Hitron and Airties Enable ISPs to Monetize Underserved SMB Segment with Tailored Connectivity Platform

• Combines Hitron's advanced gateways with Airties Pro software to give ISPs a purpose-built connectivity solution with business-critical security, reliability, and operational features
  
  
• Hitron and Airties are working with several service providers to bring the joint solution to their small and medium business customers
  
  
• Airties and Hitron to showcase the joint solution at SCTE TechExpo26 in Atlanta, September 29 to October 1

CENTENNIAL, Colo. and PARIS, France, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the SCTE TechExpo26 in Atlanta, Hitron Technologies and Airties, a global leader of AI-driven software that improves the connectivity experience for ISPs' subscribers, announced a new strategic relationship aimed to help ISPs address the underserved small and medium business (SMB) segment. The joint solution pairs Hitron's high-performance SMB gateways with Airties Pro software, closing the market gap between residential broadband and enterprise-grade systems. Hitron and Airties are currently working with several service providers to bring the joint solution to their SMB customers.

Traditional Wi-Fi connectivity platforms have left SMBs choosing between solutions that do not address their needs. Residential-grade broadband is low-cost and easy to operate, but lacks the security, network segregation, and business continuity that SMBs require. Enterprise-grade solutions offer strong performance and security, but come with high cost, complexity, and long deployment timelines that are often over-engineered for smaller environments. The combination of Airties Pro and Hitron gives SMBs critical business capabilities with simplicity and affordability, while enabling ISPs to effectively address an untapped monetization opportunity.

"SMBs represent one of the largest and most underserved monetization opportunities for ISPs and closing the product gap between residential and enterprise platforms is a strategic imperative," said Metin Taskin, CEO and co-founder of Airties. "By combining Hitron's high-performance gateways with Airties Pro, we're giving operators a purpose-built platform to help unlock meaningful new revenue streams by providing their SMB customers with the kind of reliability, visibility, and security their businesses require."

"Hitron has spent years perfecting gateway performance for demanding environments, and pairing our hardware with Airties Pro's software gives leading-edge ISPs a purpose-built connectivity platform built specifically for the SMB market," said Greg Fisher, President and CTO at Hitron. "Together with Airties, we're giving operators the performance foundation and the intelligence they need to turn an underserved segment into a meaningful new revenue stream and market differentiator."

SMBs: The Untapped Market Opportunity for ISPs

According to research from the Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA), 96% of SMBs believe technology is key to meeting their business objectives; 46% are increasing their technology spend year over year; and 100% of SMBs said an internet outage would halt operations or cause significant revenue loss¹. Yet choosing the right solution is not straightforward: 43% of SMBs said they spend significant effort researching multiple providers and offers before settling on a connectivity solution, and the top features they look for are network separation, pervasive coverage, and visibility into staff internet use.²

To meet these needs and unlock new revenue streams in this fast-growing, underserved segment, ISPs must offer capabilities beyond connectivity, while retaining the user-friendliness of home Wi-Fi. With Hitron and Airties, ISPs can sell a tailored solution for SMBs that increases ARPU relative to residential broadband because of added business-critical features, while lowering cost-to-serve through remote monitoring and troubleshooting.

Hitron and Airties: A Purpose-Built Platform for SMBs

Hitron's advanced broadband gateways provide the high-performance connectivity foundation for SMB environments, while Airties Pro builds on that foundation with business-grade networking, security, and rich data insights. The combined solution provides secure, multi-layer access for SMBs, ISPs, and channel partners to remotely manage network performance and insights across devices and applications. SMBs can easily configure secure networks for employees and guests and create their own branded Wi-Fi portals. An intuitive app enables zero-touch installation and self-care checks for easy operation and maintenance without requiring IT expertise, while AI-driven optimization works in the background to resolve issues before the business owner notices. ISPs also gain population-level visibility across their SMB customer base to help refine their service offerings and features.

Airties and Hitron will showcase the joint solution at SCTE TechExpo26 in Atlanta, Georgia, taking place September 29 to October 1 within the Hitron Americas booth #I1528. Additional information about Airties can be found at: www.airties.com. For more about Hitron, visit: https://us.hitrontech.com.

About Airties
Airties empowers operators to provide smooth, smart, secure connectivity. Airties turns smart connectivity into a competitive advantage for operators and enhances how subscribers experience connectivity in the real world: making every connection more intelligent, reliable and secure. Airties' AI-driven insights enable operators to lower churn, reduce expenses, boost satisfaction, and attract new customers. Across departments, from engineering to marketing, Airties helps increase efficiency, accelerate innovation, and design smarter campaigns. Airties' holistic suite of hardware-agnostic software enables ISPs to manage connectivity, based on leading industry standards and open-source software, across their fibre, cable/DSL, and fixed wireless access (FWA) deployments. Airties' customers include leading service providers such as AT&T, Bouygues Telecom, Cox, Deutsche Telekom, Telia, Telstra, T-Mobile US, Vodafone, and many others across the world. More information is available at www.airties.com.

About Hitron Technologies
Hitron Technologies is creating technology for tomorrow's networks, changing the way the world works, plays, and connects. With over 30 years of experience and more than 50 million devices shipped worldwide, Hitron provides a comprehensive portfolio of broadband solutions spanning DOCSIS and PON gateways, Wi-Fi systems, diagnostic tools, and cloud services. Many of these solutions leverage AI and advanced data intelligence, empowering ISPs to monitor connection quality, optimize service delivery, and deliver extraordinary customer experiences. To learn more about Hitron Technologies Americas, visit https://us.hitrontech.com/

Airties Press Contact: Renee Burch or Jeremy Pemble, JLM Partners for Airties, [email protected]
Hitron Press Contact: Lesley Kirchman, [email protected] 

1 - GTIA (Global Technology Industry Association), 2025.
2 - Hitron SMB research, 2026.

SOURCE Airties