Crown Castle
Crown Castle owns, operates, and leases towers and other infrastructure for wireless communications. Crown Castle offers significant wireless communications coverage to 92 of the top 100 US markets and to substantially all of the Australian population. Technology is changing the way they interact with the world. They don't go online anymore. They exist there. Their smartphones and tablets are connected, of course, but soon things like traffic lights, machines, appliances, and autonomous cars will all be online.
They work closely with community members, government officials, and their customers to design and build solutions that meet their unique connectivity needs—from wireless coverage to smart city solutions to custom fiber optic networks. Their solutions are built with the future in mind. They play an important role in tomorrow's smarter, better-connected communities, while paving the way for new innovations in the way they live, work, and stay safe.
Their infrastructure solutions create important connections that make communities around the country safer, better places to live. But they don’t stop there. They have offices in every major US market and are committed to being responsible members of the communities where they live and work. One of the ways they do this is through their Connected by Good program.
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Lightower Fiber Networks
Acquisition in 2017
Lightower Fiber Networks is a leading fiber network and broadband service provider in the Northeast, offering over 6,600 fiber route miles coupled with comprehensive transport and alternative access services. Lightower Fiber's geographic footprint extends from New England, to eastern New York State, northern New Jersey, Long Island, and New York City. With access to over 3,500 commercial buildings, Lightower offers unparalleled regional density, performance, scalability, security, and reliability in the Northeast. Lightower Fiber is headquartered in Boxborough, MA.
Fibernet Direct
Acquisition in 2016
FPL FiberNet is a leading provider of end-to-end bandwidth infrastructure services specializing in fiber-optic network solutions that drive stronger business productivity and performance. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc., a leading clean energy provider and Fortune 200 company.
Vapor IO, Inc.
Series B in 2017
Vapor IO develops a collection of edge colocation and interconnection facilities colocated with the wireless network. Serving wireless carriers, cloud providers, web-scale companies, and other innovative enterprises, the company’s Kinetic Edge combines multi-tenant colocation with software-defined interconnection and high-speed networking. The Kinetic Edge delivers a flexible, highly-distributed edge infrastructure at the edge of the wireless network.
The company has deployed its Kinetic Edge in Chicago, IL and has plans to have projects underway in the top 20 markets with 100+ sites by 2020. Vapor IO was founded in 2015 and is based in Austin, Texas.
FiberTower
Series A in 2005
Created March 2014, FiberTower Corporation is a privately held provider of spectrum and fixed wireless services. FiberTower is the leader in millimeter band fixed wireless technology, also known as “wireless fiber.”
The company offers spectrum leases and backhaul/equipment services in its 46 wide-area license areas. The services include Small Cell and Macro cell Backhaul and Transport solutions. The company enjoys longstanding veteran relationships with mobile carriers, government, community and industry customers. Prime wide-area licensed millimeter band spectrum (see map) is available for use in the 24GHz and 39GHz bands. The company engages in industry leading Research & Development (R&D) with Customers, Equipment Providers, and Deployment partners.
Global Signal
Acquisition in 2007
Global Signal is one of the largest owners of wireless towers and other communications sites in the United States. Global Signal sites are primarily located in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic regions of the country. For the year ended December 31, 2003, all of revenues came from Global Signal ownership
Vapor IO, Inc.
Series C in 2018
Vapor IO develops a collection of edge colocation and interconnection facilities colocated with the wireless network. Serving wireless carriers, cloud providers, web-scale companies, and other innovative enterprises, the company’s Kinetic Edge combines multi-tenant colocation with software-defined interconnection and high-speed networking. The Kinetic Edge delivers a flexible, highly-distributed edge infrastructure at the edge of the wireless network.
The company has deployed its Kinetic Edge in Chicago, IL and has plans to have projects underway in the top 20 markets with 100+ sites by 2020. Vapor IO was founded in 2015 and is based in Austin, Texas.
TriStar Investors
Acquisition in 2014
Tristar Investors, Inc. operates cell towers for wireless carriers in the United States. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
NextG Networks
Acquisition in 2011
NextG Networks enhances the performance of existing mobile wireless infrastructure while meeting communities' desire for aesthetic installations.
NextG is a facilities-based carrier's carrier that designs, permits, builds, owns, operates and manages Distributed Antenna System networks that enhance wireless performance. NextG Networks DAS networks balance the aesthetics requirements of communities and consumers with the network performance needs of wireless carriers. Performance improvements include increased voice quality, greater handling of call traffic, fewer dropped calls, better mobile coverage, faster file transfers, and enhanced video quality.
NextG's innovative fiber-optic architecture, low-impact, low-emission equipment, and municipal rights-of-way agreements are the foundation of each NextG DAS Network. Because the networks are protocol and frequency neutral, they can carry cellular, PCS, 3G or any combination of wireless frequencies, standards and technologies. The networks serve residential, urban, and difficult-to-zone areas across the United States for numerous carriers of all sizes.
Vapor IO, Inc.
Series C in 2020
Vapor IO develops a collection of edge colocation and interconnection facilities colocated with the wireless network. Serving wireless carriers, cloud providers, web-scale companies, and other innovative enterprises, the company’s Kinetic Edge combines multi-tenant colocation with software-defined interconnection and high-speed networking. The Kinetic Edge delivers a flexible, highly-distributed edge infrastructure at the edge of the wireless network.
The company has deployed its Kinetic Edge in Chicago, IL and has plans to have projects underway in the top 20 markets with 100+ sites by 2020. Vapor IO was founded in 2015 and is based in Austin, Texas.
GoldenState Towers
Acquisition in 2004
GoldenState Towers was acquired by Crown Castle International Corp. GoldenState Towers owns and operates wireless telecommunications towers in the western United States. It provides collocations services to various carriers. GoldenState Towers was formerly known as Central Wireless Partnership.
Sunesys
Acquisition in 2015
Sunesys is a leading provider of premium bandwidth services and private fiber optic networks. They own, operate, and maintain their own high density fiber optic network in major metropolitan areas across the U.S. Sunesys offers a comprehensive suite of tailored, high capacity, facilities-based network services coupled with superior industry expertise, service, and support. Sunesys provides telecommunications services and private fiber optic networks in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Georgia, Florida and California.
Sunesys is a subsidiary of Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR). Quanta Services safely provides engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for comprehensive infrastructure needs in the electric power and oil and natural gas industries. With a workforce tens of thousands strong and offices across North America and abroad, Quanta is the premier provider in the industries it serves.
Tower Development
Acquisition in 2016
TDC develops wireless communications infrastructure in the U.S. and Puerto Rico in close partnership with Crown Castle.
NewPath Networks
Acquisition in 2010
NewPath Networks is a company that was acquired by Crown Castle in 2010.
Wilcon
Acquisition in 2017
Wilcon is the premier West Coast provider of best-in-class fiber and data center infrastructure solutions helping to enable the digital future of their service provider and enterprise customers.
Their customers leverage their wholly-owned and operated fiber optic network to gain access to the most powerful combination of dark and lit fiber, data center and interconnection and capabilities in the region.
Founded in 1998, the company continues to experience record growth and profitability and has been recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing privately held companies.
