Unite Private Networks
industry sectors
status
Prior
headquarter city
Kansas City, MO
Year of investment
2010
overview
Unite Private Networks (UPN) provides fiber-optic communications infrastructure services to schools, governments, carriers, data centers, hospitals, and enterprise business customers. Service offerings include dark and lit fiber, private line, optical Ethernet, Internet access, FiberVoice, Cloud Connect, DDoS Protection, SD-WAN, and other customized solutions. UPN currently serves over 300 communities across 21 states, with 12,000 fiber route miles and 9,500 end customer sites. UPN is also one of the largest providers of fiber WAN services to K-12 school districts in the U.S, serving more than 250 school districts, connecting nearly 2 million students. Headquartered in the Kansas City, MO metro area, UPN has been providing customer-focused communications solutions since 1998.
Visit SiteAcquisition criteria
- Owned fiber network built for non-residential customer base in existing or adjacent target markets
- Existing target markets include Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Texas
- Generally also interested in all markets in the Mid-West region
- Long term contracts with significant recurring revenue
- Significant remaining capacity of network
- High quality network construction
- Fully documented rights of way, permits, etc.
- Interested in both dark and lit networks