Kinetic News Archive

Welcome to the Windstream and former Kinetic by Windstream news archive—a source for the legacy news, press releases, and updates before the Windstream merger with Uniti Group.

Press Release 2014 - 2025

June 17, 2025

Kinetic Breaks Ground on $8 Million N.C. Fiber Expansion Project

June 9, 2025

Kinetic named Newsweek’s “Best High-Speed Rural Internet” for second year in a row

May 14, 2025

1,600 Thomas County Residents Now Eligible for Kinetic Fiber Internet

May 3, 2025

NC: Kinetic Selected to Bring High-Speed Internet to 1,292 North Carolina Homes and Businesses

April 15, 2025

Tens of thousands of Texans will benefit from Kinetic’s multi-million-dollar Fiber hardware upgrade

April 9, 2025

Kinetic and Fort Bend County Break Ground on $13 Million Fiber Internet Development for Thousands

April 5, 2025

Kinetic and Baldwin County Celebrate $1.9 Million High-Speed Fiber Internet Expansion

March 23, 2025

Kinetic named CNET’s ‘2025 Best Rural Fiber Internet Provider’

February 22, 2025

Windstream Wholesale Expands Network Connectivity in Myrtle Beach

February 9, 2025

Kinetic Business Launches Business Ready Internet Tailored to Small Businesses

February 8, 2025

‘Dollar-a-Day’ Kinetic High-Speed Internet Available for 1.1 Million Homes in 18 States

December 8, 2024

Windstream Wholesale and VIAVI Collaborate on World’s First Transatlantic 800G Network Trial

November 19, 2024

Windstream Wholesale Expands Network Footprint in Northern California, Partnering with Hurricane Electric

November 9, 2024

Windstream Again Recognized for Its Focus on Hiring Military Veterans

October 22, 2024

Kinetic Opens New Fiber-Internet Network Across Ripley County’s Doniphan Area

October 20, 2024

Kinetic Business Launches Fiber and Voice Services for Small and Midsized Businesses, Schools and Libraries

October 12, 2024

Windstream Wholesale, Colt Technology Services and Nokia join forces to complete world’s first ultra-fast 800GbE optical and IP service trial connecting London and Chicago

September 21, 2024

Windstream Announces Refinancing Transactions

September 2, 2024

Kinetic and AT&T Collaborate, Elevate Connectivity for Rural Customers

August 13, 2024

Kinetic’s nearly $1 million partnership will provide free Wi-Fi throughout Gatton Park

July 8, 2024

Kinetic Offers $10,000 Reward Following Months of Copper-Cable Thefts

June 29, 2024

Kinetic Commits $250,000 Fiber Upgrade to Tornado-Ravaged Greenfield, Iowa

June 22, 2024

NC Awards $4.5 Million to Kinetic, Expansion of High-Speed Fiber Internet Planned

May 28, 2024

$23.2 Million Investment Bringing High-Speed Kinetic Fiber to Three Pennsylvania Counties

May 20, 2024

Two-Thirds of Enterprises Lack Sufficient IT Resources to Achieve Business Goals, According to Research from Windstream

May 1, 2024

Uniti to Merge with Windstream Creating Premier Insurgent Fiber Provider

April 30, 2024

$39 million Public Private Partnership To Bring Fiber Internet to 16,000 Locations in Lowndes County

April 20, 2024

Residential Internet Company Kinetic Earns Two National Newsweek Accolades

April 10, 2024

Kinetic Ribbon Cutting in Cabarrus County as Kinetic Construction brings Mount Pleasant up to Fiber Fast Internet Speeds

April 7, 2024

Cleveland Guardians Gain Competitive Advantage by Selecting Windstream to Modernize its Network Services

March 20, 2024

Construction Concludes for Fiber Internet Pilot-Project in Beaver County

March 11, 2024

Kinetic Continues Gigabit Internet Expansion in Grant County

March 9, 2024

Windstream Enterprise Debuts Secure Flex Premium with Fortinet for Maximum Enterprise Agility and Digital Acceleration

February 20, 2024

2024 Kinetic Black Business Support Grant Application is Open

February 17, 2024

Windstream Wholesale Brings Expansive Dark Fiber to East Coast with New ‘Beach Route’

January 15, 2024

Kinetic Named Among ‘Best Internet Providers’ by Forbes Home for Second Consecutive Year

January 14, 2024

Windstream Wholesale and Cisco Further Unlock the Potential of Coherent Optics with the Industry's First 1Tbps Wavelength Over 1,100 Kilometers

December 10, 2023

Officials Break Ground on $20.5M Project to Turn Union Co. Into Georgia Gigabit Community

December 3, 2023

Windstream Wholesale Tulsa to Little Rock to Memphis Route Open for Business

November 19, 2023

70% of Colquitt Co. to Be ‘Fiber Ready’ in 2024

October 31, 2023

Windstream Enterprise Unveils Global Availability of its Comprehensive SASE and SSE Cybersecurity Solutions with Cato Networks

