Articles about wave broadband

Born from $1.35B deal with Frontier, new internet provider Ziply Fiber gears up for launch

There’s a new fiber internet provider launching soon in the Pacific Northwest. Ziply Fiber is set to provider fiber service… Read More

Former Wave Broadband execs scoop up Northwest operations of ex-rival Frontier for $1.35B

WaveDivision Capital, an investment company operated by the founder of Wave Broadband and several former executives, has teamed up with… Read More

Wave Broadband shakes up leadership and operations with new north and south divisions

Wave Broadband is splitting its headquarters into a pair of regional locations to serve its internet and TV customers across… Read More

Tech Moves: Heavily-funded real estate tech startup Compass hires former Distelli and Amazon exec Rahul Singh; and more

Former “Geek of the Week” Rahul Singh is now VP of engineering at New York real estate broker Compass, where… Read More

Tech Moves: NFL tight end joins Amperity; Vision Critical founder launches Rival Technologies; and more

Amperity, the Seattle-based customer data platform, has hired a sports star for its sales team. NFL tight end Cooper Helfet has… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Salesforce looking to fill its Seattle-area office with engineers and developers

Cloud services and customer relationship management giant Salesforce is headquartered in San Francisco, but it’s increasingly making the Seattle region… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Be an ocean science software engineer to support climate research

The University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory was established in the 1940’s to support the U.S. Navy with technology. Today,… Read More

GeekWork Picks: AI2 seeks engineer to manage machine learning annotation pipelines

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence is doing some of the most interesting AI and machine learning work in the… Read More

$2.36B acquisition of Wave Broadband closes, forming nation’s 6th largest cable company

A $2.36 billion deal to form the sixth largest cable company in the U.S. by combining Kirkland, Wash. broadband provider… Read More

Wave Broadband partners with UW to boost ocean observatory’s fiber connections

Wave Broadband is coming out in the open about its partnership with the University of Washington to provide broadband connectivity… Read More

Wave Broadband launches residential gigabit internet service in Washington, Oregon, California

Wave Broadband is expanding its gigabit broadband internet service to residential and small business customers on the West Coast. The… Read More

Wave Broadband completes underground Oregon fiber line, providing a gateway to top Asian markets

Wave Broadband said it has finished a 97-mile underground fiber line between its network of data centers in the Portland… Read More

Google Fiber-owned high-speed internet provider Webpass comes to Seattle

Another high-speed internet provider is coming to town. Webpass, a San Francisco provider owned by Google Fiber, plans to install… Read More

Wave Broadband acquired for $2.36B by TPG Capital, will combine with East Coast telecom company RCN

Wave Broadband is combining with RCN Telecom Services to form the nation’s sixth largest internet and cable operator in a $2.36… Read More

Wave scoops up Seattle internet service provider Cascadelink, its 22nd acquisition in 14 years

Wave Broadband has acquired Cascadelink, a Seattle-based gigabit internet service provider for apartment, condo and office buildings. Wave, which is… Read More

Wave Broadband acquires Cascade Networks to expand west coast fiber network

Wave Broadband today announced the acquisition of Cascade Networks, a Longview, Wash.-based data connectivity company that serves customers in Southwest… Read More

Wave Broadband raises $125M to speed up construction of West Coast fiber internet network

Wave Broadband has raised $125 million to continue building out its fiber internet network for businesses and residents on the West Coast.… Read More

Wave Broadband launches gigabit internet in Portland for $80 per month

A handful of residential buildings in Portland now have a new option for gigabit internet. Wave Broadband announced today that… Read More

First look: New trans-Pacific fiber hub near Seattle connects the U.S. to Asia

Two companies have created a new, direct data connection between North America and Asia. And the U.S. terminus is an 86-acre… Read More

Wave Broadband acquires Silicon Valley Internet provider Layer42 in West Coast expansion plan

Wave Broadband announced on Thursday it has acquired Layer42 Networks, an Internet and colocation company that serves businesses around the… Read More

Q&A: Former Seattle CTO Bill Schrier on the outlook for municipal broadband

Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show was Bill Schrier, the former CTO for the City of Seattle and… Read More

Wave launches residential gigabit Internet in San Francisco for $80 per month

Wave Broadband’s residential gigabit efforts in California are underway. The company today announced that it is now offering gigabit service… Read More

Wave Broadband raises $130M to expand gigabit fiber Internet network across West Coast

To help expand its growing fiber network, Wave Broadband today announced $130 million in additional funding. The fresh cash comes through a… Read More

Wave Broadband acquires ReallyFast.net to expand gigabit service in Seattle

Wave Broadband today announced the acquisition of ReallyFast.net, a Seattle-based internet service provider for multi-unit residential and office buildings. Founded in 2009… Read More

CondoInternet now offering high-speed $80 per month gigabit service in Eastlake

Those living in Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood will soon have access to extremely fast Internet connections for $80 per month. CondoInternet, a… Read More

Wave Broadband acquires another fiber-based Internet company, this time CPI

For the third time in the last 15 months, WaveDivision Holdings has acquired another fiber-based company. Kirkland-based WaveDivision, which operates Wave Broadband,… Read More

Speedy surfing: CondoInternet expands gigabit Internet service to Ballard

While plans for Gigabit Squared to provide lightning-fast Internet throughout Seattle are stalling, CondoInternet doesn’t appear to be slowing down… Read More

Wave acquires Spectrum Networks, CondoInternet to bolster broadband reach

WaveDivision Holdings, the company behind Wave Broadband, today announced the acquisition of Seattle-based Spectrum Networks and its subsidiary, CondoInternet. Wave, headquartered… Read More