EarthLink Acquires Kentucky Fixed-Wireless Provider QX.net

EarthLink Acquires Nextera Communications

October 1, 2024

Telecommunications

EarthLink has acquired Nextera Communications, a Minnesota-based provider of fixed wireless, voice, and data solutions, to expand its business internet and fixed wireless footprint in the Midwest. The deal brings Nextera's employees, services, and customers into EarthLink Business and is effective immediately; financial terms were not disclosed.

EarthLink Acquires BroadAspect's Fiber-Optic and Fixed Wireless Network

April 2, 2024

Telecommunications

EarthLink has acquired the fiber-optic and fixed wireless network assets of BroadAspect, boosting EarthLink Business's East Coast network footprint and service offerings. BroadAspect will continue to operate as a managed IT and cybersecurity firm while EarthLink assumes control of the network and related clientele.

Watch Communications Acquires Q Wireless

February 25, 2020

Telecommunications

Watch Communications, a subsidiary of Benton Ridge Telephone, has acquired Q Wireless, a western Kentucky-based fixed wireless internet provider, expanding Watch’s footprint into western Kentucky and southeastern Indiana and adding roughly 2,000 residential subscribers. Phil Lambert, owner of Q Wireless, will join Watch Communications as Southern Region general manager; the deal also extends Watch’s Microsoft Airband partnership into Kentucky.

EarthLink Acquires One Ring Networks

June 30, 2023

Telecommunications

EarthLink, a Trive Capital portfolio company, has acquired One Ring Networks, a fixed wireless and voice/data provider headquartered in Athens, Texas. The deal — which closed on June 30, 2023 — expands EarthLink Business' fixed wireless capabilities and market presence across Arizona, California, Georgia, Maryland and Texas.

iQSTEL Acquires 51% of Lynk Telecom

May 10, 2024

Telecommunications

iQSTEL Inc. agreed to acquire a 51% membership interest in Lynk Telecom (Lynktel), adding an estimated $20 million in annual revenue and $1 million in annual net income. The transaction strengthens iQSTEL's U.S. presence by integrating Lynk Telecom's wholesale and retail telecom services and is expected to close by July 1, 2024 following due diligence.

iQSTEL Acquires 51% Stake in QXTEL

January 23, 2024

Telecommunications

iQSTEL Inc. has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 51% of the capital stock of QXTEL, a wholesale telecommunications provider with offices across Miami, London, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, Belgrade and Dubai. Management said the deal nearly doubles iQSTEL's revenue, brings new wholesale carrier customers and executive talent, and will be integrated to drive operating efficiencies and margin expansion.