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Scaling New Construction Connectivity: How Elauwit Connection and Cambium Networks Power Managed WiFi Across Thompson Thrift's National Portfolio
Columbia, South Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - April 8, 2026) - Elauwit Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELWT) ("Elauwit" or the "Company"), a national managed services
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[{"type":"text","content":"Columbia, South Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - April 8, 2026) - Elauwit Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELWT) (\"Elauwit\" or the \"Company\"), a national managed services provider of turnkey broadband and property-wide WiFi networks serving multifamily, student housing, and senior living communities, today announced the expansion of its partnership with Thompson Thrift, deploying Cambium Networks' ONE Network platform across a growing portfolio of new construction multifamily communities nationwide.\nProject at-a-Glance\nCustomer: Thompson Thrift (Indianapolis, IN)\nProperty Types: Villas (BTR), Garden Style (Classic), Mid-Rise (Metro)\nMarkets: Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Colorado, and expanding\nTotal Units (Active + Pipeline): 4500+ units across 15+ communities\nWi-Fi Technology: Cambium Networks Wi-Fi 6 Access Points, cnMaestro™ Management Platform\nService Model: Managed WiFi - Elauwit-designed, built, and operated\nProject Type: New Construction\nCustomer Overview\nThompson Thrift is a nationally recognized multifamily developer headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company delivers new communities at scale across the Southeast, Midwest, and Mountain West through three distinct product lines: Villas (build-to-rent duplexes and cottages), Classic (garden-style apartments), and Metro (mid-rise urban buildings). Known for disciplined execution and a Midwestern approach to getting things done, Thompson Thrift is among the most active multifamily builders in the country.\nBusiness Challenge\nDelivering new communities at Thompson Thrift's pace means every vendor in the construction process has to keep up. Connectivity is no exception. Each new property comes with a tight build schedule and a resident base that expects seamless, high-speed internet from opening day-whether it's a villa community in North Port, Florida or a mid-rise in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.\nThompson Thrift needed a managed services provider that could deliver consistent results across different building types, different geographies, and aggressive timelines-without adding complexity to an already disciplined development process. The solution also had to be easy to deploy, simple to manage at scale, and backed by technology that could grow with the portfolio.\n\"We work with multiple network providers across our portfolio, and our requirements are very straightforw...