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Top 25 Backbone development companies based in the United States

Name: Backbone development companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 1,234 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,234 backbone development companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 87,042 professional contacts across them, including 32,664 with verified work emails. Houston is the largest hub.

This list covers backbone development companies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest backbone development companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,234 backbone development companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to backbone development companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Lumen Technologies	Indirect evidence	Monroe, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	15,336 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lumen is the trusted network for the AI-powered world, connecting people, data, and applications through one of the world’s most expansive fiber networks.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	CIENA	Indirect evidence	Hanover, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	9,426 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) is the global leader in high-speed connectivity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Mastec Communications Group	Indirect evidence	Coral Gables, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,207 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MasTec Communications Group (MCG) is a division of MasTec that provides comprehensive services and turnkey solutions for Telecom operators.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Zayo Group	Indirect evidence	Denver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,948 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For more than 18 years, Zayo Group of companies has helped the world’s most ambitious organizations build the infrastructure behind what’s next.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	AFL	Indirect evidence	Duncan, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,813 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1984, AFL is a global manufacturer providing end-to-end solutions to the energy, broadband, data center, AI and industrial markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Infinera	Indirect evidence	San Jose, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,959 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Infinera is now part of Nokia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	IES Communications	Indirect evidence	Tempe, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,800 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “IES Communications a division of IES (NASDAQ: IESC) provides each client with a team of highly qualified dedicated professionals that deliver superior quality and cost effective…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Congruex	Indirect evidence	Boulder, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,676 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Congruex was formed in 2017 to take advantage of historic demand for digital connectivity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Hotwire Communications LTD	Indirect evidence	Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,420 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hotwire Communications is a national leader in fiber optic technology, delivering advanced, customized telecommunications solutions to residential, commercial, senior-living…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Uniti Group INC	Indirect evidence	Little Rock, AR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	1,247 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Uniti is a premier insurgent fiber provider dedicated to enabling mission-critical connectivity across the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	CCI Systems	Indirect evidence	Iron Mountain, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,077 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CCI Systems is an employee-owned solution provider specializing in telecommunications, comprehensive network assessments, industry-leading engineering, drafting and design…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	TW Telecom	Indirect evidence	Broomfield, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	1,051 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “tw telecom is now part of CenturyLink.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	KGPCO	Indirect evidence	Faribault, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	974 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “KGPCo is a key strategic partner to the world’s leading communication and technology companies creating the next generation of networks.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	SEGRA	Indirect evidence	Charlotte, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	950 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Segra owns and operates a wide and dense fiber-optic infrastructure footprint that provides state-of-the-art connectivity, cybersecurity, voice, cloud and colocation solutions…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Ervin Cable Construction LLC	Indirect evidence	Sturgis, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	949 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ervin Cable Construction, LLC (ECC) is a seasoned leader in telecommunications construction, founded in 1980.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	OFS	Indirect evidence	Norcross, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	816 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “OFS is a world-leading innovator, manufacturer and provider of infrastructure solutions for communication networks and specialty fiber optic products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	PLP	Indirect evidence	Cleveland, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	783 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PLP protects the world’s most critical connections by creating stronger and more reliable networks.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	ITG Communications, LLC	Indirect evidence	Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	765 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2013, ITG is a national provider of end-to-end digital infrastructure services delivered through a turnkey model.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Smartlink Group	Indirect evidence	Annapolis, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	689 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Smartlink powers the digital infrastructure behind today’s connected world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Netceed	Indirect evidence	East Brunswick, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	650 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Netceed is a global infrastructure supply chain solutions platform that enables the critical networks modern society depends on and connects the world through integrated products…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Circet USA	Indirect evidence	Kennesaw, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	637 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Circet USA is a leading builder of network infrastructure with services tailored to your specific needs, including the design, engineering, construction, and maintenance of data…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	ADB Companies, LLC	Indirect evidence	Pacific, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	628 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ADB is an industry-leading infrastructure solutions provider, proudly building networks, connections, and partnerships nationwide within the telecommunications and utility…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	TAK Broadband	Indirect evidence	Sioux Falls, SD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	620 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TAK Broadband is a nationwide fiber broadband construction partner operating across the U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Lightpath	Indirect evidence	Bethpage, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	604 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lightpath builds and operates all-fiber infrastructure designed for the AI era.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Uniti Fiber	Indirect evidence	Mobile, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	578 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Uniti Fiber is a wholly owned subsidiary of Uniti Group,a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: backbone development companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names backbone development companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of backbone development companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name backbone development companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Backbone development companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

37.5%Verified-email coverage

70.5Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

1.9%Largest-city concentration · Houston

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

350

11-50

458

51-200

257

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,234 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among backbone development companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “backbone development companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names backbone development companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among backbone development companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 32,664 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names backbone development companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many backbone development companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,234 backbone development companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Lumen Technologies, headquartered in Monroe, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most backbone development companies?

Houston leads with 23 headquartered companies, followed by Dallas (22) and New York (18).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 32,664 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,234 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.