Tag Archives: Lumos

T-Mobile Plans to Acquire Metronet

It looks like T-Mobile still isn’t done with its shopping spree this year. After its acquisition of Mint Mobile (and its brands) and majority of US Cellular, there is another brand that the Un-carrier is eyeing.  According to PhoneArena, T-Mobile is looking at purchasing Metronet, a fiber Internet Service Provider (ISP), through a joint venture with KKR. The report shared that the two companies will have “an equal stake in Metronet” … [read full article]

T-Mobile, EQT Acquires Lumos

Earlier this month, T-Mobile announced that they have entered a joint venture with EQT’s Infrastructure VI fund (EQT). This is for the acquisition of Lumos, a fiber-to-the-home platform.  Through this venture, the Un-carrier and EQT will acquire the scalable fiber network build of Lumos so they can deliver the best-in-class high-speed fiber internet connectivity to customers throughout the country. Once the deal comes to a close, Lumos will be able to transition to a wholesale model and … [read full article]