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Founding Date | Founding Date 1995 | Founding Date 2006 | Founding Date 1968 | Founding Date 1992 |
Type | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Little Rock, US HQ Andrews, US Annandale, US Atlanta, US Atlanta, US Austin, US Big Lake, US see more | Locations Monroe, US HQ Melbourne, AU North Sydney, AU Toronto, CA Shanghai, CN Frankfurt Am Main, DE München, DE see more | ||
Employees | Employees 3,80010% decrease | Employees 8,3751% decrease | Employees 24,0004% decrease | Employees 8,8984% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 2.1 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 6.7 b | Valuation ($) 9.4 b |
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Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $1.5b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $12.4b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $4.8b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $206.6m (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $6.6b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $2.8b (FY, 2025) |
Gross profit | Gross profit $1.2b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $5.8b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $2b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income $47.4m (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A | Net income ($1.7b) (FY, 2025) | Net income $123.3m (FY, 2025) |
Operating ⚠ | ||||
Fiber Route Miles | Fiber Route Miles N/A | Fiber Route Miles 169 k (Q2, 2020) | Fiber Route Miles 400 k (FY, 2022) | Fiber Route Miles N/A |
Remaining Performance Obligations | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations $2.5b (FY, 2019) | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations $1.8b (FY, 2023) |
Funding | ||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 272.2m | Total funding raised $ 10.4m | Total funding raised $ 40m |

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