When it comes to providing commercial fiber solutions, every mile counts. That’s why Cox Communications has been busy acquiring fiber miles in markets across the U.S .
Pattie Walker, Segra
Cox Communications is advancing its future growth through Cox Mobile, Segra and RapidScale. We’ve invested more than $12 billion in network upgrades over the past decade and, more recently, added fiber miles to our coverage.
We acquired Segra in 2021 — one of the most significant investments in Cox Communications’ history. As one of the largest privately held fiberoptic infrastructure providers in the U.S., Segra added state-of-the-art voice and data technology solutions to our portfolio, covering nine states throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
In 2023 we acquired Unite Private Networks (UPN), after being the majority owner of the company (in partnership with Ridgemont Equity Partners and the UPN management team) since 2016. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, UPN brought its own advanced commercial fiber-optic solutions, which serve more than 300 Midwest communities across 21 states. Shortly after the acquisition, we integrated UPN into Segra and officially merged them in late 2024. This now operates as a standalone fiber company, and we’re working to strengthen its infrastructure investments and capabilities in the business services market.
“Joining UPN and Segra into its own entity dramatically increases our ability to provide the fastest, most reliable service over a significantly larger fiber infrastructure,” said Kevin Anderson, Segra’s president and strategic advisor. “It’s about expanding our markets, enhancing our coverage, adding new customers and leveraging new opportunities.”
ACCELERATING GROWTH
ACCELERATING GROWTH Segra’s opportunities lie in accelerating growth in commercial fiber solutions and building midmarket momentum, which is why the company acquired Everstream’s commercial fiber assets in St. Louis in 2024. This acquisition added another 1,000 route miles and linked Segra’s Southeast and Midwest networks, providing greater capacity and fiber connectivity.
According to Chad Senglaub, Segra’s chief executive officer, in three short years Segra has become the best of the best in the carrier and enterprise commercial spaces, with more than 1,200 team members and 44,000 fiber route miles. “ We continue to make bold, strategic investments to maintain our competitive advantage and offer business customers premium performance and expanded coverage,” explained Chad. “Serving our customers holistically has been, and will always be, our number one goal.”
COMPLEMENTARY COVERAGE
Segra works in parallel with Cox Business, RapidScale and Hospitality Network, which together make up the commercial business unit of Cox Communications. Its advanced cloud, managed IT and fiber-based network solutions create connected environments and unique hospitality experiences for nearly 370,000 businesses across the country.
(From left) James Jeko and George West, Segra
The collective strengths of Segra’s commercial fiberoptic solutions, along with Cox Business’s internet and cloud solutions, make for a powerful industry presence. “Over time we plan to take advantage of the size and scope of our combined portfolio and explore cross-selling to serve customers in new, innovative ways,” said Chad. “ We are reaching more customers than ever before and meeting their unprecedented business demands with bigger, faster, better commercial solutions.”
SEGRA BY THE NUMBERS
44K
fiber route miles
20K
connected customer sites
24K
states covered
500K
on-net and near-net buildings (fiber routes running into a building or adjacent to a building)
1.200
team members
