14 THE INCOMPAS SHOW I OCTOBER 8 - 10, 2023 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 1 Boldyn Networks Wins in Multiple Categories at the TMT M&A Awards USA 2023 WOW! Adds Minnesota Communities to Plans for Expanding Its All Fiber Network Boldyn Networks won big at the TMT M&A Awards USA 2023, taking home two awards, including the Wireless Deal of the Year for its acquisition of ZenFi Networks, and the Digital Infrastructure Growth Story award for its remarkable growth in 2023. Over 300 leading advisors, investors and deal makers attended the award dinner representing the digital infrastructure, telecoms, cloud and software sectors. The awards are the culmination of a yearlong strategy to expand, acquire, merge and re-launch multiple company brands across their global portfolio. The Wireless Deal of the Year recognizes the successful purchase and integration of New York City-based ZenFi Networks. Many judges note that the acquisition of the ZenFi infrastructure and network is the perfect complement to the existing and expanding footprint currently integrated throughout the New York City Subway system by the firm. Boldyn Networks now has a ubiquitous network available for New Yorkers across all five boroughs. Boldyn Networks also received accolades for the best Digital Infrastructure Growth Story. The company was awarded for its remarkable growth trajectory in 2023. It was noted that the scale and pace of growth are derived from both organic expansion and the strategic consolidation of four leading U.S. companies in the neutral host space. With the largest breadth of services, Boldyn Networks’ U.S. business has become the dominant partner of choice and most forward-looking neutral host provider in North America. The company is also behind massive connectivity projects in some of the world’s biggest cities including London, New York, San Francisco, Rome and Hong Kong. For Boldyn Networks, recent growth and expansion are the result of its commitment to provide customers across the Northern Hemisphere with an end-to-end neutral host network solution. “It was an honor to be shortlisted for not just one or two, but three awards. And to win Wireless Deal of the Year and best Digital Infrastructure Growth Story is just a great outcome. This reaffirms that we are taking the right steps in our growth strategy. As one Boldyn team, we have ambitious goals for our neutral host business globally with a laser focus on what we can do in the US. And we are thankful to the TMT M&A Awards USA for recognizing our efforts,” said Boldyn Networks Group CEO Igor Leprince. “We’re very proud of our extraordinary expansion around the globe and milestone projects in very challenging environments in the past year.” ❐ For more information on Platinum Sponsor Boldyn Networks, go to boldyn.com/us or meet with representatives at the show. WOW! Internet, TV & Phone, a leading broadband services provider, announced its entrance into Minnesota where it will begin construction of its fast, reliable, all-IP fiber network in Anoka and Ramsey Counties over the coming months. The company expects to add more than 85,000 new homes in Minnesota, increasing the number of targeted homes passed as part of the Greenfield expansion initiative to a total of 345,000 homes passed, reflecting progress toward the company’s goal of reaching 400,000 new homes by 2027 and increasing its footprint by 21%. WOW!’s expansion into Minnesota builds off the company’s announcement earlier this month to bring its services to new communities in Michigan. These new service area expansions are part of the company’s larger Greenfield initiative, with new build-outs underway in Central Florida and Greenville County, South Carolina, and early indicators pointing to impressive growth and penetration in Central Florida communities where WOW!’s service is now available. The Minnesota communities that will benefit from WOW!’s all-fiber network expansion include Andover, Anoka, Centerville, Circle Pines, Coon Rapids, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Ramsey, Roseville, Shoreview and White Bear Lake. WOW! has begun preliminary work in these areas to bring its stateof-the-art services and exceptional customer service to community members seeking more flexible and reliable broadband access. “On the heels of our new Central Florida and South Carolina market expansions, and construction to expand our services in Michigan, our move into Minnesota extends WOW!’s footprint,” said Teresa Elder, CEO of WOW!. “With our unwavering dedication to providing outstanding customer service and giving back to the communities we serve; we look forward to offering businesses and residents in these areas more options for their broadband needs.” Once services are launched, these communities will experience WOW!’s allfiber network and can subscribe to fiber services, including residential symmetrical Internet speeds up to 5 Gbps. Subscribers will receive the necessary equipment upfront to get started on WOW!’s reliable, high-speed network along with WiFi at no extra cost, unlimited data, and no annual contracts. Among its suite of products, WOW! will also offer YouTube TV, reliable home phone plans, WOW! mobile powered by Reach, and flexible, comprehensive solutions for businesses. ❐ For more information about WOW! Wholesale, go to www.wowforbusiness.com or meet with them at in the Edison Meeting Room.
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