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net +0.6 1.5 / 10Fiber Player Funds 2026 Buildout, Launches FastWaves
Watch: Track whether FastWaves wins new carrier contracts in Q2–Q3 2026 and if Uniti guides up on fiber deployment pace. The 2031 note maturity also means watching refinancing conditions — tight credit markets could force Uniti to defend its balance sheet gains in 2027–2028.
Uniti Group closed a $960.1 million secured fiber network offering in January 2026, deploying capital directly into fiber buildouts and balance sheet repair. The company simultaneously launched FastWaves™ on February 18, cutting wavelength delivery to under three weeks and adding data center on-ramps — a move designed to win faster contracts with carriers and hyperscalers. Both moves target the same 2026 growth thesis: capital availability + operational speed.
Uniti is solving a real problem — telecom infrastructure vendors need both the balance sheet and the speed to execute. The $960.1 million financing removes a funding constraint, and FastWaves' three-week delivery model (versus implied prior multi-week timelines) shifts Uniti from order taker to bottleneck solution. This could drive market share gains in the wholesale optical space, where carriers are racing to feed hyperscaler demand.
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