How Hotwire made its mark in the scorching fiber market
Hotwire, recently acquired by PE firm Brookfield, is looking to shake up the crowded fiber landscape It has an advantage in being a fiber-only ISP with footholds in multiple verticals, an analyst told us Hotwire exec David Ramos talked up...
WOW! goes private in $1.5B deal with Digital Bridge Group and Crestview Partners
The deal is expected to close sometime in the first quarter of 2026 WOW! aims to continue its ongoing cable upgrades and fiber expansion Crestview is now WOW!’s largest shareholder The dominos just keep on falling with telecom consolidation, with...
Telco M&A shows ‘remarkable’ resilience this year
Telecom M&A defies economic headwinds in 2025, says PwC Aside from the “mega deals,” a lot of smaller M&A moves are happening Private equity rethinks rural fiber bets amid BEAD changes Despite global economic uncertainty and rising interest rates, telecom...
AI investors want to own their own compute power
Private equity companies investing in AI are looking to secure compute power Governments are also looking to do the same to ensure domestic AI startups have what they need for growth Investments and grants could use compute power as currency...
Financing fiber builds is not a cookie-cutter process
Asset-backed securities are a good financing option for established providers A private equity investor named some of the key criteria that PE firms look at before they invest Getting buy-in from local communities can improve a rural fiber provider’s chance...