Apogee Telecom

What Apogee Telecom does

Apogee Telecom, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is a private US-based managed technology services provider focused exclusively on the higher education sector. The company delivers a comprehensive portfolio spanning residential networks (ResNet), managed network services, managed IT services, managed cloud services, security services (including risk assessments and vCISO), and professional services, serving colleges and universities across the United States with operations supported by 251–500 employees.

The company's underlying technology stack is built around managed campus network infrastructure — including Wi-Fi, DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems), small cells, fiber, and private 5G networks — complemented by managed IT (endpoint, Active Directory, Office 365/Google Workspace, service desk), managed cloud (migration, ERP and LMS integration, backup and disaster recovery), and security operations. Services are delivered under a predictable OPEX-based funding model through an enterprise field-sales motion targeting institutional buyers. Notable customer engagements include Oklahoma State University (7,000+ students across 30+ residence halls), University of Pittsburgh, University of Kansas, Morehouse College, Ithaca College, and James Madison University, with the company claiming to serve over one million students across hundreds of US college and university engagements.

The business generates revenue through recurring managed technology service subscriptions supplemented by project-based professional services engagements. Over its history, Apogee has pursued inorganic growth through three documented acquisitions: Campus Televideo (2015), Orca TV (2016), and Cumulus Technology Services (2022), each expanding its higher education service footprint. Leadership is anchored by founder Chuck Brady, CEO Scott Drossos, CFO Mark Holt, and COO Larry Hall, alongside a dedicated Campus CIO role and functional directors across operations, client services, business development, and HR.

Name

Apogee Telecom

Legal name

Boldyn Networks

Website

https://apogee.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Apogee Telecom is a US-based managed technology services provider specializing in network, IT, cloud, and security solutions exclusively for colleges and universities, serving over one million students across hundreds of higher education engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Managed Technology Services

NAICS

Telecommunications (517), All Other Telecommunications (5178)

SIC

Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813), Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385), Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

Unified Communications & VoIP Telephony for Campuses (EDAEAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Collaboration & Unified Communications Management (UCaaS/VoIP) (BPAEABAK)

Keywords

• Higher education IT
• Managed network services
• Campus telecommunications
• Residential network services
• Managed cloud services

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Managed Technology Services Subscription: Recurring managed technology services delivered under an OPEX-based funding model, encompassing ResNet, managed network, managed IT, managed cloud, security, and professional services for higher education institutions.
2. Professional Services: One-time or project-based engagements including network and IT assessments, short-term projects, and executive advisory services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Apogee Telecom delivers IP-based managed technology services to college campuses and schools across the United States, with a portfolio spanning ResNet (residential networks), managed network services, managed IT, managed cloud, security services, and professional services. The company operates an OPEX-based funding model that enables higher education institutions to outsource operational IT, including network infrastructure, endpoints, cloud, and security, while freeing their internal teams to focus on student experience and innovation.

Product overview

No information available about Apogee Telecom's products and services in the provided source data. The source data contains information about Boldyn Networks' higher education managed services including ResNet, Managed Network Services, Managed IT Services, Managed Cloud Services, Security Services, and Professional Services, but these are not Apogee Telecom offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boldynsphere: Expert insights into connectivity challenges

Products and services

• ResNet (Residential Networks) Student-centered residential network design and management for colleges and universities, ensuring students can use all their devices for study, research, entertainment, and socialization across residence halls.
• Managed Network Services Comprehensive managed network services for higher education institutions, including core, wired, and wireless infrastructure, network access control (NAC), next-generation firewall with VPN, and existing network support and monitoring.
• Managed IT Services Comprehensive suite of managed IT services for higher education institutions, including managed infrastructure, endpoint management, Active Directory, Office 365 and Google Workspace administration, and IT service desk support.
• Managed Cloud Services Managed cloud services for higher education institutions, including cloud migration, managed applications, ERP and LMS data integration, and backup and disaster recovery.
• Security Services Security services for higher education institutions, ranging from risk assessments to vCISO engagements, helping protect sensitive data and minimize the impact of cyberattacks.
• Professional Services Project-based professional services for higher education institutions, including network and IT assessments, short-term projects, and executive advisory engagements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving over one million students at hundreds of colleges and universities across the US
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Jenzabar: Jenzabar provides student information systems, ERP, and technology solutions exclusively to higher education institutions, serving as both a peer and a potential integration partner where Apogee delivers managed cloud and ERP/LMS integration services.
• CampusWorks: CampusWorks provides IT management consulting and managed services exclusively to higher education institutions, addressing similar pain points around ERP, SIS, and operational IT — the closest direct vertical peer to Apogee's HE specialization.
• Ellucian: Ellucian is a leading higher education technology provider of SIS, ERP, and cloud solutions serving 2,500+ institutions; its cloud-managed service offerings overlap with Apogee's managed cloud and ERP/LMS integration capabilities within the HE vertical.

Broad incumbents

• Connection (formerly PC Connection): Connection is an IT solutions and services provider with a public-sector and education practice that delivers managed services, networking, and cloud solutions to colleges and universities — competing for similar HE RFPs as Apogee.
• Boldyn Networks: Boldyn Networks is one of the world's largest neutral host network providers offering managed technology services to higher education, transport, venues, and other verticals; source material references Boldyn as the parent/operating context for the Apogee Telecom subject, indicating a direct corporate overlap.
• Presidio: Presidio is a global IT services provider offering managed network, cloud, and security services to enterprise and public-sector clients including higher education — directly competing in the same managed services category as Apogee.
• CDW: CDW is a large multi-billion-dollar IT solutions and services provider with a dedicated CDW Education vertical serving K-12 and higher education institutions with hardware, software, and managed services — directly overlapping Apogee's HE managed network/IT proposition at much greater scale.
• SHI International: SHI is a large IT solutions provider serving enterprise and public-sector customers including higher education, offering managed services, cloud, security, and endpoint management that compete with Apogee's managed IT and network portfolio.
• Insight Enterprises: Insight Enterprises is a global IT integrator offering managed services, networking, and cloud solutions to enterprise and education customers, overlapping with Apogee's managed network and cloud services for HE institutions.

Others

• Aruba Networks (HPE): Aruba Networks (an HPE company) is a leading provider of enterprise Wi-Fi, NAC, and campus networking solutions widely deployed in higher education — an enabling technology vendor whose solutions underpin campus networks that Apogee manages and could partially displace with managed services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A3 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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