DataField Technology Services

What DataField Technology Services does

DataField Technology Services is a privately held U.S. telecommunications engineering and staffing firm headquartered in Worthington, Ohio. Founded in 1989 as a technical staffing agency, the company expanded into telecom design and engineering in 1996 and now employs approximately 180 professionals delivering work for the nation's largest telecom service providers. The customer base spans ISPs, MSOs, cable companies, cellular carriers, and state and local government organizations, with a current side bet on EV charging network design as an adjacent vertical.

The firm's offering is organized as a horizontal services portfolio covering telecom project consulting, network analysis and planning, RFP and timeline management, network and circuit design, circuit provisioning, systems engineering, automation tooling, fiber optic network engineering (design, permitting, OSP, drafting, site surveys, site acquisition), wireline infrastructure (audit and make-ready), and IT staffing. Its technical core is QuickSite®, a proprietary cloud-based reporting application delivering near-real-time status and project data to QA, engineering, drafting, regulatory, and permitting teams. Field delivery draws on a conventional OSS/BSS tooling stack — including Granite, Metasolv, Circuit Vision, iconectiv, Remedy, and JIRA — for inventory management, provisioning automation, and reconciliation work, with custom automation tools developed per client process requirements.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through professional services engagements sold via direct enterprise field sales under project-based, quote-driven contracts; no pricing is publicly disclosed and there is no evidence of subscription or licensing revenue. Marketing is limited to the corporate website, organic social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, X), and job-board postings used for talent acquisition rather than scaled demand generation. The firm is led by founder, President and CEO Courtland Bishop, with a leadership team that includes VPs of Telecom, directors of OSP Operations, Fiber & 5G Technology, People Operations, Business Analytics, and Operations, and a manager of Telecommunications and Strategic Training.

Name

DataField Technology Services

Legal name

DataField Technology Services

Website

https://datafieldusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DataField Technology Services is a U.S.-based telecom engineering and IT staffing firm with 180+ employees serving major telecom carriers, ISPs, MSOs, cable operators, and government clients through project-based professional services and a proprietary QuickSite® reporting platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Telecom Engineering: Provides comprehensive telecommunications engineering services including network analysis, planning, design, implementation, and project management. Services are delivered to major telecom providers and government organizations on a project basis.
2. Staff Augmentation / Talent Acquisition: Provides staffing services placing technical professionals with telecom companies. 30+ years of staffing experience delivering candidates for engineering, design, and technical roles.
3. Fiber Network Engineering Services: Comprehensive fiber optic network engineering including design, permitting, outside plant engineering, and construction package delivery.
4. Telecom Service Delivery: End-to-end service delivery project management covering provisioning, testing, and deployment for telecommunications networks.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DataField Technology Services provides telecom engineering, consulting, and IT staffing services to large telecom service providers, ISPs, MSOs, cable companies, cellular carriers, and government agencies. The firm also offers a proprietary cloud-based reporting application called QuickSite® that automates network inventory, provisioning, reporting, and reconciliation workflows for clients.

Product overview

DataField Technology Services is a telecommunications engineering and staffing company offering a portfolio of professional services rather than a unified software platform. The primary product offering is QuickSite®, a proprietary cloud-based reporting application. The broader service portfolio includes Telecom Engineering (encompassing project consulting, network analysis, network planning, RFP management, timeline management, network/circuit design, circuit provisioning, systems engineering, automation tools, and research), Fiber Network Engineering (including design, permitting, OSP engineering, site surveys, site acquisition, and drafting services), and Talent Acquisition/Staffing Services (for hiring candidates and finding employment). The company operates primarily as a service provider with one named software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• QuickSite®: A proprietary cloud-based app that offers tailored, detailed, automated, and near-real time reports on status and data to Quality Assurance, Engineering, Drafting, Regulatory and Permitting.

Products and services

• QuickSite®
• Telecom Engineering Services
• Fiber Optic Network Engineering
• IT Staffing Services
• Electronic Vehicle Charging Network Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed correctly the first time, every time
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Calix: Public vendor of broadband access systems and software for service providers, including OSS/BSS, network monitoring, and workflow automation. Comparable to DataField in targeting the same tier-2/3 ISP and MSO buyer base, but provides software platforms rather than engineering labor.
• Viavi Solutions: Public provider of network test, monitoring, and assurance solutions used by carriers, MSOs, and equipment vendors. Adjacent to DataField given shared telecom network operations and quality assurance focus, but sells software/hardware rather than engineering services.

Broad incumbents

• Quanta Services: Public infrastructure solutions provider serving the electric, telecom, and renewable industries, with significant fiber and wireless engineering services. Comparable in offering telecom network design, OSP engineering, and program management to tier-1 U.S. carriers and MSOs.
• Primoris Services Corporation: Public infrastructure construction and engineering firm with a communications segment delivering fiber, wireline, and wireless network services. Comparable in telecom OSP engineering and fiber design scope, with a broader utility/energy portfolio.
• Dycom Industries: Public, large-scale provider of specialty contracting services to the U.S. telecom industry, including engineering, aerial/underground construction, and maintenance for fiber and 5G networks. Comparable to DataField as a turnkey telecom engineering and outside plant services partner to tier-1 carriers, but at materially greater scale.
• Huron Consulting Group - telecom staffing practice: National consulting and staffing firm with significant telecom practice areas serving carriers and cable operators. Comparable to DataField on the professional services and talent placement side, with broader advisory offerings.
• MasTec: Public infrastructure services company with a major communications segment delivering network design, engineering, and construction for telecom, cable, and broadband customers. Overlaps with DataField on fiber, wireline, and wireless engineering services to large U.S. carriers.

Direct peers

• Tilson Technology Management: Private, mid-sized U.S. telecom services firm providing network design, construction, and staffing for fiber, wireless, and 5G rollouts. Closely comparable to DataField in scale, customer base (ISPs, MSOs, carriers, government), and end-to-end OSP/ISP service offering.
• CCI Systems: Privately held provider of network engineering, construction, and integration services for telecom operators and cable companies. Direct comparable to DataField given shared focus on fiber/OSP engineering, network design, and serving MSOs/cable operators.
• Black Diamond Networks: U.S. IT and telecom staffing firm placing network engineers, project managers, and technical talent with carriers and enterprises. Direct comparable to DataField's staff augmentation / talent acquisition revenue stream.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/datafieldusa
• Facebookfacebook.com/datafieldusa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/datafield-technology-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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