Bluebird Fiber
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Bluebird Fiber is a Midwest-focused provider of business-only fiber connectivity services, operating a carrier-grade fiber network spanning 12 states with over 36,000 route miles and approximately 15,000 on-net locations. The company builds, owns, and operates its own infrastructure to deliver dedicated internet, ethernet, cloud connectivity, voice, wavelengths, dark fiber, and data center colocation services. Bluebird serves enterprises and carriers with a 24/7 Midwest-based Network Operations ...
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Ideal Customer
- Bluebird Fiber's sweet spot is mid-market to enterprise organizations operating in the Midwest that require high-bandwidth, reliable connectivity across multiple locations, particularly those that national Tier 1 carriers underserve.
- The company is specifically well-suited for multi-site enterprises in healthcare, financial services, education, government, and manufacturing with demanding uptime, security, or compliance requirements.
Key Differentiators
- Bluebird Fiber's primary differentiator is its 100% business-only fiber network — no residential traffic is ever mixed with enterprise or carrier traffic — which it owns and operates end-to-end across the Midwest, minimizing vendor handoffs and enabling single-provider SLAs.
- The Bluebird Underground Data Center, located 85 feet below ground in Springfield, MO, is a particularly unique physical asset providing disaster-resistant, highly secure colocation that competitors cannot easily replicate.
Industries Served
- Bluebird Fiber explicitly targets carriers, hyperscalers, enterprise businesses, education (including E-Rate eligible institutions), healthcare and rural healthcare, government and public safety, financial services, retail, and manufacturing.
- The company has served education institutions, government and public safety centers, and enterprises in markets like Independence, MO, and counts hospitals and banks among its highlighted customer types.
Service Coverage
- Bluebird Fiber operates as a regional Midwest fiber network provider.
- Following its March 2026 acquisition of Everstream's assets, the combined network spans from Kansas to Ohio and north to the Canadian border, covering 12 states with over 36,000 route miles of fiber and more than 400,000 near-net buildings that can be connected in under 90 days.
Partnerships
- Bluebird Fiber participates in the Technology Services Distributor (TSD) channel through formal partnerships with Intelisys, AVANT, and Clarus Communications, all listed on their official partner page as TSD partners.
- The company also works with ACS Cloud Partners as a certified master agent/TSD, through which sub-agents can sell Bluebird's full product portfolio.
Company Size & Ownership
- Bluebird Fiber was founded in 1999 and, prior to the Everstream acquisition, employed approximately 125–176 people with estimated revenues around $65M.
- Following the March 2026 close of the Everstream deal — which Bluebird won at auction for $384.6M — and Everstream's roughly 280 retained employees, post-acquisition headcount estimates range from approximately 400–480 employees, with LeadIQ tracking approximately 469–479 employees as of mid-2026.
Compliance & Certifications
- Bluebird Fiber's Underground Data Center in Springfield, MO holds certifications including HIPAA, SOC 1, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2, SOC 2 Type 2, and SSAE 16 Type 2.
- The facility features multi-factor authentication, biometric access controls, manned onsite security, and continuous video surveillance designed to meet financial, healthcare, and government regulatory requirements.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 13, 2026
Offerings
9 offeringsCloud Connect
Bluebird Fiber Cloud Connect provides businesses with private, high-speed connectivity to major cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, and IBM, bypassing the public internet entirely. It is delivered across Bluebird's 12-state fiber network with access to 300+ cloud on-ramps and 450+ Points of Presence. The service supports hybrid cloud architectures, disaster recovery, and enterprise workloads with a single provider SLA and scalable bandwidth options.
Colocation
Bluebird Fiber offers colocation services at their data centers in the Quad Cities (Bettendorf, IA/IL) and Springfield, MO, with scalable space from 2U to full cabinets, cage space, or dedicated rooms. Each cabinet includes a 120V/20A power circuit and 1 Gbps shared internet, with upgradeable options including A+ Power, Smart Hands support, and IP services. Flexible terms of 1, 3, or 5+ years are available with metered power service so customers pay only for what they use.
Custom Space
Bluebird Fiber offers custom cage space in their data centers starting from 90 square feet, equivalent to approximately 4 cabinets, with up to 8,000 to 10,000 square feet of available whitespace. Customers receive 24/7/365 secure access to their dedicated space. This offering is designed for organizations requiring larger or more tailored data center footprints.
Dark Fiber
Dark Fiber is listed as a distinct network solution offered by Bluebird Fiber. It is delivered over the company's owned fiber infrastructure spanning 36,000+ route miles across 12 states. Specific contract terms and capacity details are not elaborated on the reviewed pages.
Dedicated Internet
Dedicated Internet is listed as a core network solution offered by Bluebird Fiber across their 12-state fiber network. It is a business-only service delivered over their carrier-grade fiber infrastructure with no residential traffic sharing. The data center page references available DIA with 1/10/100/400 Gbps port speeds.
Ethernet
Ethernet connectivity is listed as a distinct network solution offered by Bluebird Fiber for businesses across their Midwest fiber footprint. It is delivered over the company's owned and operated carrier-grade fiber network. Specific speeds and configurations are not detailed on the reviewed pages.
Smart Hands
Bluebird Fiber's Smart Hands service provides on-site data center support including deployment, diagnosis, troubleshooting, and resolution at their data center facilities. Both planned activities and emergency services are available, with a single data center support team point of contact and built-in escalation paths. Plans include prepaid service hours and guaranteed response times.
Voice
Bluebird Voice is a business voice service delivered over the company's own Midwest fiber backbone with ring-protected architecture and 24/7 NOC support. The service supports integration with Microsoft Teams, CRMs, and helpdesk tools, and allows users or locations to be added instantly. Migration is handled with no downtime, no rip-and-replace, and is managed by Bluebird's own field engineers.
Wavelengths
Wavelengths is listed as a distinct network solution offered by Bluebird Fiber for businesses. It is delivered over the company's owned and operated carrier-grade fiber network across the Midwest. Specific technical details and speeds are not elaborated on the reviewed pages.
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