IdeaTek bolsters capabilities with Rise Broadband Kansas asset purchase
IdeaTek, a Kansas internet provider, has acquired Rise Broadband’s Kansas operations. This move expands IdeaTek’s customer base in Marion, Harvey, Butler and McPherson counties.
As it moves forward with the acquisition, IdeaTek will upgrade Rise Broadband’s network by transitioning towers to an all-fiber-fed infrastructure. This upgrade will provide customers with even more reliable and consistent connections.
IdeaTek’s wireless technology will also enhance internet performance, deliver fewer disruptions, and provide a more stable connection.
This acquisition is about enhancing its network presence to serve more residents and businesses in Kansas.
IdeaTek has deployed over 6,500 miles of fiber and built 150 fixed wireless towers, serving customers in 110 Kansas communities.
Daniel Friesen, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer for IdeaTek, said, “We believe every Kansan deserves access to affordable, reliable internet, no matter where they live,” and this “acquisition brings us closer to that goal in central Kansas.”
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Sean is the Editor-in-Chief of Lightwave. He establishes and executes Lightwave's editorial strategy across its website, email newsletters, events, and other information products. Before coming to Lightwave in July 2023, he served as editor of Broadband Communities. Earlier, he served as senior editor of FierceTelecom and the editor of the former Telecommunications Magazine. He got his start in the optical industry in 1998 when he became the editor of enterprise and optical networks at Information Gatekeepers. He has a BA in English from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and lives in Dracut, Mass, with his wife, two sons, and his cat, Dove.