October 28, 2023

Windstream Names Paul H. Sunu Chief Executive Officer

October 15, 2023

$5.2 Million Public-Private Partnership to Bring Kinetic Fiber Internet to Nearly 800

October 14, 2023

Windstream Wholesale Partnerships Empower Cross-Border Connectivity as CanAm2 Route Progresses

October 2, 2023

Windstream Enterprise Launches SASE Express Lane with Cato Networks to Give Businesses Quick Cybersecurity Protection

September 23, 2023

$6.8 Million Public-Private Partnership to Bring Kinetic Fiber Internet to 6,300 in Bullitt County

August 27, 2023

Kinetic Offers Free Digital Literacy Courses

August 14, 2023

$10.3 Million Fiber-Internet Project to Benefit 3,400 in Chattooga County

August 1, 2023

Kinetic Business Launches All-In-One Security Solution to Protect Businesses from Cyberthreats

July 30, 2023

Windstream Wholesale Announces Cooperation Agreement with ConnectiviTree

July 18, 2023

Kinetic’s New 8-Gigabit Fiber Network Ignites Internet for Underserved Customers

July 16, 2023

Windstream Enterprise Launches Comprehensive IT Managed Services Portfolio to Inaugurate its Strategic Alliances Program

June 26, 2023

Windstream Wholesale Achieves Unprecedented Multi-400G Wave Delivery Interval

June 18, 2023

Kinetic To Be the Nation’s Largest 8 Gig Internet Provider

June 13, 2023

Windstream Enterprise Honored as Stevie® Award Winner in 2023 American Business Awards®

May 16, 2023

Windstream Enterprise Launches LAN Services with Fortinet Technology for Enhanced Security, Business Intelligence and End-User Experiences

May 6, 2023

Windstream Wholesale Leads the Way in Next Generation 400G

April 30, 2023

Windstream Enterprise Invests in VoIP Network Upgrade to Microsoft Azure for Operators Clustered Call Feature Server

April 17, 2023

Windstream Enterprise and Talkdesk Partner to Deliver AI-Powered CCaaS Solution

March 28, 2023

Windstream Completes Removal of Huawei Network Gear

March 25, 2023

Windstream Wholesale, Bluewater Regional Networks Launch Diverse, High-Speed Route from Toronto to Chicago

March 11, 2023

Kinetic Brings Fast Fiber Internet to New London

March 6, 2023

2,200 Berks, Chester, Lancaster Homes, Businesses Now Eligible for Kinetic’s Ultrafast Fiber Broadband

March 4, 2023

Windstream Wholesale sets live network record with 1 Terabit wave over 540 km

February 26, 2023

Windstream Wholesale’s Global Accounts Leads With Delivery of Custom 400G Spectrum Solution for Large Global Financial Institution

February 6, 2023

Windstream Enterprise Delivers North America’s First and Only Comprehensive Managed Security Service Edge (SSE) Solution with Cato Networks

January 9, 2023

Windstream Enterprise and Amazon Web Services Advance the Virtual Meeting Experience for Businesses

November 1, 2022

Kinetic Expands Number of Markets Offering 2 Gig Fiber Internet

September 21, 2022

Windstream Names Drew Smith CFO

May 31, 2022

Windstream Enhances Enterprise and Wholesale Business Unit

May 21, 2022

Kinetic Breaks Ground on New Kentucky Headquarters

April 17, 2022

Kinetic Kickstarts Rollout of Ultra-Fast 2 Gig Fiber Internet

April 16, 2022

Windstream Wholesale Successfully Completes Industry’s First 400G ZR+ Interoperability Trials

April 11, 2022

Windstream Wholesale, the ‘Fast & Flexible’ Provider, Announces New Brand

March 28, 2022

Windstream Names Buddy Bayer to Lead Combined Enterprise, Wholesale Organization

March 27, 2022

Windstream Enterprise Expands OfficeSuite UC® Availability into Europe and Asia Pacific

March 13, 2022

Windstream Enterprise Delivers North America’s First and Only Comprehensive Managed SASE Solution with Cato Networks

March 8, 2022

Kinetic Completes First Build of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund in Kentucky

March 1, 2022

Windstream Wholesale Partners with Infinera to Build Next-Generation Optical Infrastructure

February 27, 2022

Phil Cusumano Joins Windstream Wholesale to Head Up New Global Accounts Vertical

February 12, 2022

Windstream Wholesale to Connect to AUBix Data Center in Auburn, Alabama

January 17, 2022

Kinetic Adds 55,000 Broadband Customers as its Fiber Expansion Continues

November 17, 2021

Kinetic Deploying High-Speed Fiber Internet to Connect 8,200+ Rowan County Residents

