Relationship to Support Planned Fiber
Deployments Across Entire 20-State Footprint
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 15,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightspeed today announced it
has selected KGPCo, the country's largest communications network
services and supply chain provider, as the company's strategic
supply chain and logistics partner in preparation for day one
operations and for its planned fiber deployments throughout its
multi-state territory across rural and suburban regions of
the United States.
Through this relationship, KGPCo will supply Brightspeed with a
wide range of logistics and process-oriented support and
optimization for materials and customer premise equipment
purchasing, warehousing, and fulfillment, and for field services,
including engineering and installation services. The announcement
marks another major milestone in Brightspeed's planned rollout of
its innovative telecommunications and connectivity platform.
"Our team has been doing an outstanding job laying the
groundwork for success in advance of our launch, and this
collaboration with KGPCo underscores our commitment to assemble the
best partners in the industry to ensure we deliver on our customer
and network objectives," said Chris
Creager, Chief Administration Officer of Brightspeed. "We
have set ambitious targets for deployment and growth, and the KGPCo
team brings deep supply chain and logistics expertise to the table,
plus an in-depth knowledge of the communities we look forward to
serving."
Brightspeed previously announced plans to invest more than
$2 billion to build a network that
will bring faster, more reliable Internet and Wi-Fi to communities
throughout the Midwest, Southeast, and certain parts of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The company's planned fiber optics
transformation is expected to reach up to three million homes and
businesses over the next five years, including in many places where
fiber and advanced technology have not historically been deployed.
The company will initially be comprised of the incumbent local
exchange carrier (ILEC) assets and associated operations of Lumen
Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), which are the subject of a pending
acquisition by Apollo-managed funds (NYSE: APO).
KGPCo, which serves a diverse customer base of North America's leading telecommunications and
network providers, has a decades-long footprint on the ground in
the 20-state region that will constitute Brightspeed's operating
territory.
"We are thrilled to partner with Brightspeed and support their
network build plan to bring fast, reliable Internet and Wi-Fi to
more homes and businesses," said Trevor
Putrah, President of KGPCo. "Our proven experience and
innovation in supply chain design, sourcing, and logistics, along
with engineering and installation services through KGPCo Services,
enables KGPCo to play an essential role in supporting Brightspeed's
network transformation mission."
For more information about Brightspeed, please visit the
company's website, www.brightspeed.com.
About Brightspeed
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. and expected to have assets
and associated operations in 20 states, Brightspeed will provide
broadband and telecommunications services through a network
platform that serves more than six million homes and businesses.
The company aims to bridge the digital divide by deploying a
state-of-the-art fiber network and a customer experience that makes
staying connected simple and seamless. For more information about
Brightspeed, please visit the company's website,
www.brightspeed.com.
About KGPCo
KGPCo is a key strategic partner to the
world's leading communication and technology companies creating the
next generation of networks. By uniquely combining Network Services
and Supply Chain Solutions to build, optimize, and maintain
networks, our team's unmatched expertise enables our customers to
navigate today's challenges and implement tomorrow's innovations.
From ground to cloud, KGPCo is the only company in the industry
that offers a complete range of solutions and an integrated
approach to build, optimize, and maintain networks. To learn more
visit KGPCo.com
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Brightspeed
Erik Carlson
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer
Katcher
(212) 355-4449
pr@brightspeed.com
KGPCo
Barbara Baldwin
KGPCo
(415) 336-4796
barbara.baldwin@kgpco.com
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