HP Communications, Inc.

What HP Communications, Inc. does

HP Communications, Inc. is a full turnkey outside-plant (OSP) and inside-plant (ISP) telecommunications infrastructure contractor founded in 1998 and headquartered in Corona, California. The company designs, engineers, permits, builds, splices, and maintains aerial, underground, and fiber optic networks for telecommunications carriers, municipalities, enterprises, and rural cooperatives. Its service portfolio spans twelve distinct offerings — aerial network construction, new underground construction (directional drilling, open trench, micro-trench, rock-saw), node construction, fiber and copper splicing and testing, hub build-outs, lease structure investigation, structured cabling and electrical, subsurface utility locating, engineering and permitting, custom fabrication, and project management — delivered alongside a 24/7 on-call emergency repair capability.

The company operates 14 regional operations centers across the United States, including California (Metro LA, Bay Area, Sacramento, San Diego, Inland Empire, Central Valley), Texas (Houston, Dallas/Mansfield), Tennessee, Florida, all major Hawaiian Islands, Guam (established 2024), and Arizona (established 2025), supported by approximately 800-850 in-house employees. Technology execution relies on owned fleets of bucket trucks, digger derricks, backhoes, and bore machines, plus in-house fabrication of wireless components with wind-loading analysis. Notable 2024 throughput included 306 miles of cable installation and 8,500 FTTH customer activations in Houston, 250+ miles of new underground construction in Dallas, and fiber delivery to 60,000+ homes in Hawaii.

HP Communications generates revenue primarily through project-based professional services contracts awarded by Tier-1 carriers (T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Lumen, Crown Castle, Sonic, Zayo, Hawaiian Tel, MCI), municipalities (City of Carson $27M prime contract, City of South San Francisco, City of Fort Bragg, Caltrans Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative under California's SB 156), and rural cooperatives. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales executed through regional operations centers rather than digital channels, with new work sourced via carrier relationships, public RFPs, and project awards. The company is privately held with no disclosed external funding rounds, no parent company, and no public revenue disclosure.

Name

HP Communications, Inc.

Legal name

HP Communications, Inc.

Website

https://hpcomminc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

HP Communications, Inc. is a privately held, full turnkey OSP/ISP telecommunications infrastructure contractor founded in 1998, operating 14 regional centers across the U.S. with approximately 850 employees to build and maintain aerial, underground, and fiber networks for carriers and municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Infrastructure Construction Services

NAICS

Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130), Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (23713)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Outside Plant (OSP) & Aerial/Buried Fiber Infrastructure (HDAFALAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Telecom Tower & Mast Construction (Greenfield Builds, Foundations, Erection) (IMAFAIAC)

Keywords

• Telecom infrastructure construction
• Fiber optic network buildout
• Outside plant contracting
• Aerial underground construction
• FTTH deployment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Corona

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. OSP/ISP Infrastructure Construction Services: Full turnkey construction services for telecommunications infrastructure including aerial, underground, fiber optic, and node construction for service providers and municipalities. Revenue derived from project-based contracts for new construction, maintenance, and emergency repair services.
2. Engineering & Permitting Services: Route development, design, permitting, and project management for network expansions and FTTH projects.
3. Maintenance & Emergency Repair Services: 24/7 on-call emergency response for aerial, underground, node, network splicing, and hub scopes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HP Communications, Inc. is a full turnkey OSP/ISP contractor providing telecommunications infrastructure construction services. The company delivers aerial network construction, new underground construction, fiber and copper splicing/testing, node construction, hub buildouts, maintenance and emergency repair, structured cabling, subsurface utility locating, engineering and permitting, fabrication, and project management to telecom carriers and municipalities across 14 operation centers in the U.S.

