Axtel S.A.B. de C.V.
Axtel S.A.B. de C.V. is listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, and Controladora Axtel holds 54.9% of its capital stock. The company is headquartered in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León. It was incorporated in 1994 as Telefonía Inalámbrica del Norte and adopted the Axtel name in 1999. Its Alestra unit sells connectivity, cloud, cybersecurity and managed IT services to enterprise and government customers. Its Axtel Networks unit sells wholesale fiber, spectrum and data center connectivity to carriers, cloud providers and data center operators. The fiber network covers 77 cities, with about 25,000 km of long-haul and 30,600 km of metropolitan routes. Axtel operates four data centers in Mexico, including one in Guadalajara. In 2025 the company reported revenues of Ps. 12,367 million and had 3,897 employees.
Axtel S.A.B. de C.V. History:
- In May 2023, Controladora Axtel began trading on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores after ALFA spun off its Axtel shares, and Axtel became its subsidiary.
- In January 2020, Equinix completed its US$175 million purchase of three Axtel data centers, two in Querétaro and one in Monterrey.
- In February 2016, Axtel completed its merger with Alestra, and ALFA became its majority shareholder.
- In December 2005, Axtel listed its ordinary participation certificates on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores.
- Founded in 1994 in Monterrey.
