Best Telecom Companies in New York, United States
The 256 best Telecom companies in New York, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Mediacom Communications.
Our analysis of 50 Telecom companies
$56.1b in tracked funding; 87% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Telecom companies in New York
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mediacom Communications Fiber optic telecommunication and cable TV services provider 60Tech top 21%Fin. health top 22%Market top 37%Customers top 39% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 21% Fin. healthtop 22% Markettop 37% Customerstop 39% Fundingtop 42% Producttop 44% Newsbottom 48% Moatbottom 45% Talentbottom 40% Growthbottom 32% Globalbottom 30% Tech: 61 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront Fin. health: Revenue ~$195M (FY2014) · Net margin 17.6% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $6.5B | 74 mo ago | Funding Raised | 2,393 | Rocco Commisso CEO | TypeScriptAmazon ALBAmazon Web Services+33 | — | 5 job openings |
| 2 | Tillman Infrastructure Developer and operator of telecommunications infrastructure assets | $1.5B | 25 mo ago | Seed | 93 | William Hague CEO | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceSentry+13 | — | — |
| 3 | Paetec Business telecommunication and data center services provider | $350M | 203 mo ago | Acquired | — | Jack Baron Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 4 | Unison Site Management Provider of managed offices and co-working spaces | $285M | 204 mo ago | Acquired | 74 | Andy Cooper Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 5 | AAT Communications Systems Provider of communications and security systems integration and support | $180M | 271 mo ago | Acquired | 7 | Bill Marraccini Founder | — | — | — |
| 6 | Amelia Provider of telecommunication call center and IT services | $175M | 39 mo ago | Acquired | 4 | Chetan Dube Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — |
| 7 | Perimeter 81 🦄 Provider of network security solutions | $165M | 48 mo ago | Acquired | 250 | Sagi Gidali Co-Founder and CPO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+23 | 148 patents Advanced fire‑retardant and suppression chemical formulations for long‑term protection | — |
| 8 | Vyve Broadband Broadband provider offering internet, TV, phone, and business solutions | $100M | 158 mo ago | Acquired | 615 615 → 509 (-17%) | — | Amazon WebstoreWordPressMySQL+37 | — | 2 expansions · 2 awards |
| 9 | Todyl Provider of SASE networking security solutions | $84M | 28 mo ago | Series B | 67 | Darrin Swan Co-Founder & VP of Sales | Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+25 | 2 patents Provides cloud‑based multi‑function firewalls with zero‑trust private virtual networking. | 1 award |
| 10 | Transit Wireless Provider of neutral host network infrastructure and end-to-end connectivity solutions | $75M | 144 mo ago | Acquired | 94 | Gary Simpson Founder & Director | — | — | — |
| 11 | Lightyear Cloud-based software to buy IT infrastructure 60Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Funding top 38%Global top 38% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 38% Globaltop 38% Techtop 39% Moattop 39% Marketbottom 39% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $48M | 5 mo ago | Series B | 19 | Ryan Schrack Co-Founder & CTO | ContentfulSentryUnbounce+29 | — | — |
| 12 | Intercloud Systems Provider of real-time Toto Macau lottery results and data | $45M | 103 mo ago | Public | 241 | Mark Munro Chairman & CEO | — | — | — |
| 13 | PhoneFree VoIP telephony services provider | $42M | 312 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | WiNetworks Provider of systems based on WiMAX mobile broadband wireless | $38M | 207 mo ago | Acquired | — | Effi Atad Founder | — | — | — |
| 15 | Hakia Provides wireless internet connectivity | $23M | 183 mo ago | Series B | — | Riza Berkan Founder & CEO | Radix UITailwind CSSshadcn/ui+6 | 4 patents Semantic search and natural language processing using ontology-based indexing | — |
| 16 | Skywire Networks Reliable connectivity solutions provider for enterprise, small business, and residential customers | $23M | 105 mo ago | Series A | — | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | — | — |
| 17 | Mast Mobile Diverse content platform covering technology, business, lifestyle, and more | $18M | 116 mo ago | Series B | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Pilot Fiber Reliable fiber-optic internet and connectivity solutions for businesses | $17M | 104 mo ago | Series A | 54 | — | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceSalesforce+20 | — | — |
| 19 | Clearview Tower Company Developer of wireless tower sites and regional clusters | $12M | 206 mo ago | Late Stage | — | Jack Rupert Founder | — | — | — |
| 20 | Qunnect Provider of telecommunications infrastructure services | $11M | 16 mo ago | Series A | 22 | Mael Flament Co-Founder | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+5 | 30 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 1 partnership |
| 21 | Uplink Provider of decentralized wireless internet connectivity through a DePIN platform | $10M | 26 mo ago | Series A | — | Andre Francisco Co-Founder | GitBookNode.jsReact+13 | 2 patents Automated control systems for golf carts, focusing on vehicle dynamics and navigation. | 1 partnership |
| 22 | Rainbow Broadband Reliable, fast internet service provider for home, business, and events | $10M | 81 mo ago | Acquired | — | Russell Hamm Founder & President | — | — | — |
