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Cameron Kilton
Chief Technology Officer | Broadband Infrastructure | Telecom Operations | AI & Automation Strategy
Executive Profile
Technology executive with more than 25 years of telecommunications experience designing, scaling, and operating broadband networks across rural and underserved markets. Currently serving as Chief Technology Officer at Nextlink Internet, helping lead one of the largest hybrid fixed wireless and fiber broadband platforms in the United States. Career focus includes rural broadband expansion, network modernization, federal funding execution, spectrum strategy, automation, AI-enabled operations, OSS/BSS integration, and high-scale infrastructure delivery.
Known for bridging executive strategy with hands-on technical execution across wireless, fiber, transport, network operations, cloud platforms, monitoring systems, customer experience, and internal software innovation.
Core Leadership Themes
- Broadband infrastructure strategy across fixed wireless, fiber, middle-mile, access, transport, and customer-premise technologies.
- Large-scale rural deployment programs involving CAF II, RDOF, CBRS PAL spectrum, BEAD, ARPA-funded broadband projects, and other public-private infrastructure initiatives.
- Technology modernization across network operations, service assurance, field operations, provisioning, monitoring, automation, and AI-enabled decision support.
- Executive leadership across engineering, IT, network architecture, systems integration, operational software, and emerging technology strategy.
- Practical application of AI, automation, telemetry, and internal software platforms to improve scalability, operational efficiency, and customer experience.
Professional Experience
Nextlink Internet / AMG Technology Investment Group
Chief Technology Officer / Chief Technology & Information Officer
Lead technology strategy, network evolution, and infrastructure modernization for a rural-focused broadband provider serving residential, commercial, enterprise, and public-sector customers across multi-state markets. Oversee technical direction across fixed wireless, fiber, transport, network operations, monitoring, internal software systems, automation, security, and IT platforms.
Rural Broadband Expansion at Scale
Helped lead technology strategy and execution supporting Nextlink’s expansion across rural and underserved communities. Public Nextlink materials describe the company as operating more than 2,600 active towers, serving more than 100,000 subscribers, holding one of the largest CBRS Priority Access License portfolios in the United States, and participating in major federal broadband expansion programs.
CAF II / Connect America Fund Phase II Execution
Supported large-scale deployment under Nextlink’s $281 million CAF II program to deliver 100/20 Mbps broadband service to more than 100,000 locations across six states. Nextlink publicly reported that it exceeded required build milestones, surpassing 50% completion ahead of the required 40% milestone and later reaching 70% completion nearly two years ahead of schedule.
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund / RDOF
Contributed to technology and network planning supporting Nextlink’s RDOF expansion program. Nextlink was named a provisional winner of $429.2 million in FCC RDOF Phase I support over 10 years to bring high-speed broadband to more than 206,000 locations across multiple states.
CBRS / Auction 105 Spectrum Strategy
Participated in broadband wireless strategy during the CBRS Priority Access License era, helping position licensed mid-band spectrum as a foundational tool for rural broadband growth. Nextlink was publicly identified as one of the top investors in the FCC’s Auction 105 CBRS airwaves auction, supporting expansion of high-speed broadband and voice services in rural markets.
BEAD Program Readiness and Deployment
Helped prepare network architecture, vendor strategy, and deployment models for BEAD-funded rural broadband expansion. Public announcements state that Nextlink secured more than $180 million in BEAD funding and activated the first BEAD-funded wireless tower in the United States, connecting rural Louisiana.
ARPA / Public-Private Broadband Grant Programs
Supported broadband expansion strategy involving ARPA and local government broadband initiatives, including public-private deployment models designed to bring service to underserved rural communities. Experience includes aligning technical designs, deployment feasibility, cost modeling, and operational requirements with grant-funded broadband objectives.
Hybrid Fiber and Fixed Wireless Network Architecture
Directed strategy for a scalable hybrid broadband model combining licensed fixed wireless, fiber-fed tower infrastructure, fiber access, middle-mile transport, and modern customer-premise platforms. Focused on practical, high-performance designs that balance deployment speed, capital efficiency, reliability, and long-term service quality.
Network Operations Modernization
Led initiatives to improve visibility, monitoring, service assurance, network telemetry, outage response, field diagnostics, and operational workflows. Drove modernization around platforms such as Zabbix, NetBox, network telemetry, GIS/location intelligence, customer-premise device platforms, dispatch systems, and internal operational tools.
AI, Automation, and Internal Software Platforms
Championed the use of AI and automation to improve network operations, customer support, provisioning, field operations, and internal decision-making. Helped develop and guide internal software concepts and platforms focused on telecom automation, operational intelligence, API integrations, and scalable multi-tenant systems.
OSS/BSS and Provisioning Integration
Led or influenced systems strategy across provisioning, service qualification, customer device management, network inventory, monitoring, billing integrations, and operational workflows. Focus areas include API-first integrations, automated onboarding, device lifecycle management, network inventory accuracy, and reduced manual operational friction.
Infara.ai / Infara, LLC
Technology Founder / Platform Strategy Lead
Lead strategy for AI-enabled software initiatives focused on telecom operations, infrastructure intelligence, workflow automation, and multi-tenant SaaS platforms. Infara initiatives include internal and external software concepts designed to turn broadband operational knowledge into scalable tools for service providers, network operators, and infrastructure teams.
- Defined product direction for AI-enabled operational platforms focused on broadband providers, network operations, customer support, provisioning, telemetry, and field workflows.
- Built concepts for agent-driven software that combines telecom domain expertise with API integrations, automation, and operational data.
- Developed strategy around multi-tenant SaaS platforms for ISP operations, including network intelligence, marketplace workflows, customer interaction platforms, and infrastructure automation.
- Helped connect executive broadband strategy with practical software architecture, modern UI/UX, cloud deployment models, and secure enterprise identity integrations.
Earlier Career — Telecom, Wireless, Fiber, and Infrastructure Roles
Engineering, Sales Engineering, Technical Leadership, and Network Strategy
Built a broad telecommunications foundation across wireless broadband, cellular, AMI, fiber-optic networks, carrier infrastructure, and rural connectivity. Experience includes network design, vendor strategy, tower and radio systems, access networks, transport, customer-premise platforms, engineering support, technical sales, field operations, and executive-level technology planning.
Signature Project Areas
Federal Broadband Programs
CAF II, RDOF, BEAD, ARPA, public-private broadband grants, compliance-driven deployment, rural broadband policy execution, grant-aligned network planning.
Spectrum and Wireless Strategy
CBRS PAL strategy, licensed fixed wireless, Tarana, microwave, tower-fed rural broadband, RF design, capacity planning, fixed wireless performance optimization.
Fiber and Transport Infrastructure
FTTH, middle-mile fiber, dark fiber, optical transport, ring architecture, Ethernet services, PON, carrier interconnects, data center connectivity.
Network Operations and Automation
Zabbix, NetBox, telemetry, OSPF visibility, provisioning workflows, device lifecycle management, monitoring correlation, service assurance, dispatch intelligence.
AI and Software Innovation
AI-enabled operations, internal platforms, agentic workflows, API-first systems, cloud-native SaaS, Microsoft Entra SSO, Google Cloud, GitHub-based development workflows.