Vast Networks

What Vast Networks does

Vast Networks (legal entity CVIN LLC) is a privately held California fiber optic carrier operating more than 5,000 route miles of privately owned underground fiber across the state. Founded in 1995 as a cooperative of rural independent telephone companies, the company was transformed by a 2010 BTOP-funded middle-mile build across 18 counties and has since evolved into a carrier-class communications provider delivering dedicated internet access (100 Mbps to 400/800 Gbps), dark fiber leasing, point-to-point Layer 2 circuits, DWDM wavelength transport, hosted PBX and SIP trunking voice, and colocation services. Its DWDM optical core, MEF 2.0 certified engineering, diverse redundant routing, and 24/7 California-based NOC underpin the service stack.

The company monetizes exclusively through long-term subscription contracts sold via direct consultative sales to enterprises, carriers, wireless providers, and public agencies. Fiber services are custom-quoted based on bandwidth, route, and SLA, while hosted PBX is published at $15-$25 per seat per month. Customer segmentation spans ten verticals, with primary emphasis on healthcare, education, public sector, agriculture, manufacturing, and utilities — particularly organizations whose operations cannot tolerate shared-bandwidth slowdowns or single-path failures. Since 2023, the company has invested heavily in network expansion, building more than 1,600 new fiber route miles and modernizing approximately 1,500 existing miles.

Vast Networks maintains no public listing, no disclosed venture or private equity funding rounds, and no parent company. Ownership remains private, with the cooperative origins continuing to shape a regional, relationship-driven sales motion rather than a product-led or channel-partner model.

Name

Vast Networks

Legal name

CVIN LLC

Website

https://vastnetworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vast Networks (CVIN LLC) operates a privately owned 5,000+ route mile underground fiber network across California, delivering dedicated internet, dark fiber, wavelength, point-to-point, hosted voice, and colocation services to enterprises, carriers, healthcare, education, agriculture, manufacturing, utilities, and public sector customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Infrastructure

NAICS

Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385)

akta.pro primary industry

Fiber-to-the-Premises/Building (FTTP/FTTB) Operators (HDAIACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neutral-Host Fiber & Shared Access Network Operators (HDAIACAJ), Rural Broadband & Cooperative Fiber Operators (HDAIACAG), Wholesale Wavelength, Spectrum & Dark Fiber Providers (IRU/Leases) (HDAIALAI)

Keywords

• Dedicated fiber internet
• Dark fiber leasing
• Wavelength services
• Hosted pbx
• Sip trunking

Headquarters

HQ city

Fresno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dedicated Fiber Internet Access (DIA): Managed dedicated internet access circuits delivering symmetric bandwidth from 100 Mbps to 400/800 Gbps. Fully managed service including design, installation, monitoring, and maintenance. Recurring monthly revenue from long-term contracts with carrier-grade SLAs.
2. Dark Fiber Leasing: Lease of raw, unlit fiber strands to customers who bring their own optics and light the fiber themselves. Customers gain full control over protocols, capacity, and upgrade path. Revenue from long-term infrastructure leases.
3. Point-to-Point Connectivity: Dedicated private Layer 2 circuits connecting two locations directly. Committed symmetric bandwidth from 100 Mbps to 400/800 Gbps with private, secure transport. Recurring service contracts.
4. Wavelength Services: High-capacity optical wavelength transport services using DWDM. Dedicated wavelengths from 100 Mbps to 400/800 Gbps per wave, protocol-transparent transport for Ethernet, OTN, or Fibre Channel. Premium pricing for long-haul, high-capacity requirements.
5. Hosted PBX: Cloud-based business phone system delivered as a fully managed service. Per-seat subscription model starting at $15/seat/month for Essentials tier, $25/seat/month for Business tier. Revenue from monthly recurring seat subscriptions with optional add-ons.
6. SIP Trunking: Scalable SIP trunk services connecting customer IP-PBX systems to PSTN over private fiber. Revenue from per-channel or bundled SIP trunk subscriptions with flexible burstable capacity options.
7. Colocation Services: Secure data center space leasing with rack space from 1U to private cages. Includes redundant power (A/B feeds, UPS, generator), precision cooling, physical security, and cross-connects to the fiber backbone. Revenue from monthly colocation fees based on space and power consumed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vast Networks designs, builds, and operates a privately owned 5,000+ route mile underground fiber optic network across California, delivering carrier-grade Dedicated Internet Access (100 Mbps to 400/800 Gbps), Dark Fiber leasing, Layer 2 Point-to-Point circuits, and DWDM Wavelength services. The company also provides Hosted PBX, SIP Trunking, and Colocation services delivered over the same private backbone, targeting enterprise, carrier, healthcare, education, and public-sector buyers in California.

