Edge Broadband Solutions

What Edge Broadband Solutions does

Edge Broadband Solutions (legal entity: eDGe Broadband Solutions, LLC) is a privately held, small-scale B2B reseller and recycler of broadband telecommunications equipment, headquartered in Waynesville, North Carolina. The company operates a two-sided trading platform: it purchases excess, end-of-life, wreck-out, and scrap electronics from broadband and telecom operators, then remarkets new, excess, and refurbished gear — including HFC (Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial) nodes, line extenders, power supplies, headend electronics, fiber optic cable and jumpers, pole line hardware, vaults/pedestals, taps, and drop supplies — sourced from major OEMs such as CCOR/ARRIS, Motorola, Cisco, Harmonic, and Scientific Atlanta. A separate certified electronic recycling line offers secure data destruction and QEH&S-compliant material processing, generating revenue through processing fees and material recovery.

The business is owner-operated by Managing Partners Edward Donnahoe and Alan Gauvreau, with 1-10 employees and a single Southeast US service geography. GTM is sales-led and quote-based: the company runs a live, 81-page online inventory feed for buyer discovery, accepts phone and contact-form quote requests, and supports inbound liquidation offers from operators seeking to dispose of surplus equipment. Marketing is minimal — primarily SCTE industry association membership, an email newsletter, and direct outreach — and pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity, indicating a bootstrapped, partnership-owned operating model with limited capital deployment.

Name

Edge Broadband Solutions

Legal name

eDGe Broadband Solutions, LLC

Website

https://edge-bbs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Edge Broadband Solutions is a privately held B2B reseller and certified recycler of surplus, refurbished, and end-of-life broadband telecommunications equipment, serving cable and telecom operators in the Southeast US from its Waynesville, NC headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Waynesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Revenue generated from selling new, excess, and refurbished broadband equipment from major manufacturers (CCOR/ARRIS, Motorola, Cisco, Harmonic, Scientific Atlanta, etc.) to broadband operators and service providers.
2. Equipment Purchasing/Liquidation: Revenue derived from purchasing excess, wreck out, end of life, and scrap electronics from operators at discounted rates, then remarketing or recycling.
3. Electronic Recycling Services: Certified electronic recycling services with secure data destruction, generating revenue through processing fees and material recovery from end-of-life equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Edge Broadband Solutions (operating as eDGe Broadband Solutions, LLC) is a B2B supplier and recycler of broadband telecommunications equipment based in Waynesville, NC. The company buys surplus, excess, end-of-life, and scrap electronics from broadband operators, then resells new, excess, and refurbished inventory from major manufacturers (CCOR/ARRIS, Motorola, Cisco, Harmonic, Scientific Atlanta). It also provides certified electronic recycling with secure data destruction.

Product overview

Edge Broadband Solutions operates as a specialized B2B reseller and recycler of broadband telecommunications equipment. Their offering consists of four core services: (1) Broadband Equipment Sales offering new, excess, and refurbished equipment from major manufacturers including CCOR/ARRIS, HARMONIC, MOTOROLA, CISCO, Scientific Atlanta, and others; (2) Electronic Recycling providing certified data destruction and responsible material processing; (3) Equipment Liquidation for purchasing excess and end-of-life equipment; and (4) an extensive inventory of specific product categories including fiber optic cable/jumpers/tails, line gear, pole line hardware, headend electronics, standby/non-standby power supplies, vaults/pedestals/PS cabinets, taps and plug-ins, and drop supplies. The company operates primarily as a reseller/inventory management platform rather than a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Broadband Equipment Sales Sales of new, excess, and refurbished broadband equipment from major manufacturers including CCOR/ARRIS, Harmonic, Motorola, Cisco, Scientific Atlanta, Aurora, Alpha, and General Instruments. Equipment spans fiber optic cable/jumpers/tails, line gear, pole line hardware, headend electronics, standby and non-standby power supplies, vaults, pedestals, PS cabinets, taps, plug-ins, and drop supplies. Targeted at cable companies, telecom operators, and broadband service providers.
• Equipment Liquidation Purchase of excess, wreck-out, end-of-life, or scrap electronics from broadband providers, offering buy-side liquidation solutions for end-of-project or end-of-equipment-life situations. Targeted at broadband operators needing to dispose of surplus network infrastructure equipment.
• Certified Electronic Recycling Certified electronic recycling services including secure data destruction, material processing, reuse, and refurbishment of end-of-life electronics and broadband equipment, governed by a Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety (QEH&S) policy. Targeted at broadband operators and businesses requiring responsible disposal of end-of-life electronics.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SCTE (Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers)minorOtherseDGe Broadband Solutions maintains SCTE membership, displaying the SCTE logo on their website. SCTE is a professional organization for the cable telecommunications industry, providing standards development, training, and networking opportunities for members.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• TeleDynamics: Distributor of broadband, satellite, and networking equipment serving telecom operators and integrators. Comparable to eDGe in selling cable and broadband infrastructure components from multiple OEMs to operator customers.
• Winncom Technologies: Global value-added distributor of broadband, wireless, and networking equipment serving carriers and ISPs. Highly comparable to eDGe as a multi-OEM equipment reseller targeting operator customers, though at significantly larger scale and with broader geographic reach.
• ERI (Electronic Recyclers International): One of the largest US IT asset disposition and electronic recycling companies, offering certified data destruction and responsible e-waste processing. Directly comparable to eDGe's electronic recycling leg, though at national scale and with broader ITAD capabilities beyond broadband equipment.
• KGP Logistics: Telecommunications and broadband equipment distributor offering new, refurbished, and de-installed equipment to operators nationwide. Directly comparable to eDGe's buy/sell equipment model, with deeper logistics capabilities and a similar focus on cable and telecom infrastructure gear.
• Accu-Tech: Value-added distributor of network infrastructure and communications equipment with refurbished/pre-owned offerings. Closely comparable to eDGe in operating a multi-vendor equipment resale model targeted at network operators and service providers.

Emerging players

• TeleCom Software Associates / Telecom Surplus Brokers (independent brokers): Small independent brokers and surplus dealers that purchase decommissioned telecom and cable equipment from operators and resell to other carriers. Closely comparable to eDGe at the same scale and niche, with overlapping supplier and buyer networks in the secondary telecom equipment market.

Broad incumbents

• Sims Lifecycle Services: Global IT asset disposition and electronics recycling services provider, part of Sims Limited. Comparable to eDGe's certified recycling and secure data destruction offering, but operating at significantly larger scale across multiple geographies and customer segments.
• Graybar: Large Fortune 500 distributor of electrical, communications, and data networking products. Comparable to eDGe at the equipment supply layer for broadband infrastructure, but operates across a much wider product portfolio and does not focus on the surplus/refurbished niche.
• TESSCO Technologies: Publicly traded distributor of wireless communications infrastructure equipment serving carriers and contractors. Comparable to eDGe in supplying broadband/wireless infrastructure components, though at much larger scale and with a broader portfolio beyond cable HFC equipment.
• Wesco International: Global distributor and supply-chain solutions provider for communications, electrical, and utility infrastructure, including broadband network gear. Comparable as a major equipment channel serving telecom operators, though vastly broader in scope than eDGe's niche resale and recycling focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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