Verizon is taking another big step to strengthen its fixed wireless business and bring in more customers – this time through a fresh acquisition.
Verizon is acquiring Starry to boost its broadband game
The carrier announced a deal to acquire Starry, a company known for its next-gen fixed wireless broadband tech. The move should help Verizon expand faster in multi-dwelling units (MDUs) and dense city areas by tapping into Starry’s millimeter-wave technology and already established network footprint.
The deal makes a lot of sense for Verizon, given its huge fiber infrastructure and large mmWave spectrum holdings – both key ingredients for delivering ultra-fast, high-capacity internet in apartment-heavy neighborhoods and urban zones.
Starry currently serves close to 100,000 MDU customers across Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Denver, and Washington, D.C. The company’s network could give Verizon a solid head start in expanding its fixed wireless access (FWA) coverage, and its Net Promoter Score (NPS) is reportedly almost double the industry average.
As the #1 mobility provider, Verizon’s acquisition of Starry is another step to extend our leadership in mobility and broadband. Starry has demonstrated a unique and efficient approach to delivering high-speed internet in complex MDU environments. By integrating their technology and expertise, we will accelerate our fixed wireless access capabilities, giving millions of new customers a powerful and affordable broadband option. This architecture is less expensive to build, quicker to deploy, and uniquely addresses the complexities of urban settings where we can leverage our existing fiber and mmWave assets.
– Joe Russo, EVP and President, Global Networks and Technology, Verizon, October 2025
And it looks like part of that vision includes doubling down on fixed wireless. Verizon wants to double its fixed wireless subscribers to 8–9 million by 2028 and make its broadband service available to 90 million households by then.
In short, the largest carrier in the US clearly isn’t slowing down anytime soon – and with Starry now in its corner, Verizon’s fixed wireless future just got a serious boost.
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