September 5, 2021

Windstream, State of Arkansas Partner on $64 Million Fiber Broadband Expansion

August 22, 2021

Windstream Wholesale Begins Work on Three New Transport Routes

June 29, 2021

Introducing Go Kinetic, Enhancing the Ease of Online Account Management

May 17, 2021

Kinetic Donates to A Million Thanks Scholarship Program

May 15, 2021

Kinetic by Windstream Adding Nearly 1,000 Jobs for Fiber Broadband Expansion, Partnering with Vermeer for Construction Equipment

May 1, 2021

Kinetic and A Million Thanks Partner to Celebrate Military Appreciation Month

March 15, 2021

Windstream Wholesale and Colt Drive Partnership Forward With Successful 400G Managed Spectrum Trial

March 2, 2021

Kinetic by Windstream to Participate in FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

March 2, 2021

Windstream to Expand Gigabit Broadband Service in Georgia With FCC Support

February 21, 2021

Windstream Wholesale Sets 400G ZR+ Record with Acacia Coherent Pluggable Module Reaching over 1,000 km in Live Network

January 31, 2021

Windstream Enterprise Achieves MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Certification

January 11, 2021

Kinetic by Windstream Ends 2020 with 60,000 More Broadband Customers and Expanded Gigabit Network

November 3, 2020

Windstream Names Rob Shanahan to Board

October 24, 2020

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: If you Connect it, Protect it

October 17, 2020

Windstream Enterprise Names New Channel Chief

August 22, 2020

Everstream Partners with Windstream to Bring 400GbE Services to Market

August 4, 2020

Windstream Enterprise Fortifies SD-WAN With Virtual Next-Generation Firewall

July 29, 2020

Windstream and Colquitt EMC Partner to Expand Kinetic Broadband Access

July 26, 2020

Windstream Announces Initial Appointments to New Board of Directors Upon Emergence from Restructuring

July 6, 2020

Nokia and Windstream Enable Next-generation IP Network With 400G-capable Architecture

June 23, 2020

Windstream Restructuring Plan Confirmed by Court

May 31, 2020

Avaya and Windstream Enterprise Expand Partnership

May 30, 2020

Kinetic Business by Windstream and Raydiant Partner to Bring Internet-Connected Digital Signage to More Businesses Across the Country

May 9, 2020

Windstream Reports First-Quarter 2020 Results

April 19, 2020

Windstream Enterprise Launches OfficeSuite UC in Canada for Improved Collaboration, Remote Work — Even Across Borders

April 5, 2020

Windstream Wholesale and Infinera Mark Industry First with Successful Trial of LR8-Based 400GbE Client-Side Services

March 28, 2020

Windstream’s Network Performs Well as Usage Climbs

March 9, 2020

Windstream Obtains Additional Support for Comprehensive Restructuring After Amendment to Plan Support Agreement

February 29, 2020

Windstream Secures Plan Support Agreement with Creditors; Reaches Settlement with Uniti Group on Master Lease

February 2, 2020

Windstream Enterprise and VMware Continue to Accelerate SD-WAN Growth

January 18, 2020

Windstream Wholesale Adds Pacific Northwest Route, More Than 1,000 Miles to Its Long-haul Network With Infinera’s FlexILS Line System

December 9, 2019

Windstream Wholesale Announces Largest Capacity Wavelengths Deal

November 10, 2019

Windstream Releases Cleansing Materials

June 23, 2019

Windstream Launches New SD-WAN Service With Fortinet

May 13, 2019

Windstream Reports First-Quarter 2019 Results

February 23, 2019

Windstream Holdings, Inc. Files for Voluntary Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code Following Judge Furman’s Decision

January 13, 2019

Windstream Enterprise’s new WE Connect portal is all about enhancing the user experience

February 12, 2018

Windstream transforms and aligns brand to empower customer success in the digital era

September 10, 2017

Windstream expands Kinetic brand across its local footprint

July 30, 2017

Windstream adds improved customer experience and network connectivity options to its successful SD-WAN solution

July 26, 2017

Windstream completes acquisition of Broadview Networks

February 25, 2017

Windstream completes merger with EarthLink

February 19, 2017

Kristi Moody named general counsel of Windstream

November 5, 2016

Windstream and EarthLink to merge in $1.1 billion transaction

December 16, 2015

Windstream Completes Sale of Data Center Assets to TierPoint

October 17, 2015

Windstream to Sell Data Center Business for $575 Million

April 22, 2015

Windstream completes tax-free spinoff of CS&L

March 24, 2015

Windstream Board of Directors gives final approval for REIT spinoff and declares prorated cash dividend

February 10, 2015

Windstream names Kenny Gunderman REIT CEO

December 9, 2014

Photo Release -- Windstream Appoints Tony Thomas as Chief Executive Officer

September 30, 2014

Windstream Announces Next-Generation TV Entertainment Service, "Kinetic"

July 27, 2014

Windstream to Spin Off Assets Into Publicly Traded REIT

Contact Information

Media Contacts:

Scott L. Morris Office: 501-748-5342 Cellphone: 501-580-4759 [email protected]

Brandi Stafford Office: 501-748-6250 Cellphone: 501-351-0067 [email protected]