EarthLink owns and operates a substantial fiber-optic backbone and network infrastructure in the U.S (Source).
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About
Founded in 1994 (as EarthLink Network, Inc.) by Sky Dayton. In 2000, EarthLink merged with MindSpring, becoming one of the largest ISPs in the U.S. at that time. In January 2019, EarthLink was acquired by private equity firm Trive Capital, returning it to independent/private ownership (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
EarthLink is not retail-only; it also operates its own network infrastructure and sells wholesale (carrier) services (Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
EarthLink is not wholesale-only; it offers retail internet to residential customers and also sells wholesale (carrier) services (Source), (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
EarthLink is not business-only; it serves both residential consumers and business customers (Source).
EarthLink owns and operates its EarthLink Fiber network infrastructure (fiber-optic backbone and access where deployed, comprising ~29,000+ route miles of fiber) (Source), (Source).
EarthLink owns and operates its EarthLink Fixed Wireless network infrastructure (through acquisitions of fixed-wireless providers such as BroadAspect and Nextera Communications) (Source), (Source).
EarthLink owns and operates its EarthLink MPLS backbone / IP network infrastructure (nationwide MPLS and IP backbone, integrating data centers) (Source).
EarthLink sells fixed wireless internet services over its own EarthLink Fixed Wireless network (via acquisitions of fixed-wireless providers) (Source), (Source).
EarthLink uses its own EarthLink MPLS backbone / IP network for business services (VPN, hosted applications, voice/data services) and transit (Source).
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