Cable East

What Cable East does

Cable East Inc. is a privately held, family-owned telecommunications and utility construction firm founded in 1992 by Robert Wall and headquartered in Statham, Georgia, with a secondary office in Austell, Georgia. The company employs 217 people distributed across the southeastern United States and organizes its operations around four integrated service lines: Special Projects (5G cellular deployment, small cell, and DAS installations), Cable TV (installation, maintenance, and emergency repairs), Fiber Splicing (fusion splicing, testing, and emergency maintenance), and Engineering (OSP/ISP engineering, fiber design, route selection, permitting, CAD/mapping, and pole inventory). It claims 10,000+ miles of cable placed across its operating region.

Cable East serves enterprise telecom, wireless, and utility customers through direct sales relationships and subcontractor partnerships. Named customers include Comcast, Crown Castle, Zayo Group, MediaCom, DC Blox, BBH, BIG Fiber, SynchroNet, and SyncGlobal Telecom, with operations spanning six southeastern states (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee). Revenue is generated through project-based contracts for telecommunications infrastructure construction, with pricing quote-driven and not publicly disclosed; the company augments its direct labor force with a formal subcontractor and business partner onboarding program to scale capacity for larger or geographically dispersed projects. Family ownership (Robert Wall as President, Taylor Wall as Vice President) and the absence of external private equity or institutional capital underscore an independent, founder-controlled operating model approaching its fourth decade of continuous service.

Name

Cable East

Legal name

Cable East Inc.

Website

https://cable-east.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cable East is a privately held, family-owned telecommunications construction firm founded in 1992, employing 217 people across the southeastern United States to deliver fiber, cable TV, 5G, and engineering services to enterprise telecom and utility clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Infrastructure Construction

NAICS

Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUADAKAB

Underground transmission & distribution cable EPC (civil + cable install)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Electric Transmission & Distribution (T&D)/T&D Construction, Engineering & EPC Services

SECONDARYIMAFAHAA

Transmission Line Construction (Overhead & Underground)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Power & Utility Infrastructure Construction (T&D, Substations)

SECONDARYEUAEACAF

Conductor, Cable & Hardware Stringing / Replacement

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Energy Infrastructure & Services (EPC, O&M, Field Services)/Distribution Grid EPC & Line Services (Medium/Low Voltage)

Keywords

• Telecom infrastructure construction
• Fiber optic installation
• Cable TV construction
• 5G network deployment
• OSP engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Statham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Telecom Construction Services: Cable East generates revenue through project-based contracts for telecommunications infrastructure construction, including installation, splicing, and engineering services for fiber optic and cable TV systems. Revenue is derived from large-scale projects with telecom providers and utility companies across the southeastern United States.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cable East is a telecommunications and utility construction company that builds, installs, splices, and maintains telecom infrastructure for major carriers. Its services cover 5G cellular deployment, fiber optic cable installation, cable TV infrastructure, and engineering design (OSP/ISP, fiber design, permitting, CAD/mapping). The company delivers end-to-end telecom infrastructure solutions across the southeastern United States.

Product overview

Cable East Inc. is a telecommunications and utility construction company offering a unified portfolio of four integrated service lines. The core services include Special Projects (5G installation and project management), Cable TV (installation and maintenance), Fiber Splicing (fusion splicing, testing, and emergency services), and Engineering (OSP/ISP engineering, fiber design, permitting, and CAD/mapping). These services work together to deliver end-to-end telecommunications infrastructure solutions, from initial engineering and design through installation, splicing, and ongoing maintenance. The company operates primarily in the southeastern United States serving telecom carriers and utility providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Special Projects Telecommunications installation and project management services including 5G cellular projects, interstate and intra-state installation projects, and general project leadership for jobs of all sizes. Built for telecom carriers and infrastructure providers.
• Cable TV Cable television installation and maintenance services, including emergency repairs and ongoing support, serving as a construction partner to major Southeast providers including Comcast.
• Fiber Splicing Full range of fiber optic services including fusion splicing, equipment installations, testing, and emergency maintenance, delivered at competitive prices for telecom and fiber network operators.
• Engineering Comprehensive engineering services including OSP and ISP engineering, route selection and planning, fiber engineering and design, permitting, CAD and mapping services, aerial make-ready analysis, pole inventory audits, project management, and professional engineering/RCDD services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 217 employees deployed across projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• ComcastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing relationship with Comcast as a trusted service provider for cable TV installation and infrastructure projects. Cable East has built its reputation serving one of the industry's largest telecommunications providers.
• Crown CastlecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for telecommunications infrastructure projects including fiber optic and wireless network construction services.
• Zayo GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationship for fiber optic infrastructure construction and network development projects.
• MediaCommajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerService partnership for cable television and telecommunications installation services in the Southeast region.
• DC BloxmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for data center and telecommunications infrastructure services.
• BBHmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness partnership for telecommunications construction services.
• BIG FibermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for fiber optic infrastructure and network construction services.
• SynchroNetmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for telecommunications network and synchronization services.
• SyncGlobal TelecommajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for global telecommunications infrastructure services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dycom Industries: America's largest pure-play provider of specialty contracting services to the telecommunications industry, offering engineering, aerial/underground construction, splicing, and maintenance for fiber, wireless, and cable customers. The closest large-scale analog to Cable East's telecom-focused service mix.
• Henkels & McCoy: Privately held specialty contractor providing engineering and construction for electric, gas, and telecommunications infrastructure including fiber optic and cable networks. Most directly comparable to Cable East as a regional/national telecom and utility constructor.
• S&N Communications: Specialty contractor focused on telecom engineering, construction, and maintenance for cable TV, fiber, and wireless customers. Comparable service portfolio and customer base to Cable East, particularly across the southeastern U.S.
• MP Nexlevel: Provider of construction services for telecommunications, electric, and gas utilities, including fiber optic, cable, and wireless deployments. Comparable service lines to Cable East across multiple U.S. regions.

Broad incumbents

• MasTec: Large publicly traded infrastructure construction company with a Communications segment covering fiber, wireless, and cable TV buildouts nationwide. Competes with Cable East for major carrier programs while also serving power, oil/gas, and clean energy markets.
• Quanta Services: Leading publicly traded utility and communications infrastructure services firm, executing overhead/underground electric, pipeline, and telecom construction. Overlaps with Cable East in fiber and communications line construction, though at much greater scale and scope.
• Primoris Services Corporation: Public infrastructure construction firm with a Utilities and Energy segment including telecommunications line construction, fiber, and wireless services. Comparable business mix for telecom civil and installation work, though diversified across power, pipeline, and civil markets.
• IES Holdings: Public electrical and telecommunications infrastructure contractor offering network design, build, and maintenance for enterprise and carrier customers. Comparable fiber and communications work, primarily through its Communications segment.

Regional players

• Trawick Construction: Regional telecommunications and utility construction firm serving the southeastern U.S. with fiber optic, cable TV, and wireless deployment services. Head-to-head competitor for regional carrier contracts alongside Cable East.

Emerging players

• Black Diamond Group: Specialty services provider that has expanded into telecom construction workforce solutions and remote site infrastructure. Partial overlap with Cable East on telecom buildout support services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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