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Zayo Group is telecom and fiber company. The company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker ZAYO.

Zayo was founded in 2007 and is a provider of Network, Fiber, Cloud and Colocation services. The colocation division is known as zColo.

Zayo Company History:


Zayo has been a skilled acquirer of Fiber, Network, and Data Center companies.

2016

  • Zayo acquired Allstream, a Canadian, telecommunications company that had been in business for 170 years. Initially established as a telegraph service provider over Canada's first transcontinental railroad.
  • Electric Lightwave (ELI) was acquired for $1.42 billion. ELI had previously acquired Integra Telecom

2015:

  • Zayo acquired the Fiber and Enterprise divisions of IdeaTek Systems for $52 Million. The acquisition added fiber footprint in Kansas.
  • Zayo acquired Latisys, a data center and IaaS Cloud provider for $675 Million

2014:

  • Zayo completed an IPO on the NYSE which raised $278 million providing a market cap of $5
    Billion
  • Zayo acquired Colo Facilities Atlanta (aka AtlantaNAP)
  • Zayo acquired Neo Telecoms
  • Zayo acquired Geo Networks Ltd
  • Zayo acquired CoreXchange, Inc., a Dallas based data center operator

2013:

  • Zayo acquired Core NAP, an Austin based data center operator
  • Zayo acquired Access Communications, Inc for its Minneapolis-St Paul fiber network
  • Zayo acquired FiberLink, a Mid-West dark fiber operator

2012:

  • Zayo acquired AboveNet
  • Zayo acquired Arialink for fiber assest in Lansing and Ann Arbor Michigan
  • Zayo acquired FiberGate for fiber assets in the greater Washington DC area
  • Zayo acquired USCarrier
  • Zayo acquired First Telecom Services
  • Zayo acquired Litecast/Balticore for $22 Million

2011:

  • Zayo acquired 360networks for $345 Million
  • Zayo acquired MarquisNet data center business in Las Vegas

2010:

  • Zayo acquired AGL Networks
  • Zayo acquired American Fiber Solutions
  • Zayo acquired Dolphini’s Cummins Station data centers

2009:

  • Zayo acquired FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc

2008:

  • Zayo acquired Citynet Fiber Network (CFN), the wholesale division of integrated communications provider, Citynet
  • Zayo acquired Columbia Fiber Solutions
  • Zayo acquired some assets of Adesta Communications
  • Zayo acquired a Fiber network from Northwest Telephone
  • Zayo acquired a Fiber network from CenturyTel

2007:

  • Zayo Founded and raised $225 Million in private equity funding.
  • Zayo acquired Memphis Networx
  • Zayo acquired PPL Telecom
  • Zayo acquired Indiana Fiber Works
  • Zayo acquired VoicePipe
  • Zayo acquired Onvoy
  • Operating 13 data centers in 11 markets.
  • Their largest faciilty is zColo Brussels.
  • The company has 0 sites under construction.

13 Facilities Owned

11 Markets Served

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Zayo Data Center Photos

Formerly operated by "Green Data Centers" company
Datacenter GDC3 Velizy
Posted in zColo Paris Vélizy

Formerly operated by "Green Data Centers" company


Grand Opening Tour of Velizy Facility
Posted in zColo Paris Vélizy
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zcolo-remote-hands-brochure July 2019

Zayo's remote hands service and options