# C Spire

> C Spire is a privately held Mississippi telecommunications and technology company that grew from a Gulf Coast cellular start-up into the largest privately held wireless carrier in the U.S. It runs three businesses under one roof - a regional 5G wireless network, a gigabit fiber-to-the-home operation across Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, and a nationwide managed-IT and cloud arm that serves businesses in 49 states. All of it is stitched together by more than 20,000 route miles of buried fiber and a brand promise it repeats like a mantra: customer inspired.

- **Founded:** 1988
- **Headquarters:** Ridgeland, Mississippi, United States
- **Founders:** Wade H. Creekmore Jr. (Co-Founder), James H. "Jimmy" Creekmore Sr. (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~1,700 employees
- **Products:** C Spire Wireless, C Spire Home Fiber, C Spire Business, Data Centers & Colocation
- **Notable:** Largest privately held wireless carrier in the United States, Operates 20,000+ route miles of buried fiber optic cable, Cisco Partner Summit 2025 Collaboration Partner of the Year

## Products & services

- **C Spire Wireless** — Regional 5G and 4G LTE mobile service across Mississippi, the Memphis metro, and parts of Alabama; the largest privately held wireless carrier in the U.S.
- **C Spire Home Fiber** — Gigabit and multi-gigabit fiber-to-the-home internet, TV, and phone across Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, with symmetrical speeds and no data caps.
- **C Spire Business** — Nationwide managed IT services, cloud, cybersecurity, data-center colocation, and unified communications, backed by 200+ certified engineers, serving businesses in 49 states.
- **Data Centers & Colocation** — Company-operated data centers providing colocation, hosting, and disaster-recovery services for enterprise and healthcare customers.

## Achievements

- Largest privately held wireless carrier in the United States
- Operates 20,000+ route miles of buried fiber optic cable
- Cisco Partner Summit 2025 Collaboration Partner of the Year
- Repeatedly named to CRN's Tech Elite 250 (12+ consecutive years) and Elite 150 MSP lists
- Ranked No. 1 healthcare managed services provider in North America by ChannelE2E (two consecutive years)
- Activated Mississippi's first 1 Gbps residential fiber customer in 2014
- Completed Mississippi Capital Projects Fund buildout reaching 14,000+ homes and 18,530 undeveloped lots (2026)

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Completed work under the Mississippi Capital Projects Fund, extending home fiber access to more than 14,000 residences and 18,530 undeveloped lots across multiple Mississippi counties.
- **2025-11** — Named Cisco Partner Summit 2025 Collaboration Partner of the Year.
- **2025-06** — Continued fiber expansion into communities including Tylertown (1,000+ homes) and Tate County (2,000+ homes).
- **2024-07** — Suzy Hays became President and CEO; Hu Meena moved to Chairman of parent company Telapex, Inc.

## Links

- Website: https://cspire.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/c-spire
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CSpire
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSpire
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cspire/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cspire/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cspire

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Last updated: 2026-08-20