Partner profile
Frontier Communications
Building Gigabit America
Founded 1935 · Dallas, Texas · 1,001-5,000 employees · Public, listed
Partnership Overview
Who Frontier Communications is built for
SMBs and businesses in Frontier's 25-state ILEC footprint (CA, TX, FL, CT, IN, OH, etc.); residential and SOHO customers benefiting from fiber rollout.
Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FYBR) is a US fiber-to-the-home and business connectivity provider rebuilding from a 2020 bankruptcy as a fiber-first ILEC. They operate across 25 states with an aggressive fiber buildout plan (~10M targeted fiber addresses by 2026). Frontier Business serves SMB through enterprise with fiber internet, Ethernet, dedicated internet, hosted voice, and wireless backup. Verizon announced acquisition of Frontier in 2024 for ~$20B (pending close).
- VerifiedJul 19, 2026 · high confidence
- 5solutions across 3 categories
- 91 yrsin business, since 1935
- 1,001-5,000employees
Why teams pick Frontier Communications
- Fiber-first transformation post-2020 Chapter 11
- ~10M fiber addresses targeted by 2026
- state ILEC footprint
- Multi-gig symmetric residential and business fiber
- Pending Verizon acquisition (~$20B) would expand Verizon's fiber footprint substantially
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Get matched insteadRecognition & proof points
MEF Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certifiedCertification · MEF
- Published customer references: GTE Financial (video testimonial) and Snow Valley Mountain Resort (case study)Proof point
- 2024 Campus Forward Award (internship program)Award
- Runs the 'Broadband for Good' community-donation programProof point
Notable clients
Vendor-reportedNamed Frontier Enterprise references include GTE Financial (credit union published video testimonial), Snow Valley Mountain Resort (Running Springs, CA published case study) and Greater Hartford Nephrology. Community broadband recipients via Frontier's 'Broadband for Good' program include the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Brazos Valley.
Our Solutions
Rubber Duck solutions through Frontier Communications
From first evaluation to day-to-day operations, Rubber Duck Technology helps you get full value from Frontier Communications' Connectivity & SASE, Communications & CX, and Managed IT & Cloud Ops solutions. We fit them to the systems you already run, remove overlap, and give you a clear view of how they perform, so your team can move faster with fewer surprises.
Connectivity & SASE
Broadband / Business Internet
Frontier delivers multi-gig symmetric fiber-to-the-home and business broadband across its 25-state ILEC footprint as part of a fiber-first transformation following its 2020 restructuring.
- Multi-gig symmetric fiber Frontier offers symmetric multi-gig speeds on its expanding fiber network for both residential and business customers.
- Aggressive fiber buildout Frontier targets roughly 10M fiber addresses by 2026 through its fiber-first investment strategy.
- Rural and secondary metro reach Its 25-state ILEC footprint gives strong presence in rural and secondary metro markets.
Dedicated Internet Access (DIA)
Frontier provides dedicated internet access over fiber for SMB through enterprise customers requiring guaranteed, symmetric bandwidth.
- Fiber-first infrastructure DIA is delivered over Frontier's growing fiber network built out under its post-2020 transformation.
- Symmetric performance Multi-gig symmetric fiber underpins consistent upload and download performance for business applications.
Ethernet Transport
Frontier offers Ethernet transport services across its multi-state footprint to connect business locations over its fiber and copper infrastructure.
- Broad 25-state footprint Ethernet transport spans Frontier's 25-state ILEC territory for multi-site connectivity.
- Wholesale availability Frontier provides wholesale services to channel partners extending Ethernet reach.
SD-WAN
Frontier offers SD-WAN to help multi-site businesses manage and optimize traffic across their connections over its fiber backbone.
- Multi-site optimization SD-WAN supports businesses spanning Frontier's 25-state footprint with centralized traffic management.
- Fiber-backed reliability Runs over Frontier's expanding fiber network for dependable underlying transport.
Fortinet
CiscoCommunications & CX
UCaaS / Cloud PBX
Frontier Business delivers hosted voice and unified communications for SMB through enterprise customers, integrating collaboration tools into its connectivity portfolio.
- Bundled with fiber Hosted voice pairs with Frontier's fiber connectivity for a single-provider communications stack.
- Collaboration integrations Integrations with Microsoft Teams and RingCentral extend Frontier's UCaaS offering.
Microsoft Teams
RingCentralHow Frontier Communications delivers
24/7 NOC; local field service across 25-state ILEC footprint. (vendor-reported)
Services in detail
- Managed Network ServicesDelivered as an ongoing managed service backed by Frontier's NOC and local field teams.
- Managed CommunicationsDelivered as a managed hosted voice service integrated with collaboration platforms.
- 24/7 MonitoringDelivered continuously via Frontier's 24/7 NOC.
- Network Operations Center (NOC)Staffed 24/7 to monitor and manage the network on an ongoing basis.
- Installation & Field ServicesDelivered by local field technicians on a project and dispatch basis.
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Case Studies
What backs it up
Case studies
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Ask for a referenceDocuments
From Frontier Communications
1 PDF, collected while we vetted them
- Frontier Enterprise Carrier Ethernet MEF 2.0 Solutions DatasheetDownload
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