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Best Telecom Companies in United States
The 6035 best Telecom companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: T-Mobile.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
6035companies tracked
$174.3Bdisclosed funding
10unicorns
944have raised
$174.3 billion in disclosed funding across 6,035 tracked companies — that's the real weight of the Telecom sector in the United States, and this directory ranks the best of them by equity raised and recent funding momentum. The global telecom market sits at roughly $37.8 billion in 2025, expanding at a 6.8% CAGR, with 5G rollout and private networks driving the bulk of capital formation. Lumentum leads our directory at $2.9 billion in disclosed funding. Vertical Bridge follows at $730 million, and Surf Internet has pulled in $675 million. Ten unicorns sit inside this dataset. So when you're scanning this list, you're looking at real capital at scale.
The momentum story holds up on the product side too. Median install growth across 1,377 tracked telecom apps hit plus-16% year-over-year, which isn't nothing. Hot themes inside the sector cluster tightly around 5G base stations, 5G latency, and stock performance, while broader coverage has stayed flat. I'd note that operational cost pressure is real, with diesel price hikes already straining network operators heading into the back half of the cycle. The USDA ranks among the most active investors here, a signal that rural connectivity mandates are shaping where the next funding wave lands.
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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.
50companies analysed
87%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2015median founding year
1.5Mcombined LinkedIn audience
58%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Telecom companies in United States
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | App-install YoY | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Mobile Provider of mobile telecommunication services 93Market top 13%Customers top 14%AI top 15%Tech top 16% All 15 signals ▾Markettop 13% Customerstop 14% AItop 15% Techtop 16% Partnerstop 21% Newstop 23% Fin. healthtop 26% Fundingtop 27% Moattop 28% Producttop 34% Talenttop 35% Innovationtop 41% Patentstop 42% Growthtop 45% Globaltop 45% Market: 75,797 employees (top 1% of Telecom) · Revenue ~$88.3B Customers: Play-Store rating 4.53★ across 1,182,577 ratings (6 apps) · Review volume +8% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 93/100 | $42.4B | 29 mo ago | 75,797 75,797 → 95,271 (+26%) · sector median +43% | 1994 | +11% | 98 signals ▲104% Leadership · Earnings · M&A | 75 patents Mobile network optimization, emergency call routing, roaming, and location-based services | — |
| 2 | Lumentum Manufacturer of lasers and optical communication products 82Market top 22%Fin. health top 24%Funding top 26%Partners top 31% All 9 signals ▾Markettop 22% Fin. healthtop 24% Fundingtop 26% Partnerstop 31% Newstop 33% Techtop 35% Globaltop 44% Growthtop 50% Moatbottom 38% Market: 7,500 employees (top 5% of Telecom) · Revenue ~$1.6B Fin. health: Revenue ~$1.6B (FY2012) · Net margin 7.8% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $2.9B | 3 mo ago | 7,500 | 2015 | — | 35 signals ▲21% Earnings · Contracts · Capital raise | — | 1 expansion |
| 3 | Frontier Communications Provider of phone, wi-fi, hotspot, and fiber optic internet services 89Customers top 15%Tech top 16%Market top 17%Innovation top 20% All 13 signals ▾Customerstop 15% Techtop 16% Markettop 17% Innovationtop 20% Patentstop 21% Fundingtop 23% Fin. healthtop 29% Moattop 29% Producttop 37% Newstop 43% Partnerstop 49% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.50★ across 81,604 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +12% in 6 mo Tech: 156 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Cloudfront rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $1.6B | 21 mo ago | 15,198 15,198 → 12,444 (-18%) · sector median +43% | 1935 | +25% | 6 signals ▼79% M&A · Regulatory · Contracts | 113 patents Fiber optic network deployment, management, and maintenance automation. | — |
| 4 | Phoenix Tower International Provider of telecommunications field and engineering services 60Funding top 28%News top 29%Growth top 30%Partners top 32% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Newstop 29% Growthtop 30% Partnerstop 32% Markettop 46% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 38% Funding: Raised $1.4B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 12 yrs (0.7/yr) News: 11 BI events in 12 mo (of 100 tracked, 6 types) · +22% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $1.4B | 26 mo ago | 490 | 2013 | — | 11 signals ▲22% Acquisition · M&A | — | — |
| 5 | FiberLight Provider of network infrastructure services 67Talent top 15%Innovation top 20%Funding top 26%Product top 37% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 15% Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 26% Producttop 37% Techtop 49% Marketbottom 42% Growthbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 24% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 Innovation: 7 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $1.0B | 13 mo ago | 119 | 1998 | — | — | — | 4 internships |
| 6 | Zayo Provider of fiber transport and network connectivity and managed services 89Funding top 16%Market top 22%Fin. health top 27%Global top 28% All 14 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Markettop 22% Fin. healthtop 27% Globaltop 28% Newstop 31% Partnerstop 32% Techtop 33% Innovationtop 35% Producttop 38% Talenttop 38% Patentstop 44% AItop 45% Growthtop 46% Moattop 47% Funding: Raised $825M across 18 rounds · 18 rounds over 19 yrs (0.9/yr) Market: 2,828 employees (top 8% of Telecom) · Revenue ~$2.6B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $825M | 11 mo ago | 2,828 2,828 → 4,523 (+60%) · sector median +43% | 2007 | — | 21 signals New product · Acquisition · Contracts | 14 patents Integrated vehicle data and charging infrastructure linking telecom networks to EV stations | 1 award |
