IsoTruss, Inc. is an engineering, design, and manufacturing services provider that produces patented IsoTruss® composite lattice cell towers for the telecommunications industry. Its core product uses patented geometry and composite materials to reduce weight by roughly 12 times compared to steel while providing corrosion resistance, modularity, superior wind resistance, and an engineered lifespan the company says is at least five times longer than steel towers. The firm plans to deploy a lightweight, space‑saving mobile cell site that can be rapidly assembled and disassembled to provide temporary rural network coverage and to aid disaster response. IsoTruss states the mobile sites will be transportable by a light‑duty truck, lower total cost of ownership, and reduce CO2 emissions by 70% or more over a tower’s lifespan. Since 2019 the company has received multiple funding awards totaling nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support rural broadband expansion and R&D on reinforced concrete foundations for telecom towers. IsoTruss is based in Springville, Utah, holds a global portfolio of more than thirty patented and patent‑pending structural and composite material designs, and is an active member of the Institute of Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI). IsoTruss designs, engineers and manufactures patented IsoTruss® carbon fiber lattice cell towers aimed primarily at telecom infrastructure and 5G rollout. The composite towers are lightweight and corrosion-resistant, with claimed performance of up to 12× stronger than steel for a given weight (or as little as one‑twelfth the weight for a given load) and designs that can last at least five times longer than steel towers. IsoTruss says its towers reduce shipping, installation, and equipment costs, lower total cost of ownership, and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 70% or more over the tower’s lifespan. The company targets telecom, aerospace, civil infrastructure, energy, construction and other industries and offers R&D and manufacturing capabilities using its portfolio of patented and patent‑pending grid structures. IsoTruss is headquartered in Springville, Utah, and plans to open a second manufacturing facility in Pampanga, Philippines in Spring 2022 to ramp production for Southeast Asia. The company has also received government R&D support, including a $100,000 Phase 1 EPA award. IsoTruss manufactures patented IsoTruss® lattice cell towers made from composite materials that the company says are lightweight, durable, corrosion-resistant, and eco-friendly. Its IsoTruss® grid designs—based on isosceles triangles—are protected by a global portfolio of more than thirty patents and patent‑pending designs covering structures and manufacturing processes. The company reports its composite towers reduce material usage by twelve times on a weight basis, extend product lifetimes five times over steel solutions, and cut carbon emissions by about 70% versus traditional steel towers. IsoTruss has demonstrated a foam foundation pilot deployment that reduced installation costs by 60% compared to a typical tower foundation. The firm is using its composite technology and R&D capabilities to develop an eco-friendly composite-reinforced concrete foundation for telecom towers and intends to pursue other civil infrastructure applications such as roads, bridges, and buildings. IsoTruss positions its solutions as well-suited to hurricane/typhoon-prone regions and to support increased tower density tied to 5G deployment.

Total raised

$5M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Mar 2022