| 23 | Quintel Antenna Independent Tilt Solutions | $10M | 146 mo ago | Acquired | 32 | — | — | 11 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 24 | Epana Prepaid calling card services provider | $9M | 164 mo ago | Series A | — | Elie Seidman ex-CEO | — | — | — |
| 25 | GoNetspeed Provider of fibre optic internet services for residential and business sectors | $9M | 64 mo ago | Series A | 128 | — | Cart FunctionalityWordPressApple iCloud Mail+37 | — | — |
| 26 | Wing Mobile communication services provider | $5M | 68 mo ago | Series A | — | David Arabov Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityGoogle MapsBootstrap+27 | — | — |
| 27 | Flume Provider of fiber cable installation and maintenance services 29Tech top 30%Growth top 35%Funding top 45%Global bottom 37% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 30% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 45% Globalbottom 37% Innovationbottom 30% Patentsbottom 27% Marketbottom 21% Tech: 37 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $4M | 18 mo ago | Series A | 15 | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+23 | 5 patents IoT-based remote water usage monitoring and analytics systems | — |
| 28 | Ultra Mobile T-Mobile MVNO offering unlimited talk & data plans with international calling | $3M | 160 mo ago | Acquired | 406 406 → 302 (-26%) | — | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+39 | — | — |
| 29 | Waterleaf International Provides tower infrastructure, telecom engineering and project management services | $2M | 82 mo ago | Series A | 26 | Adam Sewall Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 30 | Starlogik Innovating telecom with virtual ring technology, connecting the unconnected globally | $2M | 165 mo ago | Seed | 15 | Terry Shatenstein Founder | — | 47 patents Packet‑switched voice call routing, zero‑charge call switching, and network exception handling | — |
| 31 | New Era Technology Provider of IT network, cloud, data networking, and security solutions | $2M | 111 mo ago | Acquired | 4,500 | Dan Levasseur Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+44 | — | 2 awards |
| 32 | PlusN Software solutions for carrier aggregation of mobile networks | $1M | 141 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Mike Brody CEO | — | 39 patents Advanced carrier aggregation and combined radio signal control for wireless communication systems. | — |
| 33 | Mohawk Networks High-speed internet and telecommunications provider for residential and business customers 40Growth top 35%Innovation top 36%Tech top 40%Product top 46% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 36% Techtop 40% Producttop 46% Fundingbottom 39% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Innovation: 5 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $1M | 14 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+16 | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 34 | STS Global Secure, reliable global communication and network solutions for critical operations | $745K | 104 mo ago | Acquired | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | JNS Towers Provider of design, develop, construct, and maintain telecommunication tower infrastructure | $650K | 200 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Jeffrey A. Staley Founder | — | — | — |
| 36 | AdvanceTC Provider of mobile computing devices with integrated telephony | $500K | 44 mo ago | Late Stage | — | Loi Pheng CEO | — | — | — |
| 37 | Tandem Transit Carrier to Carrier Voice Transfer | $300K | 193 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Josh Rosenblum CEO | — | — | — |
| 38 | Sandstone Technologies Manufacturer of OEM-compatible fiber optic transceivers and passive equipment | $245K | 35 mo ago | Early Stage | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | CNS Developer of radio access neural network wireless intelligence system | $155K | 15 mo ago | Seed | — | Michael Chiaramonte Co-Founder & Cto | — | 85 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 40 | Clad Provider of wireless broadband internet services | $125K | 36 mo ago | Seed | 21 | — | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+9 | — | 1 expansion |
| 41 | Wi3 MoCA network equipment provider | $100K | 174 mo ago | Deadpooled | 2 | David Merrill Founder | — | 2 patents Interchangeable cartridge network access points for modular connectivity | — |
Top 12 Telecom companies in New York
#1
Series B · Albany, New York · founded 2019 · 19 employees$48Mraised▾
Lightyear offers a cloud-based software to buy IT infrastructure. The solution enables users to buy dedicated internet, VoIP, managed services, etc. The solution manages the entire IT procurement process for businesses.
- Jan 2026Series B$16M
- Aug 2024Series B$31.2M
- Jul 2021Series A$13.1M
- Jul 2020Seed$3.7M
#2
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2016 · 93 employees$1.5Braised▾
Developer and operator of telecommunications infrastructure assets. Services include end-to-end development, asset management, and site acquisition for wireless connectivity. The business provides tower and rooftop assets for colocation and supports building owners in managing telecommunications revenue potential.
- Apr 2024Conventional Debt$1B
- Oct 2020Seed—
- Jul 2018Conventional Debt$500M
#3
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2018 · 22 employees$10.7Mraised▾
Provider of telecommunications infrastructure services. It enables the creation of quantum internet solutions. It offers products for distributed computing networks, scalable networks, and more.