| 7 | Vertical Bridge Operator of communications infrastructure including wireless towers and real estate solutions 55Funding top 19%Growth top 42%Market top 49%Global bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Growthtop 42% Markettop 49% Globalbottom 45% Techbottom 44% Newsbottom 41% Funding: Raised $730M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: 6 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $730M | 1 mo ago | 263 | 2014 | — | 4 signals ▼56% Funding | — | 1 internship · 1 award |
| 8 | Surf Internet Provider of fiber-optic and wireless internet, streaming TV, and phone services 48Funding top 13%Tech top 46%Talent bottom 49%Growth bottom 47% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 13% Techtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 17% Funding: Raised $675M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) Tech: 46 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $675M | 4 mo ago | 102 | 2001 | — | — | — | 3 expansions |
| 9 | Ritter Communications Provider of fibre cable internet, television, and telephony services 64Funding top 28%Tech top 32%Product top 33%Innovation top 39% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Techtop 32% Producttop 33% Innovationtop 39% Growthtop 40% Markettop 46% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $594M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Tech: 55 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $594M | 19 mo ago | 399 399 → 413 (+4%) · sector median +43% | 1906 | — | — | — | 2 job openings · 1 partnership |
| 10 | Wyyerd Fiber-optic internet, dark fiber and colocation services provider 76Tech top 11%Talent top 15%Innovation top 17%Funding top 24% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 11% Talenttop 15% Innovationtop 17% Fundingtop 24% Growthtop 35% Producttop 37% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 33% Customersbottom 24% Tech: 73 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $435M | 10 mo ago | 52 | 2017 | — | — | — | 2 expansions |
| 11 | Race Communications Fiber optic telecom and television services provider in California 76Growth top 21%Tech top 24%Funding top 26%Innovation top 39% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 21% Techtop 24% Fundingtop 26% Innovationtop 39% Producttop 42% Markettop 48% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Growth: Headcount 92 → 209 (+127%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 66 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $375M | 21 mo ago | 209 209 → 210 (+0%) · sector median +43% | 1994 | — | — | — | 3 expansions |
| 12 | Omni Fiber Provider of internet services 50Funding top 19%Tech top 23%Growth top 35%Product top 40% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Techtop 23% Growthtop 35% Producttop 40% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 25% Customersbottom 4% Funding: Raised $360M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) Tech: 57 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $360M | 6 mo ago | 12 | 2022 | — | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 13 | Gateway Fiber Provider of internet services 48Tech top 20%Product top 36%Funding top 39%Growth top 48% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 20% Producttop 36% Fundingtop 39% Growthtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 30% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 21% Tech: 66 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront Product: 2 published apps (24 installs) · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $260M | 17 mo ago | 36 | 2019 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Zentro Provider of wireless internet services 60Funding top 25%Tech top 34%Growth top 35%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Techtop 34% Growthtop 35% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $240M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 63 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $240M | 2 mo ago | 92 | 2009 | — | — | — | 3 partnerships |
| 15 | Connectivity Wireless Solutions Provider of in-building and outdoor wireless connectivity solutions 48Funding top 25%Growth top 28%Market bottom 45%Global bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 28% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 28% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $200M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Growth: Headcount 74 → 103 (+39%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $200M | 14 mo ago | 103 103 → 83 (-19%) · sector median +43% | 2008 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Actelis Provider of networking solutions for intelligent traffic, rail, and city systems 32Partners top 15%Funding top 29%News top 33%Tech top 34% All 10 signals ▾Partnerstop 15% Fundingtop 29% Newstop 33% Techtop 34% Talenttop 45% Moattop 48% Growthbottom 39% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 33% Fin. healthbottom 29% Partners: 12 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 12 deals Funding: Raised $162M across 17 rounds · 17 rounds over 27 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $162M | 8 mo ago | 12 | 1998 | — | 28 signals ▲40% Earnings · Contracts · Announcements | — | 1 partnership |
| 17 | Skylo Provider of satellite connectivity for sensor data, SMS, and voice calls 48Talent top 28%Funding top 30%Growth top 35%Moat top 35% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 30% Growthtop 35% Moattop 35% Techbottom 49% Patentsbottom 48% Innovationbottom 45% Globalbottom 44% Marketbottom 30% Newsbottom 21% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $153M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $153M | 15 mo ago | 24 | 2017 | — | — | 3 patents Integrated satellite‑terrestrial communication channel coordination and access management | 2 partnerships |
