Distributor Digicomm International receives cash infusion from Crestview Partners

Digicomm supplies equipment and services to the global broadband market, supporting both hybrid fiber/coax and all fiber architectures.

Stephen Hardy

Aug. 22, 2022

2 min read

Private equity firm Crestview Partners reveals that it has made an investment of undisclosed size in Digicomm International, the Colorado-based value-added broadband distributor and reseller. As part of the transaction, John Schanz, former chief network officer at Comcast Cable, will join the Digicomm board along with founder Rob Donziger as well as Brian Cassidy and Ben Rhyne from Crestview.

Donziger, who remains in his CEO role, founded Digicomm in 1993. It supplies equipment and services to the global broadband market, supporting both hybrid fiber/coax and all fiber architectures (see, for example, "DZS taps Digicomm International as broadband, 5G products partner").

“We are excited to have Crestview as our partner for this next phase in Digicomm’s growth and evolution,” said Donziger. “Our focus on providing industry-leading products and services in an efficient manner to our customers is unwavering, and we look forward to having the additional scale and operational resources necessary to further drive these efforts. We are proud of the results we have achieved over the past 28+ years and believe Crestview’s investment will enable us to build meaningfully as we plan for the future.”

Crestview has previously invested in such broadband-related enterprises as Congruex, WOW!, Charter Communications, Insight Communications, Interoute Communications, and OneLink Communications. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Rob Donziger and the talented Digicomm management team,” commented Brian Cassidy, co-president and head of media at Crestview. “We believe that Crestview can support Digicomm’s growth through organic investments and M&A to expand the company’s breadth of product and service offerings as it continues to serve as a value-added partner to its customers in the evolving broadband and communications industries.”

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About the Author

Stephen Hardy

Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave

Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

Stephen has moderated panels at numerous events, including the Optica Executive Forum, ECOC, and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. He also is program director for the Lightwave Innovation Reviews and the Diamond Technology Reviews.

He has written numerous articles in all aspects of optical communications and fiber-optic networks, including fiber to the home (FTTH), PON, optical components, DWDM, fiber cables, packet optical transport, optical transceivers, lasers, fiber optic testing, and more.

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