AT&T Acquires Lumen Mass Markets Fiber-to-the-Home Business for $5.75 Billion

Lumen Technologies Acquires Alkira

May 7, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Lumen Technologies entered into an agreement to acquire Alkira, a cloud-native, carrier-agnostic networking platform, for $475 million in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition is designed to pair Alkira’s cloud-native control plane with Lumen’s fiber infrastructure to deliver a unified programmable networking platform for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprise connectivity, with emphasis on east-west (cloud-to-cloud and data center interconnect) services.

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%.

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.

Lumentum Holdings to Acquire Cloud Light Technology for ~$750 Million

November 1, 2023

Data & Analytics

Lumentum Holdings entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cloud Light Technology in a transaction valued at approximately $750 million, subject to customary adjustments and closing conditions. The deal is intended to expand Lumentum’s capabilities and offerings in high-speed optical modules and AI/ML-driven cloud data center networking infrastructure.

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.

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.