| 18 | LiveOak Fiber Provider of fiber internet services 45Funding top 23%Tech top 35%Partners top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Techtop 35% Partnerstop 45% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 29% Newsbottom 17% Funding: Raised $150M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Tech: 58 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $150M | 2 mo ago | 41 | 2022 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Meter 🦄 Provider of enterprise internet infrastructure, including hardware, software, and network management tools 62Funding top 28%News top 35%Innovation top 36%Tech top 36% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Newstop 35% Innovationtop 36% Techtop 36% Growthtop 37% Patentstop 39% Moattop 43% Partnerstop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $145M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 6 tracked, 3 types) · +200% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $145M | 12 mo ago | 65 | 2015 | — | 3 signals ▲200% Leadership · M&A | 11 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 2 partnerships · 3 awards |
| 20 | ParkerVision Innovating 5G/6G technology to accelerate American competitiveness in wireless communication 24Product top 14%Funding top 24%Patents top 28%Moat top 28% All 9 signals ▾Producttop 14% Fundingtop 24% Patentstop 28% Moattop 28% Innovationtop 32% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 37% Techbottom 29% Marketbottom 16% Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Funding: Raised $135M across 35 rounds · 35 rounds over 26 yrs (1.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $135M | 17 mo ago | 7 | 1989 | — | — | 387 patents Time-synchronized data display and high-speed optical/RF communication systems | — |
| 21 | Alianza White-label cloud VoIP platform 45Funding top 31%Growth top 34%Moat top 35%Product top 37% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 31% Growthtop 34% Moattop 35% Producttop 37% Techtop 47% Patentstop 47% Marketbottom 43% Innovationbottom 41% Globalbottom 33% Newsbottom 26% Funding: Raised $131M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 14 yrs (0.6/yr) Growth: Headcount 81 → 114 (+41%) across vintages · Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $131M | 15 mo ago | 114 | 2009 | — | — | 4 patents Telecom core network packet processing and session management functions | 2 awards |
| 22 | Aalyria Provider of wireless telecommunication infrastructure services 24Funding top 29%Growth top 35%News top 35%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 35% Newstop 35% Talenttop 38% Moatbottom 42% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 31% Patentsbottom 29% Marketbottom 22% Innovationbottom 10% Funding: Raised $100M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $100M | 3 mo ago | 34 | 2021 | — | 3 signals ▲200% Funding · Capital raise | 3 patents Software-defined networking and hybrid LEO/HAP satellite broadband architectures | 3 partnerships · 1 award |
| 23 | Peraso Provider of network technologies and power line communication services 37News top 37%Funding top 38%Tech top 48%Growth bottom 44% All 8 signals ▾Newstop 37% Fundingtop 38% Techtop 48% Growthbottom 44% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 37% Fin. healthbottom 34% Moatbottom 28% News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 19 tracked, 5 types) · -14% YoY Funding: Raised $99.3M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 17 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $99M | 9 mo ago | 146 | 2008 | — | 6 signals Leadership · Earnings · M&A | — | — |
| 24 | Graphiant Provider of software-based connectivity solutions for data management and network infrastructure 37Moat top 37%Talent top 38%Funding top 41%Patents top 45% All 9 signals ▾Moattop 37% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 41% Patentstop 45% Innovationtop 47% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 36% Newsbottom 18% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 8 patents Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $96M | 12 mo ago | 99 | 2020 | — | — | 8 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 25 | Circadence WAN Optimization Technology 55Product top 21%Funding top 23%Moat top 26%Talent top 28% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 21% Fundingtop 23% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 30% Innovationtop 38% Growthtop 48% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 38% Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D Funding: Raised $91.8M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 28 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $92M | 3 mo ago | 43 43 → 73 (+70%) · sector median +43% | 1995 | — | — | 117 patents Dynamic cyber range provisioning and mission-based cybersecurity training platforms | 1 partnership |
| 26 | Airspan Provider of hardware and software for wireless communication networks 50Funding top 30%Global top 31%Market top 43%Moat top 48% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Globaltop 31% Markettop 43% Moattop 48% Techbottom 45% Growthbottom 44% Fin. healthbottom 44% Newsbottom 26% Funding: Raised $75.0M across 25 rounds · 25 rounds over 28 yrs (0.9/yr) Global: Serving 11 countries incl. Colombia, Turkey, United States · Legal entities in 2 countries: India, United States rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $75M | 16 mo ago | 80 | 1992 | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 27 | Movandi 5G antenna solutions with beamforming technology 42Product top 21%Moat top 26%Funding top 32%Innovation top 33% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 21% Moattop 26% Fundingtop 32% Innovationtop 33% Patentstop 33% Talenttop 38% Newsbottom 45% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 