AT&T Acquires Lumen's Mass Markets Fiber Business for $5.75 Billion

T‑Mobile and EQT Joint Venture Acquires Lumos

April 25, 2024

Telecommunications

T‑Mobile and EQT formed a joint venture (backed by EQT Infrastructure VI) to acquire fiber‑to‑the‑home provider Lumos from EQT Infrastructure III. The JV will combine T‑Mobile's retail, brand and customer capabilities with EQT's infrastructure expertise to scale Lumos' fiber network and transition it to a wholesale model with T‑Mobile as the anchor tenant, with plans to reach ~3.5 million homes passed by 2028.

Microsoft Acquires Lumenisity

December 15, 2022

Telecommunications

Microsoft has acquired Lumenisity, a U.K. pioneer in hollow-core optical fiber (NANF) technology, following Lumenisity's completion of a new hollow-core fiber manufacturing facility in the United Kingdom. The acquisition is intended to accelerate Microsoft's efforts to reduce latency and increase data throughput across its cloud and distributed computing infrastructure, with potential applications across telecom, finance and healthcare.

Lightpath to Acquire United Fiber & Data Assets

June 10, 2024

Telecommunications

Lightpath has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of United Fiber & Data; the deal is subject to regulatory approvals and expected to close in Q3 2024. The acquisition adds a geographically diverse, high-fiber-count 323-route mile long-haul network between New York City and Ashburn, VA, plus a 79-route mile metro network in NYC/NJ, expanding Lightpath's capacity into the Ashburn data center ecosystem and increasing Manhattan serviceable market by over 20%.

Lumin8 Transportation Technologies Acquires Lightspeed Integrated Communications

February 16, 2023

Infrastructure

Lumin8 Transportation Technologies, a portfolio company of Crest Rock Partners, has acquired Lightspeed Integrated Communications, a Castle Rock, Colorado-based fiber optic infrastructure services provider. The deal expands Lumin8's fiber optic installation, splicing, testing, and maintenance capabilities to support ITS and broadband projects and broadens its service footprint across the U.S.

Morrison & Co-Led Consortium Acquires FiberLight

June 30, 2022

Telecommunications

Funds managed by H.R.L. Morrison & Co, together with Australian Retirement Trust and a managed client of UBS Asset Management, signed a definitive agreement to acquire FiberLight, a U.S. fiber infrastructure provider, from Thermo Companies. The consortium will support FiberLight's network expansion across major U.S. markets to meet rising demand for high-bandwidth connectivity; terms were not disclosed and the deal is subject to customary closing conditions.

ABB Acquires Lumin to Expand Residential Energy Management in North America

January 14, 2025

Energy

ABB has acquired U.S.-based Lumin, a provider of residential energy management hardware and cloud software, following a 2023 strategic minority investment. The acquisition brings Lumin's load-management hardware, integrations for solar and storage, and homeowner-facing software into ABB's Electrification portfolio to broaden its North American home electrification and smart-home offerings.