Mears Broadband spins off to support surge in broadband builds

Mears Broadband, a fiber network construction contractor, has launched as a standalone company just in time to support the flood of broadband deployment slated for later in 2024. For the last five years, Mears Broadband was a division of Mears Group, a subsidiary of Quanta Services that provides construction services for fiber broadband projects. CEO Trent Edwards explained the untethering will allow Mears Broadband to make decisions without impacting the 13 other companies within Mears Group. For example, if Mears Broadband decides to enter contract agreements with unions, it can do so without impacting other organizations. Edwards said launching Mears Broadband as an independent entity could be a “very big deal within the industry,” considering how much investment is about to materialize into broadband construction across the country. Particularly, the launch comes in preparation for states to begin building through the federal $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program – what Edwards refers to as “the great build.”