34% Techbottom 31% Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 229 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $69M | 8 mo ago | 56 | 2016 | — | — | 229 patents 5G mmWave phased‑array antenna systems, beamforming and repeater technologies for RF communication | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 28 | Airalo 🦄 Operator of eSIM stores intended to provide connectivity to travellers 84Customers top 13%News top 23%Talent top 23%Tech top 26% All 10 signals ▾Customerstop 13% Newstop 23% Talenttop 23% Techtop 26% Moattop 26% Growthtop 27% Markettop 33% Fundingtop 34% Producttop 40% Globalbottom 45% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.48★ across 164,636 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +47% in 6 mo News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 12 tracked, 3 types) · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $67M | 11 mo ago | 200 | 2019 | +62% | 7 signals Funding · Capital raise · Announcements | — | — |
| 29 | Cape Provider of mobile network telecommunication services 53Funding top 27%Growth top 28%News top 28%Tech top 38% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Growthtop 28% Newstop 28% Techtop 38% Talenttop 38% Producttop 46% Marketbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 36% Customersbottom 9% Funding: Raised $61.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 2 yrs (2.5/yr) Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $61M | 3 mo ago | — | 2022 | — | 4 signals Funding | — | 1 award |
| 30 | Connectbase SaaS-based platform offering networking solutions for buyers and sellers 60Growth top 22%News top 26%Product top 28%Moat top 31% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 22% Newstop 26% Producttop 28% Moattop 31% Fundingtop 35% Innovationtop 36% Techtop 39% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 37% Growth: Headcount 42 → 64 (+52%) across vintages · 3 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 28 tracked, 6 types) · +150% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $54M | 6 mo ago | 64 64 → 133 (+108%) · sector median +43% | 2015 | — | 5 signals ▲150% New product · M&A · Announcements | — | 2 partnerships |
| 31 | Aspire Fiber Provider of high-speed fiber internet for residential and business use 55Tech top 36%Funding top 45%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 33% All 4 signals ▾Techtop 36% Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 33% Tech: 38 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Google Cloud, Google Cloud Cdn Funding: Raised $50.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $50M | 3 mo ago | — | 2019 | — | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 32 | Md7 Provider of telecom infrastructure management and development services 62Growth top 23%Tech top 41%Partners top 41%Funding top 44% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 23% Techtop 41% Partnerstop 41% Fundingtop 44% Newsbottom 45% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 32% Growth: Headcount 85 → 145 (+71%) across vintages · Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY Tech: 40 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $50M | 4 mo ago | 145 145 → 326 (+125%) · sector median +43% | 2003 | — | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 33 | 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 | 19 | 2019 | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | mmTron Provider of wireless telecommunication infrastructures 4Funding top 44%Moat bottom 42%Global bottom 36%Tech bottom 22% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 22% Patentsbottom 19% Marketbottom 14% Innovationbottom 4% Funding: Raised $45.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 2 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 4/100 | $45M | 1 mo ago | 14 | 2020 | — | — | 2 patents Millimeter-wave antenna arrays for targeted hyperthermia cancer treatment devices | — |
| 35 | Odyssey Developer of a platform unifying communication, sensing, and edge intelligence 37Funding top 36%AI top 45%Global top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 36% AItop 45% Globaltop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 40% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $45.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $45M | 2 mo ago | — | 2013 | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | SEMPRE Provider of wireless telecommunication infrastructures 22Patents top 42%Growth top 45%Funding top 50%Innovation bottom 49% All 9 signals ▾Patentstop 42% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 50% Innovationbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 42% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 35% Marketbottom 17% Patents: 5 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 5 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $30M | 1 mo ago | 16 | 2021 | — | — | 5 patents Secure 5G network slicing and dedicated telecom infrastructure | — |
| 37 | Farcast Developer of flat panel antennas for satellite communication user terminals 11Funding top 41%Talent bottom 49%Patents bottom 44%Global bottom 42% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 44% Globalbottom 42% Innovationbottom 30% Marketbottom 25% Techbottom 24% Funding: Raised $22.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $23M | 7 mo ago | — | 2019 | — | — | 2 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 38 | Kognitive Networks Provider of SASE solution 42Innovation top 34%Talent top 38%Product top 40%Funding top 44% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 34% Talenttop 38% Producttop 40% Fundingtop 44% Growthtop 45% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 29% Innovation: 12 product lines Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $22M | 7 mo ago | — | 2018 | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 39 | MaiaEdge Provider of network infrastructure for automated private path interconnection and federation 22Talent top 38%Funding top 49%Global bottom 37%Patents bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 49% Globalbottom 37% Patentsbottom 36% Innovationbottom 30% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $20.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $20M | 4 mo ago | — | 2024 | — | — | 2 patents Adaptive point-to-point network communication systems with dynamic reconfiguration | 1 internship · 1 launch |
