ICYMI Spectrotel Holding, LLC announced the completion of its previously announced merger with AireSpring, bringing together two channel-focused companies with complementary capabilities across managed networking, connectivity and communications. According to the companies, Spectrotel’s experience supporting complex, distributed enterprises is now paired with AireSpring’s nationwide facilities-based fiber network, geo-redundant voice infrastructure and global connectivity capabilities. “Together, these complementary strengths establish a broader operating platform spanning enterprise, mid-market and SMB customers, including organizations with multi-location and global requirements,” said the announcement. Backed by Charlesbank Capital Partners, the newly merged organization also benefits from continued investment by Grain Management, while members of the Lonstein family, AireSpring’s founders, remain significant minority investors. “The market is moving beyond buying connectivity and individual technology solutions toward something much more strategic — enterprises want a partner that can take accountability for how their network performs and the outcomes it delivers,” said Ross Artale, CEO of Spectrotel. “Merging Spectrotel and AireSpring gives us the scale, network control, global reach and expertise to meet that expectation. This combination accelerates our ability to anticipate issues earlier, reduce complexity for customers and define what the next generation of managed network services should deliver for customers and our channel partners.” With the merger closed, Spectrotel and AireSpring will move forward as a single organization. The company said it has established an executive leadership team designed to unite the experience, capabilities and perspectives of both organizations and lead its next phase of growth. Artale will continue as CEO, with Russ Shipley, formerly COO of AireSpring, serving as COO of the newly formed company. Terri Vaccarino, currently Senior Vice President of Product & Marketing at Spectrotel, will become Chief Marketing Officer. Adam Siskind will continue as CFO, Sanjay Patel as CTO and Gabe Sette as CRO. The merger was first announced on April 23, 2026. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Spectrotel and AireSpring Announce Closing of Merger 58 CHANNELVISION | FALL 2026 FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS - Subscriptions to ChannelVision magazine are free to executives working for telecommunications service providers. Simply go to channelvisionmagazine.com and click on the subscribe link. Fill out the form completely and you will start receiving the magazine within six weeks. ADDRESS CHANGES, RENEWALS and CANCELLATIONS - Go to channelvisionmag.com and click on the subscribe link. For address changes and renewals, simply fill out the form, submit it and your subscription will automatically be renewed with your most current information. To cancel your subscription, go to the “Cancellations” header, click “here” and follow the instructions. CORRESPONDENCE - Send letters to the editor via email to Martin Vilaboy at martin@bekabusinessmedia.com. All other correspondence should be directed to Martin Vilaboy at 10115 E Bell Road, Suite 107 - #517 Scottsdale, Arizona 85260. REPRINTS - For high-quality article reprints, minimum of 100 quantity, please contact the publisher at 480-503-0770. ADVERTISING - For a media kit or information about advertising, contact Group Publisher Berge Kaprelian at 480-503-0770, berge@bekabusinessmedia.com. Ad Index Communication 4Voice (www.4voice.net) 2, 33 8x8 (www.8x8.com) 23 AireSpring (www.airespring.com) 11 Alliance of Channel Women (allianceofchannelwomen.com) 45 ASCII Group (www.ascii.com) 49 C3 Complete (www.c3cloud.com) 43, 59 Channel Partner Conference (channelpartnersconference.com) 47 Clarus Communications (www.clarusco.com) 5 CVxEXPO (www.cvxexpo.com) 30-31 DynaLink (www.dynalink.com) 3 Easton Telecom Services (www.eastontelecom.com) 19 FiberLight (www.fiberlight.com) 37 Granite (www.granitenet.com) 7 GreenStar Marketing (gstarmarketing.com) 21 INCOMPAS (www.show.incompas.org) 51 Lumen (lumen.com/partners) 13 Netverge (www.netverge.com) 39 NHC (nhcgrp.com) 35, back cover P2 Software & Managed Services (www.p2telecom.com) 15 Q Advisors (www.qllc.com) 25 Snom (snomamerica.com) 9 SolEx (www.solexp.com) 29 Telarus (www.telarus.com) 17 Disclaimer: This index is provided as a free service to our advertisers. Every effort is made for accuracy, but we cannot be held liable for any errors or omissions.
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