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- Ethernet
- Fiber
- Interconnection
- Internet
- Internet Protocol
- Multiprotocol Label Switching
- Multitenant
- Network Operator
- Points of Presence
- Service Level Agreements
- Services
- Software-as-a-Service
- Software-Defined Wide Area Network
- Spectrum
- Throughput
- Unified Communications
- Virtual Private Network
- Wholesale
- Wireless
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Who is Skywire Networks?
Skywire Networks is a communications infrastructure provider focused on delivering last-mile connectivity and network services to enterprise and carrier customers, operating as part of Xchange Telecom.
- Metro Ethernet and dedicated internet access services for business and institutional sites (network connectivity).
- Last-mile and middle-mile fiber and fixed wireless access in dense urban markets (access infrastructure).
- Custom connectivity solutions for carriers, service providers, and wholesale partners (wholesale networking services).
- Network design, build-out, and interconnection within multi-tenant and commercial buildings (on-net building access).
- Integration with Xchange Telecom’s broader voice and data portfolio for enterprise customers (integrated telecom services).
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More About Skywire Networks
Skywire Networks operates as the data networking and access infrastructure arm of Xchange Telecom, with a focus on delivering last-mile and metro connectivity to enterprises, institutions, and carrier customers. Its services are used to connect office locations, data centers, and network Points of Presence (PoP) in metropolitan areas where high-bandwidth, carrier-grade connectivity is required. The company’s offerings align with enterprise requirements for dedicated, symmetric bandwidth, low-latency paths, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) suited to business-critical applications.
Within the enterprise segment, Skywire Networks provides dedicated internet access and Ethernet-based services (network connectivity) that can support workloads such as unified communications, cloud access, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) consumption, and site-to-site data transport. These services are typically delivered over a combination of fiber and fixed wireless access infrastructure (access infrastructure), allowing connectivity in both on-net and near-net buildings. This model is used by enterprises that need predictable throughput and consistent performance compared with residential or best-effort broadband services.
From a technology perspective, Skywire Networks relies on standard carrier Ethernet frameworks and IP routing (network infrastructure), using Layer 2 and Layer 3 services to interconnect customer sites and upstream transit providers. The network typically interfaces with customer equipment via Ethernet handoffs and may interoperate with Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Virtual Private Network (VPN), and Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) deployments that enterprises manage across multiple carriers. The fixed wireless components use licensed or lightly licensed spectrum where available, combined with rooftop or building-mounted radio equipment that backhauls traffic into the provider’s core network and onward to the public internet or private interconnects.
For carrier and wholesale customers, Skywire Networks offers access loops and building extensions (wholesale networking services) that allow other service providers to reach end customers in multi-tenant commercial properties without having to build their own last-mile infrastructure. This includes on-net building coverage, riser access, and cross-connects within telecom rooms and meet-me areas. These capabilities place the company within marketplace categories such as metro Ethernet providers, fixed wireless access operators, and wholesale access providers.
Within the broader Xchange Telecom group, Skywire Networks complements voice, hosted PBX, and other telecommunications services (integrated telecom services) by supplying the underlying access circuits and data transport. For enterprise technical stakeholders, the organization can be categorized under business internet access, metro Ethernet, fixed wireless access, and wholesale last-mile connectivity, with offerings used to underpin cloud connectivity, branch networking, and carrier interconnection strategies.
Our description of Skywire Networks. Updated December 2025.