| 40 | Wyebot AI-powered Wi-Fi optimization platform for worry-free, high-performing wireless networks 37Moat top 31%AI top 35%Tech top 38%Growth top 45% All 12 signals ▾Moattop 31% AItop 35% Techtop 38% Growthtop 45% Partnerstop 45% Fundingtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Patentsbottom 40% Innovationbottom 37% Globalbottom 35% Marketbottom 28% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 9 patents AI: Product described with: ai-driven, ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $17M | 12 mo ago | 42 | 2016 | — | — | 9 patents Optimizing Wi‑Fi network performance through behavioral profiling of devices | 1 job opening |
| 41 | Dawn Internet Network enabling users to share Internet capacity and earn rewards 64Growth top 20%Talent top 38%Funding top 45%Tech top 46% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 45% Techtop 46% Markettop 47% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $13M | 5 mo ago | — | 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Relativity Networks Developer of hollow core fiber technology for data center connectivity. 16Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 48%Tech bottom 38%Global bottom 33% All 5 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 48% Techbottom 38% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 30% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $11.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 1 yrs (3.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $12M | 4 mo ago | — | 2023 | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | RiPSIM Provider of wireless e-sim network services 10Funding bottom 49%Tech bottom 41%Growth bottom 40%Global bottom 32% All 6 signals ▾Fundingbottom 49% Techbottom 41% Growthbottom 40% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 18% Marketbottom 13% Funding: Raised $11.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Tech: 25 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 10/100 | $12M | 7 mo ago | 7 | 2018 | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Aervivo Provider of platform as a service for fiber-grade connectivity 19Moat top 38%Patents top 46%Funding top 48%Innovation bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Moattop 38% Patentstop 46% Fundingtop 48% Innovationbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 21% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 5 patents Patents: 5 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 4 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $10M | 9 mo ago | 13 13 → 24 (+85%) · sector median +43% | 2020 | — | — | 5 patents Modular millimeter‑wave mesh radio hardware and distributed data‑center infrastructure. | 1 expansion |
| 45 | LotusFlare End-to-end OSS BSS solutions for MNOs MVNOs 40News top 24%Tech top 30%Moat top 37%Talent top 38% All 13 signals ▾Newstop 24% Techtop 30% Moattop 37% Talenttop 38% Customerstop 40% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 47% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 44% Partnersbottom 43% Innovationbottom 37% Patentsbottom 34% Marketbottom 29% News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 4 types) · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $10M | 6 mo ago | 17 | 2013 | +7% | 6 signals Funding · M&A · Contracts | 7 patents Mobile data traffic shaping and multi‑network orchestration for cellular applications | 2 job openings · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 46 | Telgea Coud-based communication platform 14Funding top 49%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 48%Product bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 22% Funding: Raised $7.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $8M | 3 mo ago | — | 2023 | — | — | — | 2 expansions |
| 47 | Roamless Mobile application offering mobile connectivity solutions for travelers 55Talent top 28%Growth top 30%Tech top 41%News top 44% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 30% Techtop 41% Newstop 44% Fundingbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Customersbottom 48% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 39% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Web rank 500,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · App-install growth +139% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $8M | 6 mo ago | — | 2023 | +139% | — | — | 2 launchs |
| 48 | TalkingHeads Wireless Supplier of cellular communications equipment 22Partners top 45%Funding top 50%Global bottom 48% All 3 signals ▾Partnerstop 45% Fundingtop 50% Globalbottom 48% Partners: 1 partnership announcement in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo) Funding: Raised $4.9M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $5M | 6 mo ago | 1 | 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Luna Innovations Fiber optic testing and sensing instrumentation 72Product top 14%Patents top 27%Innovation top 31%Fin. health top 31% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 14% Patentstop 27% Innovationtop 31% Fin. healthtop 31% Fundingtop 33% Moattop 35% Markettop 36% Techtop 40% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 47% Newsbottom 40% Product: 10 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Patents: 421 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 37 filings since 2022 vs 63 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $4M | 6 mo ago | 337 | 1990 | — | 3 signals ▼77% Acquisition · Lawsuit · M&A | 421 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 50 | PointOne Provider of AI-powered legal timekeeping and billing solutions 37Funding top 45%AI top 45%Tech bottom 47%Market bottom 42% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% AItop 45% Techbottom 47% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $2.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 24 yrs (0.1/yr) AI: Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $3M | 2 mo ago | 135 | 1997 | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Telecom companies in United States
