Smart Network, Inc.

What Smart Network, Inc. does

Smart Network, Inc., doing business as Valley Internet, is a privately held rural internet service provider founded in 2004 and headquartered in Fairfield, California. The company delivers fixed wireless and fiber-optic broadband to residential, small-business, and enterprise customers across Napa, Solano, and Lake counties in Northern California - a rural terrain that major carriers have historically declined to serve. Operating on a direct-to-consumer model via website ordering and phone sales, the company has built a portfolio spanning eight connectivity plans (Starter at $42/month up to Wireless Point-to-Point at $900+/month on 24-month terms) plus a meter.me IoT water-monitoring sub-brand and a free ValleyWiFi hotspot program.

The underlying technology combines outdoor line-of-sight antennas at customer premises communicating with relay stations, supplemented by fiber optics and multi-path redundancy with failover options to support business-grade uptime. Internet services are tiered from 25 Mbps residential to 2000+ Mbps symmetric Fiber-to-the-Premise, while the meter.mote gateway extends the platform into agricultural and rural property-management use cases (tank/well/flow monitoring, leak detection, pump/valve automation) powered by solar/wind sources. Site-specific installation requirements and dedicated CPE create physical switching costs, and multi-year contracts on premium fiber and P2P tiers lock in higher-value business customers.

The revenue model is predominantly subscription-recurring: monthly residential and SMB plans billed in advance, multi-year contracts on enterprise-grade circuits (36-month for Fiber, 24-month for Wireless P2P), one-time installation and activation fees, and equipment sales. The company is founder-owned and bootstrapped with no external venture or private-equity investment disclosed, distributes directly without third-party resellers, and pursues community engagement (free fire-station connectivity, veteran/first-responder discounts) to reinforce local brand affinity in its tightly defined service territory.

Name

Smart Network, Inc.

Legal name

Personal Network Computing, Inc.

Website

https://smart.network

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Smart Network, Inc. (d.b.a. Valley Internet) is a rural internet service provider founded in 2004 that delivers fixed wireless and fiber-optic broadband to residential and business customers across Napa, Solano, and Lake counties in Northern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Broadband Internet Services

NAICS

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) (5171)

akta.pro primary industry

Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) Broadband Providers (HDAIABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rural & Regional ISPs (HDAIADAI), Rural Broadband & Cooperative Fiber Operators (HDAIACAG)

Keywords

• Rural internet services
• Fixed wireless broadband
• Fiber optic internet
• IoT water monitoring
• Business internet circuits

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Internet Service Subscriptions: Monthly recurring subscription fees for internet service plans ranging from residential to business tiers. Bills are generated in advance, charged to payment method on file. No contract requirements for standard service.
2. Business Dedicated Circuits: Higher-tier business-grade circuits over fiber optics or wireless with optional failover. Symmetric bandwidth options and point-to-point dedicated connections available.
3. meter.me Water Monitoring Service: IoT water monitoring and management service for remote visibility and control of water systems, including tank levels, well levels, flow meters, and leak detection
4. Equipment Sales: Equipment including radios, smart adapters, routers, POE switches sold to customers. Customer owns the equipment (except designated CPE) and bears risk of loss, theft, or damage.
5. Installation and Activation Fees: One-time activation fees and installation fees that vary by product and plan. Initial installation invoices due within 15 days of receipt.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Valley Internet provides fixed wireless and fiber-optic broadband internet connectivity to residential and business customers in rural Northern California (Napa, Solano, and Lake counties). It also operates the meter.me IoT water monitoring service, which uses meter.mote gateway devices (solar/wind powered) to deliver remote visibility and automation for tanks, wells, flow meters, and leak detection. Service is sold directly through the company website and phone sales without long-term contracts for standard residential plans.