Product overview

HP Communications, Inc. is a full turnkey OSP/ISP telecommunications infrastructure contractor founded in 1998. The company offers a comprehensive suite of construction and engineering services for telecommunications networks, organized into 12 distinct service offerings: Aerial Network Construction, Lease Structure Investigation & Construction, New Underground Construction, Node Construction, Fiber & Copper Splicing and Testing, Hub Build Outs, Maintenance & Emergency Repair, Structured Cabling & Electrical, Subsurface Utility Locating, Engineering & Permitting, Fabrication, and Project Management. The company operates 14 operation centers across the United States with approximately 800 in-house employees and serves telecommunications carriers, municipal broadband projects, and private network operators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aerial Network Construction Overlash of existing facilities and new construction with make-ready work including pole line hardware, anchors, strand installation, cable placement, tree trimming, and raising/lowering existing communications strands and cables. For telecom carriers and ISPs.
• New Underground Construction Installation of new underground structure using directional drilling, open trench, micro-trench, and rock-saw methods. Includes placement of hand-holes, vaults, manholes, restoration, and cable placement. For telecom carriers and municipalities.
• Lease Structure Investigation & Construction Verification of existing underground facilities to determine availability for installing inner-duct and cable, including manhole diagrams, placement of inner-duct and cable via pulling or blowing methods.
• Node Construction Placement of new poles (wood, concrete, steel, fiberglass), installation of equipment including radios and antennas, performing sweep/PIM testing, ground testing, and fiber optic testing.
• Fiber & Copper Splicing and Testing Placement and prepping of splice cases, splicing and termination of fiber optic or copper cable using fusion machines. Includes bi-directional OTDR, OPL, and front-end connector testing.
• Hub Build Outs Installation and labeling of new equipment, creating pathways for fiber optic patch cords, placing patch cords from FDP to MMR cabinets, testing connections with signal generator and site master, connecting DC power, and bonding equipment.
• Maintenance & Emergency Repair Regularly scheduled maintenance work on existing networks with 24/7 on-call emergency response for repair and outage situations across aerial, lease, underground, node, network splicing, and hub scopes.
• Structured Cabling & Electrical Design and installation of voice/data networks, security surveillance systems, indoor wireless distribution systems, residential multi-dwelling units (FTTH), electrical panels, branch circuit outlets, and commercial lighting.
• Subsurface Utility Locating Using specialized equipment including vacuums and vacuum trucks to locate and mark underground utility lines such as gas, water, and electrical before excavation to prevent damage.
• Engineering & Permitting Route development, high-level and detailed engineering for aerial, lease structure, new underground, private property, and inside wiring scopes. Includes interfacing with utilities, agencies, and property owners for permit applications and engineered drawings.
• Fabrication Development, design, engineering, and testing (wind-loading) to fabricate custom wireless products such as shrouds, antenna brackets, and transition hardware compliant with industry standards and market-specific codes.
• Project Management Project pre-planning, development, schedule forecasting, budget/cost management, and construction milestone oversight.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60,000 homes connected with fiber in Hawaii in 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• CaltranscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Through valued partnership with Caltrans, HP Communications was selected as one of the contractors building the network to support California's historic Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative (SB 156 - $3.25 billion program). HP brings 25-year legacy of commitment to service and excellence to fulfill the California Department of Technology's mission of connectivity for all.
• American Dark FibercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerValued partner in the Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative projects, collaborating on broadband infrastructure buildout.
• T-MobilecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor carrier customer for small cell networks deployment in Metro Los Angeles area.
• VerizoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor carrier customer for small cell networks deployment in Metro Los Angeles area.
• Crown CastlecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for small cell infrastructure deployment in Metro Los Angeles.
• SonicmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorISP partner with multiple aerial projects scheduled for 2025 in Bay Area.
• LumencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHouston Market part of one of the largest fiber placement contracts awarded by Lumen. Also partnered for expanding footprint in San Diego through overbuilding strategic routes.
• ZayomajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAwarded full turnkey project in Dallas market.
• MCImajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for supporting rebuilding efforts after recent fires in Metro LA, restoring critical infrastructure, and revitalizing affected areas.
• Vero NetworksmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew collaboration in San Diego to bring sea cable infrastructure ashore in Carlsbad - significant step in advancing connectivity in the region.
• ArcadianmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew collaborations announced for Metro LA and Inland Empire - building conduit and fiber network along I-15.
• Cityside NetworksmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for expanding high-speed fiber-to-the-home connectivity in Metro Los Angeles.
• Hawaiian TelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDelivering Fiber to the Home on all Hawaiian Islands - delivered fiber to over 60,000 homes in 2024.
• IIGmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLarge-scale underground projects set to start in 2025 in Bay Area.
• ModusminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSmall-cell workload in Bay Area.
• ExteNetminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSmall-cell workload in Bay Area.
• NTTAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNew partnership with local customer in Dallas, included in their maintenance contract.
• BoldynmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDecom sites all across Florida as part of network infrastructure projects.
• City of South San FranciscomajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFirst public utility project awarded to HP - Public Works broadband initiative expected Q1 completion.
• City of CarsoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrime contractor for $27 million municipal fiber optic network - landmark project breaking ground September 2025 to transform connectivity across all four City Council districts.
• City of Fort BraggmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMunicipal Broadband Project in Bay Area.
• AT&TcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorActive projects in Bay Area - major carrier customer.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Black Diamond Group: Modular space and workforce housing provider that supports remote telecom and infrastructure projects; tangential adjacency to HP's large yard footprint and crew mobilization needs.
• IES Holdings: Electrical and communications contractor with a Communications segment that delivers structured cabling, data center, and fiber services — partially overlapping with HP's structured cabling and ISP offerings.

Direct peers

• Ervin Cable Construction: Regional OSP contractor providing aerial and underground construction, splicing, and engineering for ILEC, CLEC, and cable operators across the U.S. — comparable private peer focused on similar scope and customer mix.
• Dycom Industries: Largest U.S. specialty contractor focused on engineering, building, and maintaining telecom outside plant for carriers including AT&T, Verizon, Lumen, and Comcast — directly comparable turnkey OSP/ISP contractor with similar customer roster.
• Henkels & McCoy: Privately held national engineering and construction firm specializing in OSP/ISP telecom infrastructure, gas, electric, and pipeline — a long-standing private peer with comparable aerial, underground, and splicing capabilities.
• TeleTech Construction: Mid-market privately held OSP/ISP contractor serving major carriers in the Western and Central U.S. with similar aerial, underground, splicing, and engineering capabilities as HP Communications.

Broad incumbents

• MYR Group: Public specialty contractor in electrical construction with growing telecom and broadband communications work, including fiber-to-the-home. Comparable customer overlap with rural co-ops, municipalities, and carriers.
• MasTec: Diversified infrastructure contractor with significant communications segment covering fiber, wireless, and small cell deployments. Comparable in OSP services to HP but also operates across oil & gas, power delivery, and clean energy.
• Primoris Services Corporation: Public infrastructure contractor with a Utilities & Distribution segment that includes telecom and fiber construction. Comparable scope on the communications side but broader business mix including civil, pipeline, and energy.
• Quanta Services: Largest publicly traded utility and telecom infrastructure services firm in North America. Overlaps with HP in fiber, wireless, and small-cell construction, but operates at much greater scale and across electric/gas utility as well.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HPCommInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hp-communications

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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