#1
Public · Milpitas, California · founded 2015 · 7500 employees$2.9Braised▾
Public · Milpitas, California · founded 2015 · 7500 employees
Manufacturer of lasers and optical communication products. Its product portfolio includes components for optical communication, commercial lasers, and diode lasers. The component of optical communication includes DWDM, transceivers, SDN element, ROADMs, amplifiers, passive components, pump lasers, and submarine components. Its portfolio of commercial lasers includes Q-Switched lasers and low-power CW lasers. It also offers edge-emitting diode lasers, fiber-coupled diode lasers, and VCSELs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 82how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 22%Fin. health
top 24%Funding
top 26%Partners
top 31%News
top 33%Tech
top 35%Market: 7,500 employees (top 5% of Telecom) · Revenue ~$1.6B · Top-5,000,000 web property
Fin. health: Revenue ~$1.6B (FY2012) · Net margin 7.8% · Revenue +21% YoY
Funding: Raised $2.9B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 86k LinkedIn followers — 5.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Post IPO$2B
- Dec 2019Post IPO$900M
Investors
Nvidia, Cottonwood Technology Fund
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBugherdCloudflare
#2
Acquired · Boca Raton, Florida · founded 2014 · 263 employees$730Mraised▾
Acquired · Boca Raton, Florida · founded 2014 · 263 employees
Operator of communications infrastructure including wireless towers and real estate solutions. This business provides build-to-suit and colocation options for the telecommunications industry. Services include the ownership and management of infrastructure assets to support network connectivity and performance. The company facilitates the expansion of coverage through various site types and technical configurations.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Growth
top 42%Market
top 49%Global
bottom 45%Tech
bottom 44%News
bottom 41%Funding: Raised $730M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round PE (Apr 2026)
Growth: 6 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Market: 263 employees (top 27% of Telecom) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 24k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026PE$1.5B
- Apr 2022PE$30M
- Feb 2018Conventional Debt$250M
- Nov 2014PE$470M
Investors
Pantheon Infrastructure, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, The Jordan Company
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDocusignFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#3
Series D · Elkhart, Indiana · founded 2001 · 102 employees$675Mraised▾
Series D · Elkhart, Indiana · founded 2001 · 102 employees
Provider of fiber-optic and wireless internet, streaming TV, and phone services. It delivers high-speed internet to homes and businesses. The company offers fiber internet plans with symmetrical upload and download speeds. It provides whole-home WiFi and streaming TV services. The company also provides business fiber service, enterprise fiber service, and services for multi-dwelling units, channel partners, K-12, and libraries.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 13%Tech
top 46%Talent
bottom 49%Growth
bottom 47%Market
bottom 45%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $675M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Series D (Jan 2026)
Tech: 46 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series D—
- Feb 2025Series D$175M
- Feb 2025Conventional Debt$300M
- Dec 2023Conventional Debt$100M
Founders & team
Investors
DigitalBridge, CPP Investments, Boundary Street Capital, Macquarie, Bain Capital, Post Road Group
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAdrollAdroll Cmp SystemApple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#4
Funding Raised · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009 · 92 employees$240Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009 · 92 employees
Provider of wireless internet services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%Tech
top 34%Growth
top 35%Market
bottom 37%Global
bottom 29%Funding: Raised $240M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Mar 2026)
Tech: 63 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships (incl. StepStone Group) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Conventional Debt$240M
Investors
M|C Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapChart.JsCookieyesCore-Js
#5
Series D · Brunswick, Georgia · founded 2022 · 41 employees$150Mraised▾
Series D · Brunswick, Georgia · founded 2022 · 41 employees
Provider of fiber internet services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%Tech
top 35%Partners
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Growth
bottom 47%Moat
bottom 38%Funding: Raised $150M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Apr 2026)
Tech: 58 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses · Devops: Nginx
Partners: 0 partnership announcements in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo)
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Conventional Debt$425M
- Sep 2024Series D—
- Jul 2024Conventional Debt$250M
- Jul 2022Series D$150M
Founders & team
Investors
InfraRed Capital Partners, J P Morgan, MEAG, Oak Hill Advisors, Palistar Capital