Product overview

Valley Internet (d.b.a. Smart Network, Inc.) is a rural internet service provider offering a unified portfolio of fixed wireless and fiber-optic internet services organized into residential tiers (Starter, Essential, Home, Pro) and business/symmetric plans (Business, Business Symmetric, Fiber to the Premise, Wireless Point to Point). The product lineup is anchored by core internet connectivity services with optional add-ons including Internet Service Failover for reliability and the meter.me IoT water monitoring sub-product for remote water system management. The company also provides free public WiFi hotspots under the ValleyWiFi brand. All services leverage diverse technology paths (fiber or fixed wireless with failover options) and are offered without long-term contracts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• meter.me: IoT water monitoring and management system offering remote visibility and control of water systems, including tank level monitoring, well monitoring, water meter monitoring, pond level monitoring, leak detection, and automation capabilities.

Products and services

• Residential Internet Service Tiered fixed wireless internet service for households in rural Northern California, with plans ranging from $42/month (25/5 Mbps Starter) up to $124/month (75-300/30-100 Mbps Pro), supporting email, browsing, multi-device households, HD streaming, video calls, and gaming. No long-term contract required for standard residential service.
• Business Internet Service Dedicated business-grade internet circuits delivering 200-700/100-300 Mbps on the Business plan ($240/month) plus Business Symmetric ($0.75/Mbps, 30-300 Mbps symmetric) for customers needing dedicated bandwidth, symmetric upload/download speeds, and high reliability for VoIP, cloud tools, and bandwidth-intensive applications.
• Fiber to the Premise Direct fiber-optic connection providing symmetric bandwidth from 100 to 2000+ Mbps at the lowest latency and highest available speeds, with multi-path redundancy options. Priced from $692/month on a 36-month term commitment.
• Wireless Point to Point Dedicated wireless connection with symmetric bandwidth from 100 to 700+ Mbps at low latency, providing an alternative to fiber for customers needing dedicated capacity where fiber is not feasible. Priced from $900/month on a 24-month term commitment.
• meter.me IoT Water Monitoring Service IoT water monitoring and management service that uses meter.mote gateway devices (solar/wind powered) to connect water-system components to the cloud. Supports tank level monitoring, well monitoring, flow meter monitoring, pond level monitoring, leak detection, and valve/pump automation for property owners and agricultural operations in remote or off-grid locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Starting at $42/month for residential service
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Etheric Networks: California-based independent ISP providing fixed wireless and fiber broadband to rural and underserved communities in the Bay Area and surrounding regions, with a similar technology mix and customer profile to Valley Internet.
• Rise Broadband: Large U.S. fixed wireless internet service provider focused on rural and small-market communities, with a substantially larger footprint but identical fixed wireless technology stack and rural SMB/residential customer base.
• Common Networks: Bay Area-focused ISP deploying fixed wireless and fiber to deliver home internet, competing in similar suburban/rural Northern California geographies with overlapping residential SMB customer segments.
• NextLink Internet: Rural-focused fixed wireless and fiber ISP serving residential and business customers across multiple U.S. states, with BEAD-funded expansion plans directly competitive in the rural broadband segment.
• Sonic: California independent ISP offering fiber and DSL broadband to residential and business customers across the Bay Area and Northern California, with a comparable independent-operator model and multi-tier plan structure.
• Cruzio Internet: Independently owned California ISP offering fiber and fixed wireless broadband to residential and business customers in Santa Cruz County, with comparable community-rooted positioning and plan structure.

Broad incumbents

• Consolidated Communications: Established rural and suburban telco offering fiber, broadband, and business services across many U.S. markets, including Northern California, representing the incumbent class against which Valley Internet competes for business customers.
• Frontier Communications: Large incumbent telco with significant rural fiber footprint across California, offering comparable residential and business broadband tiers and representing the most direct large-carrier competitive overlap in Valley Internet's territory.
• AT&T Fixed Wireless / Internet Air: Major carrier offering fixed wireless access broadband targeted at rural and suburban households, increasingly competing in the same customer segments where Valley Internet operates.

Emerging players

• Starlink (SpaceX): LEO satellite broadband service from SpaceX delivering home internet to any address with sky visibility, representing the highest-impact emerging threat to fixed wireless rural ISPs in Valley Internet's footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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