- Jan 2025Series A$10M
- Jun 2024Series A$1.8M
- Oct 2022Series A$8M
- Jan 2021Seed$100K
#4
Funding Raised · Middletown, New York · founded 1995 · 2393 employees$6.5Braised▾
Mediacom Communications is a telecommunication service provider and a cable television company which provides broadband internet, phone, video, data services and solutions to residential and business users in over 14 states of the United States. The company offers fiber optic broadband internet services, local and long distance telephone service, digital cable television service with DVR, on-demand and mobile streaming services, home automation and security systems; and cost-effective bundle services. It also provides business internet, business (VoIP) phone systems with hosted PBX, managed voice services, business TV and music, mobile data, managed WiFi services and web hosting services. It caters to customers in government, education, healthcare, finance, and hospitality industries. Mediacom Communications is the 5th largest cable operator in the US.
- Mar 2020Conventional Debt$2.2B
- Mar 2018Conventional Debt$1.1B
- Nov 2017Conventional Debt$1.1B
- Feb 2017Conventional Debt$1.4B
#5
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2015 · 67 employees$83.9Mraised▾
Todyl provides SASE networking security solutions. The product offered by the company is software that protects the computer by leveraging the AI-based cloud analysis engine. Solution cover anti-virus, firewall, threat monitoring & prevention, device hardening & patching, and backup & recovery. Focused on the protection against ransomware, email attacks, device take over, and data breaches. Other services include cyber response & support team.
- Feb 2024Series B$50M
- Mar 2022Series A$28M
- May 2021Series A$3.6M
- May 2020Seed$2.2M
#6
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2019 · 15 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Provider of fiber cable installation and maintenance services
- Nov 2024Series A$3.5M
- Jan 2023Seed$1M
#7
Funding Raised · Malone, New York · founded 2016$1Mraised▾
High-speed internet and telecommunications provider for residential and business customers, delivering broadband solutions to homes and businesses. They offer a range of services including high-speed internet, Wi-Fi, voice over IP (VOIP), and TV. They provide internet access to underserved communities, increasing access to education, healthcare, and strengthening the regional economy. They offer total protection services, ensuring safe, fast, and reliable internet. They also provide structured cabling, security solutions, and smart business solutions. They are committed to net neutrality, ensuring customers have open access to lawful internet content. They offer customer support and strive to safeguard customer privacy. They are an internet service provider, offering internet plans and pricing for both residential and business needs.
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$500K
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$500K
#8
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 1998 · 4 employees$175Mraised▾
Provider of telecommunication call center and IT services
- Mar 2023Series D$175M
#9
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2018 · 250 employees$165Mraised▾
Provider of network security solutions. It also provides VPN helps to protect private cloud resources through solutions like encrypting network traffic, deploying private servers, managing network activities, distributing global IP addresses, and conducting geo targeting and quality assurance. The company also provides software defined perimeter solutions. SDP offers cloud migration security, least privilege access to resources, and secure access to cloud environments. The product is available on a subscription basis.
- Jun 2022Series C$100M
- Aug 2020Series B$40M
- Mar 2020Series A$4.5M
- Nov 2019Series A$10M
#10
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2016$10Mraised▾
Provider of decentralized wireless internet connectivity through a DePIN platform. It upgrades existing connectivity infrastructure through its platform. The platform expands through a community connecting existing and new internet infrastructure. It facilitates connectivity services between consumers and providers, with verifiers ensuring deployment activity and validators participating in proof verification and blockchain consensus. Holders stake tokens for governance, and alliances support network needs.
- Apr 2024Series A$10M
#11
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2024$155Kraised▾
Developer of radio access neural network wireless intelligence system. The company designs a wireless intelligence system that learns to optimize networks using neural network principles. The RA-NN reimagines the traditional radio access network as a neural network, merging wireless infrastructure with the learning principles of deep AI. It transforms how networks adapt, replacing static heuristics with learning-based control guided by performance gradients. This paradigm shift turns configuration into computation, enabling every cell to learn, adapt, and optimize its role within the larger system. The RA-NN reframes optimization as learning about structure, behavior, and cause. The result is a system that understands how to improve.
- Mar 2025Seed$155K
#12
Acquired · Fairport, New York · founded 1998$350Mraised▾
Business telecommunication and data center services provider
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Telecom coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on 5G / 6G Networks is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around 5G / 6G Networks — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 7,631 United States-affiliated papers.
- The University of Texas at Austin253
- Princeton University249
- Georgia Institute of Technology223
- Concordia University182
- Northeastern University163
- Beamforming519→1075
- Telecommunications14→150
- Electronic engineering150→265
- MIMO324→419
- Wireless42→125
- Telecommunications37→139
- Beamforming897→971
- Electronic engineering191→249
- Wireless63→114
- Antenna (radio)96→132
- Telecommunications6→11
- Physical layer1→5
- Phased array7→10
- Transmission (telecommunications)5→6
- Channel (broadcasting)6→7
Where 5g 6g is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing 5g 6g patents in the United States
United States 5g 6g patent filing is accelerating — 499,540 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by Qualcomm, Intel, Apple; annual filings 46197→46569.
- Qualcomm180693
- Intel33864
- Apple32312
- Microsoft18468
- IBM15532
- Google15133
- Interdigital Patent Holdings14777
- Interdigital TECH14145
Common questions
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