Peg Bandwidth

About Peg Bandwidth

Peg Bandwidth, LLC operated as a specialized provider of telecommunications infrastructure, focusing on customized fiber-based network solutions. The company was co-founded by Greg Ortyl in 2009. Ortyl, who served as Senior Vice President of Sales, leveraged his experience in the communications infrastructure space to guide the company's strategic sales and customer relationships during a period of significant expansion.

The company's primary business was designing, constructing, and operating wholesale carrier Ethernet networks, with a strategic emphasis on cell site backhaul for major wireless carriers, particularly in rural and underserved geographies. Its business model centered on providing infrastructure solutions, such as dark fiber, Ethernet, and wavelengths, to a clientele composed of telecommunications carriers and enterprises. Over 80% of its revenue was generated from contracts with the largest wireless operators. Peg Bandwidth established a substantial physical network through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions, such as the purchase of InLine's broadband operations in 2013. By early 2016, its network comprised over 300,000 strand miles across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Illinois, and South Central regions of the U.S.

A significant milestone in the company's history occurred in 2016 when it was acquired by Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. (CS&L), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that had spun off from Windstream Holdings. The acquisition was valued at $409 million and was CS&L's first major purchase, aimed at securing a high-growth operating platform. CS&L, which later rebranded as Uniti Group, integrated Peg Bandwidth's assets and management team to bolster its fiber-rich infrastructure portfolio. Following the acquisition, Peg Bandwidth continued to function as a distinct business unit for a period before its assets and operations were more fully absorbed into the broader Uniti Fiber entity.