# Ziply Fiber

> Ziply Fiber is a Kirkland, Washington-based internet and network infrastructure company serving homes, small businesses, enterprises and wholesale carriers. Formed in 2020 from Frontier Communications' Northwest operations, it is replacing inherited copper with fiber across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana while selling everything from entry-level symmetrical home internet to 50 Gig residential service, dark fiber, colocation and 400G long-haul transport. Bell Canada acquired the business in August 2025, but Ziply continues as a separately operated business unit with its Northwest management and brand.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** Kirkland, United States
- **Founders:** Steve Weed (Co-founder and Executive Chairman), Harold Zeitz (Co-founder and CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 3,000 employees according to the supplied company record; public profiles place the company in the 1,001-5,000 range.
- **Products:** Residential Fiber Internet, 50 Gig Home Internet, Whole Home WiFi, Small Business Fiber, Enterprise Connectivity
- **Notable:** Launched in May 2020 after a $1.35 billion acquisition of Frontier's Northwest operations., Expanded fiber service into roughly 200 new markets and built more than 1,700 miles of new fiber, according to the company's enterprise history., Introduced symmetrical 50 Gig residential service across its fiber footprint in 2023.

## Products & services

- **Residential Fiber Internet** — Symmetrical home internet tiers from 100 Mbps through multi-gig plans, with no data caps and availability-dependent installation.
- **50 Gig Home Internet** — A symmetrical 50 Gbps residential tier offered across Ziply's fiber-enabled footprint for customers with specialized networking equipment and extreme capacity needs.
- **Whole Home WiFi** — Managed home WiFi using routers and extenders, including WiFi 7 equipment for eligible plans and markets.
- **Small Business Fiber** — Symmetrical business plans up to 2 Gbps online, plus voice, static IP and whole-business WiFi options.
- **Enterprise Connectivity** — Dedicated Ethernet, internet, private networks, managed services and voice products with higher capacity and service-level options.
- **Wholesale Network Services** — Dark fiber, 100G and 400G wavelengths, managed spectrum, carrier Ethernet, IP transit, dedicated internet access and data-center connectivity.
- **Colocation** — Space, power, security and network access at more than 200 facilities across the Northwest footprint.
- **Northern Link Route** — A 2,100-mile, 400G long-haul route linking Pacific Northwest hubs to Minneapolis and Chicago with a reported 39.5ms Seattle-Chicago round trip.

## Achievements

- Launched in May 2020 after a $1.35 billion acquisition of Frontier's Northwest operations.
- Expanded fiber service into roughly 200 new markets and built more than 1,700 miles of new fiber, according to the company's enterprise history.
- Introduced symmetrical 50 Gig residential service across its fiber footprint in 2023.
- Reached approximately 1.3 million fiber passings by the end of 2024.
- Completed a US$3.65 billion cash sale to BCE in August 2025 while retaining its brand, headquarters and management team.
- Lit the full 2,100-mile Northern Link Route in 2026 with 400G capacity and a reported 39.5ms Seattle-Chicago round trip.
- Built a wholesale footprint connecting more than 70 data centers and offering colocation at more than 200 facilities.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — The company continued summer expansion announcements across Washington, Oregon and Idaho, including Camano Island and Bayview.
- **2026-04** — The entire 2,100-mile Northern Link Route entered service, connecting the Pacific Northwest to Chicago at 400G capacity.
- **2026-03** — New networks went live in Liberty Lake, Washington and Aberdeen, Idaho.
- **2025-08** — BCE completed its US$3.65 billion cash acquisition; Ziply became a separate Bell Canada business unit.
- **2025-07** — Ziply introduced WiFi 7 equipment across its four-state service territory.

## Links

- Website: https://ziplyfiber.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ziplyfiber
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ZiplyFiber
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ZiplyFiber
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ziplyfiber/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZiplyFiber

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Last updated: 2026-08-13