Rural broadband deployment
Designing coverage for the places satellite and fixed microwave never reach properly — built on cutting-edge infrastructure from the major cellular carriers, not a dish bolted to the roof.
Philip Emanuele
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Reno, Nevada · Open to advisory & partnerships
Philip
Emanuele
Founder & Principal, Investor + Advisory at ispMint
I build and back the infrastructure that connects rural America. Since 2014, ispMint has delivered genuine high-speed broadband to the places the big carriers skipped — homes, ranches, job sites and travellers, right across North America.
- Based in
- Reno, Nevada
- Founded
- ispMint, 2014
- Coverage
- North America
- Top speed
- Up to 130 Mb/sec
What I do
Connectivity, capital and the unglamorous work in between.
Twenty years of systems and telecom work, turned into a national wireless ISP. These are the conversations I am most useful in.
Investor & advisory
Founder-side advice and early capital for connectivity, infrastructure and Nevada technology companies. Practical input from someone who has carried the pager, not just the pitch deck.
Business & multi-site internet
Managed broadband that keeps a workforce connected 24/7 — branch offices, job sites, fleets and seasonal operations, on plans from $99/mo with no contracts.
Travel, RV & fleet connectivity
Unlimited internet that moves with you. Work from the trailhead, run a crew from a truck, stream anything you want in the middle of nowhere.
Network operations & systems
From university IT administration to running a wireless ISP across a continent — capacity planning, carrier relationships, support operations and the boring reliability work that keeps customers.
Partnerships & speaking
Carrier, reseller and community partnerships — plus talks on closing the rural connectivity gap for towns that keep getting left off the map.
Ventures
The company I built, and the road that led there.
2014 — present
ispMint
Founder & Principal · Investor + Advisory
A veteran-owned, high-speed broadband on-the-go provider that reaches inaccessible areas. Since launching in 2014, ispMint has become a leading rural wireless internet provider in North America — serving families, travellers and businesses including Apple, Tesla, Harley-Davidson and State Farm.
- Unlimited data — no throttling, no buffering
- Speeds up to 130 Mb/sec, from $99/mo with no contracts
- Home, business, RV and job-site plans across North America
- Bundled free TV with 500+ channels, plus Ooma phone service
Also along the way
- Vero 7 Technology
- Reno Technology Nevada
- University of Nevada, Reno Systems administration
- Mount Saint Mary College New York
Track record
Trusted where the map runs out.
Rural and small-town America was left without a real high-speed option. Eleven years later, the network reaches the ranch, the trailer and the corporate field team alike.
2014
Launched, and still veteran-owned
130
Mb/sec top speeds in rural areas
9/10
Subscribers recommend ispMint
4.8
Out of 5 for unlimited data
- Apple
- Tesla
- Harley-Davidson
- State Farm
Businesses served by ispMint alongside thousands of rural households.
“Serving with integrity is a competitive advantage.”The principle ispMint was built on
About
A founder who started in the server room.
I’m Philip Emanuele — founder, operator and investor, based in Reno, Nevada. My path into telecoms ran through systems administration at the University of Nevada, Reno, and technology work at Vero 7 and Reno Technology, before rural connectivity became the problem I could not put down.
That became ispMint: a veteran-owned wireless ISP delivering unlimited high-speed internet to the parts of North America the big carriers priced out or wrote off. Today I split my time between the network itself and the founders building around it — investing, advising, and opening the carrier doors that took a decade to earn.
If you have found this page from a card, a tap or a QR code: everything you need to reach me is right here.
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01
Integrity first
Plain pricing, no contracts, no throttling. The promise made at signup is the one still running a year later.
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02
Coverage over hype
A megabit that reaches the ranch beats a headline speed that never arrives. Build for where people actually live and work.
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03
In it for the long haul
Infrastructure rewards patience. Eleven years in, the same principles — and largely the same people — are still running it.
What sort of work do you take on?
Advisory for connectivity and infrastructure businesses, partnership and carrier introductions, and hands-on help with network operations or go-to-market for rural service areas.
Do you invest?
Yes — selectively, and usually early. I look for connectivity, infrastructure and Nevada technology companies where operating experience is worth more than the cheque.
Where can ispMint actually reach?
Rural and hard-to-reach locations across North America, including homes, businesses, RVs and temporary job sites. Send your address through the form and the team will confirm coverage.
How quickly will I hear back?
Messages are answered within one business day. For anything urgent, call the line above between 9:00am and 6:00pm Pacific, Monday to Friday.
Contact
Let’s get you connected.
Coverage question, partnership, or something to build together — tell me a little and I’ll come straight back to you.
Send a message
Every message reaches me directly. No newsletter, no sales sequence.
Direct lines
- Phone+1 844-533-5111
- Email[email protected]
- Websiteispmint.com
- LinkedInispMint
- Office1 East 1st Street, Reno, NV 89501
When I’m reachable
Monday – Friday9:00am – 6:00pm PT
Saturday – SundayMessages only
Support lineStaffed weekdays
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