News Coverage
February 16, 2023
Meet the 2023 Utah Business Forty Under 40 Honorees ❯
Utah Business - Each year, Utah Business celebrates professionals who are changing Utah’s business landscape...
January 10, 2023
2023 Sales and Marketers of the Year ❯
Utah Business Magazine - What’s a business without its sales and marketing teams? Utah Business is proud to...
December 21, 2022
Exhibit floor sizzles with excitement at Self-Service Innovation Summit ❯
Vending Times - There was never a dull moment last week as attendees perused the exhibits to find the latest self...
July 11, 2022
Smart Irrigation Month Q&A: OptConnect ❯
Irrigation & Lighting - Justin Nichols breaks down OptConnect’s unique smart irrigation involvement, what it...
June 03, 2022
2022 CXOs of the Year ❯
Utah Business Magazine - As team leaders, C-suite executives make the hard decisions that impact daily operations as...
March 01, 2022
From 3G to 4G to 5G and Beyond ❯
Automatic Merchandiser - As the cellular carriers roll out the new and enhanced 5G network, they will be turning off...
March 01, 2022
Looking at Bitcoin ATM Connectivity Lessons ❯
ATM Marketplace - Bitcoin ATMs are becoming more common across the globe, with 45,000 in North America alone. Wayne...
September 01, 2021
Making a Connection, Part 2 ❯
Planet Laundry - From 3G to 4G to 5G and beyond, learn how cellular connectivity is helping to power today's...
August 24, 2021
Emerging and Rooted: Technology for Vending, Micro Markets and OCS has a Lot... ❯
Vending Market Watch - Introduced late last year, neo2 is OptConnect's “next evolution in fully managed cellular...
August 09, 2021
Making a Connection ❯
Planet Laundry - Examining the Internet connectivity options available to your laundromat business. With the...
June 08, 2021
IoT Innovations 2021 and Beyond ❯
Connected World Magazine - At a time of disruption, when companies have been tempted to put their digital...
March 11, 2021
Meet Our 2021 CEO of the Year Honorees ❯
Utah Business - During the past 12 months, every business has felt the strain of dealing with “the new normal." But...
January 06, 2021
Convenience services cautiously optimistic about 2021 ❯
Vending Times - Self-service providers generally agree the pandemic has raised awareness of the need for new ways to...
June 01, 2020
OptConnect solo, The Easy Way For Operators to Connect Machines ❯
Vending Connection - With OptConnect Solo, vending operators can easily ensure that their machines are connected to...
May 11, 2020
Commercial Grade Cellular Connectivity For Home, Travel ❯
The Green Sheet - OptConnect, a managed wireless services provider, released OptConnect Home Office, a portable,...
February 18, 2020
5G Prelaunch Adoption Exceeds Expectations ❯
The Green Sheet - OptConnect launched mylo, a 5G wireless router, on Feb. 10, 2020, a product Baird described as...
January 10, 2020
Meet the 2020 Sales & Marketers of the Year ❯
Utah Business - Working with OptConnect, Matt's lead the team to a record-breaking growth of revenue and a launch...
December 19, 2019
Connectivity: Payments Secret Sauce ❯
The Green Sheet - We asked payment leaders for insights on how telco service providers and partnering companies are...
October 22, 2019
ATMs Go High-Tech, High-Touch at NAC 2019 ❯
The Green Sheet - Chris Baird, President and CEO at OptConnect, praised NAC for providing a platform for thought...
August 12, 2019
NAC Leaders Model the Way to Capitol Hill ❯
The Green Sheet - The nonprofit trade association for the independent ATM industry brought 50 members to the two-day...
August 05, 2019
Winners of the 2019 IoT Evolution Product of the Year Awards Announced ❯
IoT Evolution World - The award honors the best and most innovative products and solutions powering the Internet of...
June 25, 2019
A Modem Bundled with Time ❯
EE Journal - There’s a company in Utah that thinks IoT designers deserve that same kind of red-carpet, white-glove,...
June 21, 2019
Target POS Outage Sparks Interest in Data Protection ❯
The Green Sheet - According to Stefan Tapia, national sales manager at OptConnect, retail analysts have estimated the...
June 21, 2019
IoT Managed Services’ Role in the Enterprise IoT Evolution ❯
IoT World Today - IoT managed services are poised to help enterprises in numerous ways, from comprehensive network...
May 16, 2019
IoT World 2019 News: The 6 Biggest Announcements ❯
CRN - We break down the six biggest IoT announcements at the IoT World 2019 conference, which included Verizon's...
May 16, 2019
OptConnect Showcases Managed IoT Connectivity at IoT World ❯
IoT World Today - At the IoT World tradeshow, OptConnect debuted products and services designed to enable...
April 19, 2019
Antenna Upgrade for Both ATMs and Coin-Op ❯
Replay Magazine - Designed to operate on a 4G LTE network, OptConnect officials say the new device is aimed at a wide...
March 25, 2019
Self-Serve Kiosks Reduce Friction, but IoT Learning Can Throw a Curve ❯
Kiosk Marketplace - IoT is an exciting playground as machines are being built that do things faster, more accurately,...
February 11, 2019
IoT Payments: Fast, Fraudproof, Frictionless ❯
The Green Sheet - Organizations use IoT technologies to automate tasks to improve efficiencies, product development...
September 19, 2018
Here are the 115 Utah Companies Listed on the Inc. 5000 ❯
Desert News - Utah’s growing business and tech sectors gained national recognition in one of the top lists in the...
September 10, 2018
High-Quality, Low Cost SIM Card Management ❯
The Green Sheet - Utah-based OptConnect, a managed wireless solutions provider, has created a SIM card management...
August 27, 2018
Partners: Payment Industry’s DNA ❯
The Green Sheet - In the new paradigm, merchants recognize they have a choice in processors and look for partners...
April 13, 2018
What's Up With ATM Wireless Service? ❯
Vending Connection - The ATM wireless modem is not just a dumb black box anymore. Get to know its features and...