Product overview

Vast Networks offers a comprehensive fiber and voice services portfolio built on over 5,000 route miles of privately owned underground fiber across California. The core offering consists of four fiber service types (Dedicated Fiber, Dark Fiber, Point-to-Point, and Wavelength Services) providing connectivity from 100 Mbps to 400/800 Gbps, complemented by two voice services (Hosted PBX and SIP Trunking) delivered over the same private backbone. A colocation service rounds out the portfolio, allowing customers to house equipment in Vast's carrier-class data center with direct cross-connects to the fiber network. All services share the same underlying infrastructure, 24/7 California-based NOC, and carrier-grade SLA guarantees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dedicated Fiber Fully managed high-capacity dedicated internet access delivering symmetrical bandwidth from 100 Mbps to 400/800 Gbps across Vast Networks' privately owned underground fiber network, backed by carrier-grade SLA and 24/7 NOC monitoring for enterprise, carrier, and public-sector customers.
• Dark Fiber Lease of dedicated, unlit fiber strands across Vast Networks' 5,000+ route mile network, allowing customers to bring their own optics, light the fiber, and control protocols, capacity, and upgrade path entirely.
• Point-to-Point Dedicated private Layer 2 fiber connection between two locations with guaranteed symmetrical bandwidth (100 Mbps-400/800 Gbps), deterministic low latency, and traffic that never touches the public internet.
• Wavelength Services Dedicated optical wavelength transport from 100 Mbps to 400/800 Gbps over DWDM backbone, offering protocol-transparent (Ethernet/OTN/Fibre Channel) high-capacity transport for metro and long-haul distances.
• Hosted PBX Cloud-based business phone system with enterprise features including auto attendants, IVR, call queues, voicemail-to-email, CRM integrations, and softphone apps, delivered over Vast Networks' private fiber backbone starting at $15/seat/month.
• SIP Trunking Scalable SIP trunk service connecting existing IP-PBX systems to the PSTN over Vast Networks' private fiber network, featuring HD voice quality, number portability, flexible channel sizing, built-in redundancy, and fraud protection.
• Colocation Secure data center space rental offering rack space from 1U to private cages with redundant A/B power, N+1 cooling, generator backup, 24/7 access control, and cross-connects to Vast Networks' fiber backbone.

Quantifiable outcome

• Bandwidth scales from 100 Mbps to 400/800 Gbps on same fiber without construction
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hylan West, Inc.minorOthers · 24 December 2025Construction contractor engaged for underground fiber optic installation projects. Hylan West performed approximately 8,000 feet of underground fiber construction in Biggs, California as part of state-funded broadband initiative. Contractor relationship for construction services rather than strategic partnership.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zayo Group: Zayo operates a large private fiber network across the U.S. offering dedicated internet access, dark fiber, wavelength services, and private line transport to enterprise and wholesale customers. It is the most direct comparable to Vast's fiber services portfolio and wholesale business model.
• Crown Castle / Lightpath: Lightpath (formerly Crown Castle Fiber) operates dedicated fiber, wavelength, dark fiber, and Ethernet services to enterprise and carrier customers across major U.S. metros. Comparable service mix and target customer base to Vast's enterprise fiber offerings.
• Fatbeam: Fatbeam is a regional fiber operator providing enterprise connectivity, carrier transport, and dark fiber across the western and midwestern U.S. Closely comparable in scale, regional focus, and customer mix to Vast's California fiber business.
• Race Communications: Race Communications is a California-focused fiber operator delivering gigabit services to communities, businesses, and anchor institutions across the state. Directly comparable geographic focus and rural/underserved market orientation.
• Consolidated Communications: Consolidated Communications provides fiber-based internet, voice, and managed services to businesses and residential customers, with significant rural and small-metro footprint. Comparable service mix and rural-enterprise dual focus.
• TPx Communications: TPx provides managed IT services, UCaaS, hosted PBX, SIP trunking, and connectivity to mid-market and enterprise customers. Directly comparable in the voice services portfolio and managed services delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Lumen Technologies: Lumen is a large incumbent carrier offering wavelength, dark fiber, Ethernet, voice, and managed services nationwide with significant California presence. Overlaps with Vast across all product categories but operates at much greater scale with broader geographic reach.
• Cox Communications / Cox Business: Cox is a major cable operator with significant California enterprise presence offering fiber, voice, and managed services to business customers. Competes with Vast in the California enterprise connectivity market at greater scale.

Regional players

• GeoLinks: GeoLinks is a California-based fixed-wireless and fiber provider serving rural and underserved communities with enterprise-grade connectivity. Comparable geographic focus on rural California but different last-mile technology mix.

Emerging players

• SiFi Networks: SiFi Networks funds and builds citywide open-access fiber networks, often in partnership with municipalities. Comparable infrastructure-build orientation targeting underserved markets but typically works through third-party ISPs rather than retailing services directly.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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