IQST - IQSTEL Showcasing Growth Strategy, ULTRANET Acquisition, and Share Repurchase Program to Family Offices and Institutional Investors at Planet MicroCap Las Vegas

Management Continues Strategic Efforts to Increase Institutional Ownership, Enhance Market Awareness, and Communicate the Company's Growth Strategy

LAS VEGAS, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- IQSTEL Inc. (NASDAQ: IQST), a rapidly growing multinational technology company serving the Telecom, Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Digital Services sectors, today provided shareholders with an update regarding its ongoing institutional investor outreach initiatives.

As part of management's strategy to increase awareness of IQSTEL among institutional investors, family offices, and investment banks, the Company has actively participated in multiple high-profile investor conferences throughout 2026.

Management's objective is to continue expanding IQSTEL's institutional shareholder base, which currently represents approximately 4% of the Company's outstanding shares, while increasing visibility among long-term investors that can support the Company's next phase of growth.

• Family Office Winter Forum 2026

• March 10, 2026
• New York Marriott Marquis, New York, NY
• Organized by Opal Group

• LD Micro Invitational XVI

• May 17–19, 2026
• Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel
• Los Angeles, California
• Organized by LD Micro – Freedom U.S. Markets

• Planet MicroCap Showcase Las Vegas 2026

• June 16–18, 2026
• Bellagio Hotel & Casino
• Las Vegas, Nevada
• Organized by Planet MicroCap Club

Across these events, management has conducted approximately 20 one-on-one meetings at each conference with family offices, institutional investors, investment banks, and capital markets professionals.

These meetings provide an opportunity to present IQSTEL's business model, financial performance, strategic growth initiatives, and long-term vision directly to sophisticated investors and decision-makers.

In addition to these individual meetings, IQSTEL has delivered corporate presentations at the MicroCap conferences and is scheduled to present again today at 12:30 PM PST at the MicroCap Conference in Las Vegas.

"Our objective is simple," said Leandro Iglesias, CEO of IQSTEL. "We want to continue increasing awareness of IQSTEL among institutional investors and family offices while demonstrating the significant progress the Company has made over the last several years. We believe our current market valuation does not fully reflect the scale of our business, the strength of our balance sheet, the profitability expansion opportunities ahead, or the strategic value of the platform we have built."

Management has focused discussions with investors on several recent corporate developments, including:

• IQSTEL's continued revenue growth and profitability expansion strategy.
• The recently announced Binding MOU to acquire a 51% controlling interest in ULTRANET Telecom Group.
• The expected contribution of approximately $130 million in annual revenue and $4.5 million in annual net income from the ULTRANET transaction.
• The Company's recently announced share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to 1,000,000 shares.
• IQSTEL's expansion into higher-margin sectors including Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Digital Health, and Digital Content Services.

Management believes that consistent engagement with institutional investors, family offices, and investment banks is an important component of creating long-term shareholder value.

"We have worked hard to build a business platform that today reaches more than 600 telecom operators worldwide and approximately 2.3 billion end users," continued Iglesias. "Our responsibility now is to ensure that the investment community understands both the scale of what we have built and the opportunities that lie ahead. These conferences allow us to communicate our story directly to investors who can become long-term partners in our growth journey."

The Company expects to continue participating in selected investor conferences and capital markets events as part of its broader strategy to expand institutional ownership, improve market visibility, and support long-term shareholder value creation.

About IQSTEL Inc.
IQSTEL Inc. (NASDAQ: IQST) is a global telecom and technology company operating in 21 countries with over 600 Telecommunication Carrier Interconnections. The company delivers international voice, SMS, messaging, connectivity, and mobile financial services to telecom operators and enterprise customers worldwide. Built through a decade of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, IQSTEL is now expanding into AI-powered communications and cybersecurity through its RealityBorder.com AI Division and Cycurion partnership.

For more information, please visit www.IQSTEL.com.

Official Investors Landing Page: www.landingpage.iqstel.com

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