Six into one - how Global CIO Sharon Peters is creating a single platform for Boldyn Networks

Last summer, six major network infrastructure providers were relaunched as Boldyn Networks. The re-brand was the culmination of five acquisitions made by BAI Communications since 2010, and the increasingly global focus of the business. Boldyn Networks needed more than a re-brand to get business value from its acquisitions; a single technology platform was required; enter Global CIO Sharon Peters.

After taking a majority stake in US firm Transit Wireless in 2010, BAI Communications, originally from Australia, then acquired Newport Beach-headquartered Mobilitie in June 2021 and UK firm Vilicom in December of that year. The following year further US firms were acquired with ZenFi Networks and Signal Point joining the business. This has led to a company that today is one of the largest neutral host providers, and in June 2023 the company rebranded as Boldyn Networks.

The company focuses on four areas of network infrastructure: connected transport, large venues, business ...