. Our team works alongside you to simplify operations, eliminate unnecessary roadblocks, and help your business keep moving forward.

Our dealer network benefits from:

• Ready-to-sell inventory, including devices, SIM cards, accessories, and activation materials shipped quickly to keep your shelves stocked.
• Dedicated dealer success specialists who provide personalized onboarding, activation assistance, troubleshooting, carrier guidance, and ongoing operational support whenever you need it. Instead of waiting in long support queues, you have direct access to a team that understands your business and helps resolve issues quickly.
• Reliable commission payments delivered accurately and on schedule, giving you confidence in your cash flow and allowing you to focus on growing your business instead of tracking down payouts.
• Marketing and business growth support, including promotional materials, retail merchandising, digital assets, and sales guidance designed to attract new customers and increase repeat business—not simply maintain existing traffic.
• Ongoing business guidance as new carriers, promotions, and products become available, helping you identify new revenue opportunities without having to navigate industry changes alone.

When your goal is to build a profitable wireless business—not just activate lines—having an experienced master agent behind you makes all the difference.

If you’re running or planning to open a wireless retail location, CTI Wireless Group’s booth is one of the more practical stops on the floor. You can book a meeting with their team directly through the expo’s platform before the show even opens.

Why More Dealers Choose a Master Agent

For many wireless retailers, success isn't determined by the number of carriers they can access—it's determined by the quality of the partner supporting them behind the scenes.

Working directly with individual carriers often means managing multiple contracts, separate support channels, different commission structures, and disconnected ordering processes. As a business grows, that complexity grows with it.

That's where a master agent creates real value.

CTI Wireless Group gives dealers one trusted relationship for managing multiple carrier programs, inventory, activations, commissions, and business support. Instead of spending valuable time navigating operational challenges, dealers can focus on what matters most: serving customers and growing revenue.

Whether you're opening your first wireless store or expanding an established retail operation, CTI provides the resources needed to scale with confidence.

Through a single partnership, dealers gain access to:

• Multiple national and regional wireless carriers without managing separate relationships.
• Devices, SIM cards, accessories, and activation materials ready to keep inventory moving.
• Dedicated dealer success specialists who provide onboarding, activation assistance, troubleshooting, operational guidance, and ongoing account support.
• Accurate, on-time commission payments that help maintain predictable cash flow.
• Marketing resources, promotional materials, and business development support designed to increase customer acquisition and long-term growth.
• Continuous guidance on new carrier programs, promotions, and revenue opportunities as the wireless market evolves.

With CTI handling the operational complexity behind the scenes, dealers can spend less time solving administrative challenges and more time building a profitable wireless business.

Looking to Launch an MVNO Instead?

While CTI Wireless Group specializes in helping wireless retailers and dealers grow their businesses, some companies attending AWPE 2026 may be looking for something different: the technology required to launch or operate an MVNO.

For those organizations, IQ Connect will also be exhibiting at the event.

Rather than operating as a master agent, IQ Connect provides a complete OSS/BSS platform built for MVNOs, telecom operators, and wireless distributors. Its platform combines CRM, billing, online charging, taxation, payment processing, dealer management, provisioning, and customer lifecycle tools into a single operational ecosystem.

In simple terms, the two companies solve different business challenges:

• CTI Wireless Group helps retailers and dealers sell wireless products, activate customers, and grow their stores.
• IQ Connect provides the back-end infrastructure that enables telecom companies and MVNOs to launch, manage, and scale wireless operations.

For businesses exploring every layer of the wireless ecosystem—from retail distribution to carrier-grade telecom operations—AWPE 2026 offers the opportunity to meet both teams and understand which solution best fits their growth strategy.

Get to Vegas Without the Guesswork

Two days, one hotel, and most of the prepaid wireless industry in one building. Whether you’re there to stock up on carrier partnerships, find new revenue streams through the training tracks, or just see what CTI and IQ Connect are bringing to Booth 103, AWPE 2026 is shaping up to be worth the flight.

Dealers and retailers: check your eligibility for the free VIP pass before you book anything else. Everyone else, start with the virtual exhibit hall and map out who you want to sit down with — starting with CTI Wireless Group at Booth 103.

See you in Vegas.