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapCallrail
#6
Series D · Boulder, Colorado · founded 1995 · 43 employees$91.8Mraised▾
Series D · Boulder, Colorado · founded 1995 · 43 employees
Circadence is a provider of WAN Optimization platform which provides efficient use of bandwidth and gives network performance enhancements, application acceleration. Their patented Transport Morphing Protocol(TMP) dynamically captures and analyzes the network conditions built into their WAN and enhance the QoS, performance and enhanced security of the solution. The solution has also been enhanced to Mobile optimization solutions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 21%Funding
top 23%Moat
top 26%Talent
top 28%Patents
top 30%Innovation
top 38%Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D
Funding: Raised $91.8M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 28 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series D (Mar 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 117 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Scale AI) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series D$16.4M
- May 2012Series C$2.2M
- Sep 2000Series C$51M
- Sep 1999Series B$25M
Investors
Global Crossing, Hikari Tsushin, HP, Seneca Partners, Vital Venture Capital, VC23
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementElementorGodaddy
#7
Series C · Mason, Ohio · founded 2022 · 12 employees$360Mraised▾
Series C · Mason, Ohio · founded 2022 · 12 employees
Provider of internet services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Tech
top 23%Growth
top 35%Product
top 40%Talent
bottom 49%Moat
bottom 48%Funding: Raised $360M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series C (Dec 2025)
Tech: 57 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series C$50M
- Dec 2025Conventional Debt$160M
- Jul 2024Conventional Debt$150M
Founders & team
Investors
Stonepeak, Oak Hill, Oak Hill Advisors, Republic Bank, Asal Capital, The Pritzker Organization
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAmazon AlbAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularApache Http Server
#8
Series C · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2022$61Mraised▾
Series C · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2022
Provider of mobile network telecommunication services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%Growth
top 28%News
top 28%Tech
top 38%Talent
top 38%Product
top 46%Funding: Raised $61.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 2 yrs (2.5/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2026)
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 30 tracked, 7 types) · Top themes: Funding
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series C$100M
- Mar 2025Conventional Debt$15M
- Mar 2025Series B$15M
- Apr 2024Series B$40M
Founders & team
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, XYZ Venture Capital, Costanoa, Point72 Ventures, Forward Deployed VC, Karman
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyes
#9
Series A · Redwood City, California · founded 2020 · 14 employees$45Mraised▾
Series A · Redwood City, California · founded 2020 · 14 employees
Provider of wireless telecommunication infrastructures
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 4how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 44%Moat
bottom 42%Global
bottom 36%Tech
bottom 22%Patents
bottom 19%Market
bottom 14%Funding: Raised $45.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 2 patents
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond United States
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$45M
Investors
Maverick Capital, Tipping Point, J&M Partners, Kyto Technology & Life Science, Silicon Catalyst Angels
Tech stack
Constant ContactContact Form 7Cookie NoticeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiJquery
#10
Series B · Livermore, California · founded 2021 · 34 employees$100Mraised▾
Series B · Livermore, California · founded 2021 · 34 employees
Provider of wireless telecommunication infrastructure services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 29%Growth
top 35%News
top 35%Talent
top 38%Moat
bottom 42%Tech
bottom 39%Funding: Raised $100M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 5 tracked, 4 types) · +200% YoY · Top themes: Funding, Capital raise
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. SpinLaunch) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$100M
Founders & team
Investors
Battery Ventures, J2 Ventures, DYNE, Overmatch
Tech stack
CloudflareDocusignGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Workspace
#11
Series A · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 2021 · 16 employees$30Mraised▾
Series A · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 2021 · 16 employees
Provider of wireless telecommunication infrastructures
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 42%Growth
top 45%Funding
top 50%Innovation
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 42%Patents: 5 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 5 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $30.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (May 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Series A$10M
- Dec 2021Seed$20M
Founders & team
Investors
Aeventures, 90 Degree North Holdings, Hayman Capital Management, Goff Capital, 5G Open Innovation Lab, GrayArch Partners
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#12
Acquired · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2007 · 2828 employees$825Mraised▾
Acquired · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2007 · 2828 employees
