Mereo Fiber Completes Acquisitions of Data Stream Incorporated and Xcelerate Networks

Vero Fiber Networks Finalizes Acquisition of Velocity Fiber

July 2, 2026

Telecommunications

Vero Fiber Networks has finalized its acquisition of Velocity Fiber, a fiber provider focused exclusively on the K-12 E-Rate market across four states. The deal is intended to expand Vero’s K-12 network footprint and customer base while integrating Velocity Fiber’s private fiber infrastructure into Vero’s operating framework with no disruption to existing customers.

Bluebird Fiber Completes Purchase of Everstream Assets

March 6, 2026

Telecommunications

Bluebird Fiber completed the purchase of substantially all of Everstream’s assets and operations, bringing an approximately 25,000 route-mile business fiber network into Bluebird’s Midwest footprint. The combined network spans from Kansas to Ohio and north to the Canadian border, operating under the Bluebird Fiber name with Everstream customers transitioned to Bluebird representatives.

Mereo Networks Acquires DISH Fiber and Rebrands as Mereo Fiber

April 30, 2025

Telecommunications

Mereo Networks (rebranding to Mereo Fiber) acquired DISH Fiber Internet L.L.C. from DISH Network Corporation in a transaction that closed April 30, 2025. The deal—an add-on to the PE-backed Mereo platform—expands Mereo's bulk fiber footprint (adding ~25,000 residential units) and extends its geographic reach across key Sun Belt, Mountain West and Great Lakes markets.

Highway 89 Ventures (Mereo Networks) Acquires Four Regional Bulk-Internet Operators

January 19, 2022

Telecommunications

Highway 89 Ventures, operating under the Mereo Networks brand and backed by an investment from Freedom 3 Capital, acquired four regional operating companies — Broadband Holdings, Digital Home Lifestyles, Mereo Networks and Vicidiem — to create a single-source bulk fiber internet solution for multi-family developers. The combined business now serves more than 400 properties and about 40,000 subscribers across 18 states, positioning the platform as one of the largest bulk internet providers in the Western United States.

AerioConnect Acquires Metro Fiber

December 17, 2020

Telecommunications

AerioConnect, backed by private equity firm M/C Partners, has acquired Metro Fiber LLC, a Los Angeles–based internet service provider serving multi-family residential (HOA) communities. The acquisition, which closed after M/C Partners' September 30, 2020 investment in Aerio, expands Aerio's customer base and depth in the greater Los Angeles broadband market.

Everstream Acquires Rocket Fiber

February 26, 2020

Telecommunications

Everstream has agreed to acquire Rocket Fiber, a Detroit-based fiber internet service provider, including its fiber network, two downtown Detroit offices and more than 75 employees. The acquisition expands Everstream's Midwest footprint and gives it the largest fiber footprint in greater downtown Detroit; terms were not disclosed.