WeLink
| File:WeLink company logo.png | |
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | telecommunications, wireless, high-speed Internet |
| Founded 📆 | 2018[1] |
| Founders 👔 | Kevin Ross, Ahsan Naim[1] |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Lehi, Utah, United States |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Kevin Ross, chairman and CEO[1] Mark Trout, president[2] Ahsan Naim, CTO[1] |
| Products 📟 | Wireless Internet service provider |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | welink.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
WeLink is a Lehi, Utah-based fixed wireless internet service provider (ISP).[1] It connects individual homes to the internet via small, rooftop antennae that form a neighborhood mesh network that blankets entire neighborhoods.[1]
The company was founded in 2018 by Kevin Ross and Ahsan Naim.[1]
History
WeLink was founded in 2018 by Kevin Ross and Ahsan Naim.[3] Ross had previously worked at smart home service provider Vivint.[1] Ross became the company's Chairman and CEO.[1] Naim was a wireless industry veteran with Sprint and AT&T.[3] He became the company's CTO.
The company's first service area was Las Vegas.[4] The company later expanded into nearby Henderson, Nevada.[4]
In January 2021, the company raised $185 million from venture capital firm Digital Alpha Advisors, a telecom VC with close ties to technology company Cisco.[5] In November, the company expanded its service into Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona.[6]
In March 2022, Mark Trout joined the company as president.[2] In May, the company partnered with the Washington DC government to create a Community Internet Program offering low-cost internet service to area residents.[7][8] Households that met the guidelines of President Biden's Affordable Connectivity Program would qualify for discounted service.[7] In July, the company announced it had completed the first phase of its network rollout in Washington DC.[9]
Services
WeLink develops a mesh network of wireless base stations to transmit high-bandwidth signals across neighborhoods.[5] The company's mesh technology allows anchor customers served with a high-speed fiber connection to share Gigabit wireless connections with nearby households.[2] The company leases fiber-optic bandwidth from existing service providers to set up its hubs.[1] A small base station is installed on a customer's roof, and a cable runs down to the home's router or Wi-Fi equipment.[5] The wireless service is based on 5G millimeter wave technology and 60 GHz wireless technology.[10][5]
As of July 2022, the company offered wireless service in Las Vegas, Henderson, Phoenix, Tucson, and Washington DC.[2][9] The company reportedly also has several partnerships in international markets.[11]
The company's WeLink Cities program works with city governments to deploy the company's technology.[2]
Operations
WeLink is headquartered in Lehi, Utah.[1] Kevin Ross is the company's chairman and CEO as of July 2022.[1] Mark Trout is the company's president as of July 2022.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "WeLink, the 'anti-cable company' brings wireless 5G internet to Phoenix, Tucson". Arizona Business Journal. November 9, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "WeLink expands leadership team, plots growth". Light Reading. March 24, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "WeLink scores funding boost for FWA market expansion". Fierce Wireless. January 11, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "WeLink turns up mmWave fixed wireless in new markets". Fierce Wireless. November 9, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "WeLink raises $185M to deliver high-bandwidth wireless internet to the home using 5G". Techcrunch. January 7, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ↑ "WeLink expands FWA in Las Vegas and Phoenix". Light Reading. November 9, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "DC just launched a new Community Internet Program for affordable broadband". Technically. May 16, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ↑ "DC Residents to Access Free or Low-Cost Internet via New Program". DC Post. May 17, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "The Build Out: WeLink debuts in DC". Light Reading. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ↑ "WeLink is Latest Provider to Offer Gigabit Fixed Wireless – and It's Symmetrical". Telecompetitor. November 9, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ↑ "New York City's former CTO joins broadband start-up". Cities Today. March 4, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
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