Provider of fiber transport and network connectivity and managed services. Operations include the delivery of dark fiber, wavelength capacity, and private network infrastructure. Additional offerings consist of internet access, ethernet, and cloud integration services. Security features include protection against distributed denial of service attacks and managed firewall configurations. Communication tools include voice solutions and unified collaboration platforms. Infrastructure support extends to wireless connectivity and satellite backup options for business continuity.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 89how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 16%Market
top 22%Fin. health
top 27%Global
top 28%News
top 31%Partners
top 32%Funding: Raised $825M across 18 rounds · 18 rounds over 19 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Jun 2025)
Market: 2,828 employees (top 8% of Telecom) · Revenue ~$2.6B · Top-5,000,000 web property
Fin. health: Revenue ~$2.6B (FY2020) · Net margin 18.0% · Revenue -1% YoY
Audience (LinkedIn): 96k LinkedIn followers — 6.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Grant (prize money)—
- Aug 2024Grant (prize money)$27.8M
- Dec 2020Grant (prize money)—
- Mar 2019Post IPO—
Founders & team
Investors
American Rescue Plan Act, CoBank, SunTrust Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Morgan Stanley, Battery Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailAutomatic.CssBricksCloudflare
Funding & investor landscape
$174.3Btotal disclosed funding
1,014companies funded
2,507disclosed rounds
7rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Gene Crusie
CEO · Surf Internet
Jody Craft
President And CEO · LiveOak Fiber
Darrick Zucco
CEO · Omni Fiber
Nicholas Espinoza
Co-Founder & Head of R&D · Cape
John Doyle
Co-Founder & CEO · Cape
Brian Barritt
Co-Founder & CTO · Aalyria
Chris Taylor
Co-Founder & CEO · Aalyria
Brig Gen Rob Spalding Usaf
Chief Executive Officer · SEMPRE
Steve Smith
CEO · Zayo
Matthew Johnson
CEO · Odyssey
Stephen Weatherford
Founder & CEO · Aspire Fiber
Niel Ransom
Board of Directors · Actelis
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 979,411 docs
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
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
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.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 27% → 52% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- The University of Texas at Austin253
- Princeton University249
- Georgia Institute of Technology223
- Concordia University182
- Northeastern University163
leading researchers
H. Vincent Poor · Robert W. Heath · A. Lee Swindlehurst · Athina P. Petropulu · Moeness G. Amin · Zhu Han · Ahmed Alkhateeb · Wei‐Ping Zhu
▲
Breakthroughs3,131 · 41%
▲ 35%→48% share
▲1.4× share momentum5 median citations47% since 2021mostly methods-led
Beamforming breakthrough research is surging — U.S. papers more than doubled from 519 to 1,075.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Beamforming519→1075
- Telecommunications14→150
- Electronic engineering150→265
- MIMO324→419
- Wireless42→125
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→40 · Computer vision 0→17 · Holography 0→11
Landmark Channel Estimation and Hybrid Precoding for Millimeter Wave Cellular Systems · 2,600 cites
◆
Advancements3,836 · 50%
▼ 54%→45% share
▼0.8× share momentum5 median citations36% since 2021mostly methods-led
Telecommunications advancement papers quadrupled from 37 to 139, signaling rapidly maturing applied 5G/6G work.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Telecommunications37→139
- Beamforming897→971
- Electronic engineering191→249
- Wireless63→114
- Antenna (radio)96→132
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→21 · Drone 0→14 · Holography 0→12
Landmark Spatially Sparse Precoding in Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems · 3,631 cites
▼
Concerns392 · 5%
▼ 7%→3% share
▼0.4× share momentum4 median citations26% since 2021mostly empirical
Concern-segment field-share collapsed from 7% to 3%, though Physical layer risk papers quintupled from 1 to 5.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Telecommunications6→11
- Physical layer1→5
- Phased array7→10
- Transmission (telecommunications)5→6
- Channel (broadcasting)6→7
Landmark An Overview of Signal Processing Techniques for Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems · 2,896 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
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.
Boston335 · +0.66
San Diego307 · +0.70
New York263 · +0.66
Austin253 · +0.62
Los Angeles248 · +0.68
Atlanta223 · +0.68
SF Bay Area193 · +0.61
Ann Arbor125 · +0.63
Chicago72 · +0.64
Seattle69 · +0.53
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
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.
499,540 filings8,000 assigneespeak 53346/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Qualcomm180746
- Intel33869
- Apple32313
- Microsoft18469
- IBM15535
- Google15133
- Interdigital Patent Holdings14784
- Interdigital TECH14160
Common questions
How many Telecom companies are there in United States?
Radar tracks 6035 indexable Telecom companies headquartered in United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Telecom companies in United States?
The Telecom companies in United States on this list have raised a combined $174.3B in disclosed equity funding across 1014 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Telecom company in United States?
T-Mobile is the highest-funded Telecom company in United States, with $42.4B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Telecom companies in United States are funded?
1014 of the 6035 Telecom companies in United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Telecom unicorns are there in United States?
10 Telecom companies in United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United States Telecom companies?
The most active investors in United States Telecom companies on this list include United States Department of Agriculture, Western Technology Investment, New Enterprise Associates, Columbia Capital, Intel Capital.
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