PS LIGHTWAVE
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PS Lightwave is a facilities-based fiber optic network infrastructure company founded in 2010 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company owns and operates an approximately 5,500 route-mile, 100% fiber network covering 9 counties in the Greater Houston Area, serving businesses, educational institutions, and carriers across Texas. They provide Ethernet data circuits, high-speed Internet, dark fiber, VoIP, colocation data center services, and cloud connectivity over their private Metropolitan...
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Ideal Customer
- PS Lightwave targets mid-market to large enterprise organizations and public sector entities that have outgrown best-effort broadband but want to avoid the impersonal service of a Tier 1 national carrier.
- Their sweet spot includes multi-location businesses, school districts, municipalities, and enterprises in the Greater Houston area needing dedicated fiber, Ethernet circuits, or dark fiber — particularly in verticals like energy, healthcare, education, construction, and manufacturing.
Key Differentiators
- PS Lightwave positions itself as the 'Local Alternative to the Giants,' emphasizing that they own, manage, and operate their own 5,500-route-mile fiber network — described as one of the nation's largest private fiber-optic Metropolitan Area Networks — staffed by a local Houston-based NOC with 30+ engineers and licensed technicians who directly answer customer support calls.
- Their switched Layer 2 infrastructure connects 50+ fault-tolerant multi-gigabit Ethernet rings, enabling lower latency, higher security, and near-five-nines uptime.
Industries Served
- PS Lightwave serves a broad range of industries including education and government, oil and gas/energy, healthcare, engineering and construction, financial services, professional services, and non-profit organizations.
- In education, they serve approximately 30 school districts and over 1,170 school sites, reaching over 1 million students, staff, and faculty, including 5 of the top 10 largest school districts in Texas.
Service Coverage
- PS Lightwave operates exclusively as a regional provider focused on the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area in Texas.
- Their facilities-based fiber-optic network spans approximately 5,500 route miles and serves over 1,600 on-net locations across Harris, Galveston, Brazoria, Chambers, Waller, Montgomery, Wharton, Liberty, and Fort Bend counties.
Partnerships
- PS Lightwave has a data center and cloud access partnership with CyrusOne (now DataBank), enabling cross-connects to Amazon Web Services across four Houston facilities.
- They are a member partner of Sandler Partners, a master agent channel program that provides visibility to over 200 telecom, cloud, and data partners across the U.S. They are also listed on the New Frontier Communications and CXponent agent/advisor platforms.
Company Size & Ownership
- PS Lightwave was founded in 2010 and employs approximately 100–104 people, placing it in the 51–200 employee range.
- Estimated annual revenue is approximately $55 million, with one source indicating a range of $50–100 million.
Compliance & Certifications
- PS Lightwave holds a GSA IT Schedule 70 Contract (awarded 2016) and an active GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), making them a pre-approved federal vendor.
- They are certified as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBENC), a Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB, since 2014), a Hire Houston First local business, an approved E-Rate vendor, and a Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) Choice Partners cooperative member.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 14, 2026
Offerings
12 offeringsBundled Network Service Solution (BNS)
PS Lightwave offers a Bundled Network Service Solution that consolidates two or more product offerings including Voice, IP Dedicated Internet, and Private Ethernet Services at special bundled pricing. The solution is customized to the customer's needs and combines multiple services into a single consolidated package. Standard rack rates apply to individual services if a customer elects to remove one or more products from a contracted BNS solution.
Carrier / Wholesale Services
PS Lightwave provides carrier and wholesale services to other telecommunications providers, helping extend network reach throughout Texas. The service includes NOC support, service delivery, and account management for wholesale business partners. PS Lightwave serves as a wholesale network provider for carriers needing access to their Greater Houston Area fiber network.
Cloud Connect
Cloud Connect provides organizations with a private, dedicated connection between their on-premises IT infrastructure and major cloud computing services including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, and IBM Cloud, bypassing the public Internet. The service offers Layer 2 Ethernet port options of 1G, 10G, and 100G with scalable bandwidth from 50 Mbps to 10G. It delivers 99.999% network uptime with enhanced security through dedicated, direct, private connections.
Dark Fiber
PS Lightwave offers dark fiber services where the company retains ownership of the applicable fiber and the customer's interest is that of a lessee. The service provides private, dedicated fiber infrastructure across PS Lightwave's approximately 5,500 route-mile network in the Greater Houston Area. Preventative and demand maintenance is included for the applicable fiber infrastructure.
Data Center Cabinets
PS Lightwave offers enclosed data center cabinets or rack space rental in shared cabinets within their LightHouse Data Center for optimal backup and disaster recovery. This service is available to customers needing physical space to house their critical communications equipment. The facility provides private locking cabinets with backup power and security.
Data Center Colocation (LightHouse Data Center)
PS Lightwave operates the LightHouse Data Center, a 12,000 square foot carrier-neutral Tier 2 data center with redundant power and 24/7 surveillance, serving enterprise, carrier, government, education, and small and midsize business markets. The facility offers private locking cabinets, backup power, around-the-clock surveillance, and 24/7 client access. Customers can use enclosed data center cabinets or rent rack space in a shared cabinet for backup and disaster recovery.
Ethernet
PS Lightwave delivers dedicated native Ethernet circuit solutions as a facilities-based provider utilizing optical fiber transmitted in a switched Layer 2 environment for point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, and ring topologies. Line speeds range from 10 Mbps up to 100 Gbps using IEEE Std 802.3-2012 defined signaling over a VLAN-aware network. The premium native Ethernet infrastructure provides protection and redundancy while minimizing losses in connectivity.
Internet
PS Lightwave provides high-speed fiber Internet connectivity with bandwidth ranging from 10 Mbps to over 100G, built with fault-tolerance, high availability, and burstable bandwidth using the 95th percentile rule. The service covers Harris, Galveston, Brazoria, Chambers, Waller, Montgomery, and Fort Bend Counties over their private facilities-based network. The network is backed by 24/7/365 NOC support with 99.99% network availability commitment.
Managed Servers
PS Lightwave provides and manages hardware for customers within their data center facilities. Customers receive remote access to equipment and can configure the setup according to their preferences. This managed service removes the burden of hardware ownership and on-site management from the customer.
MS Teams Voice Connector
PS Lightwave offers a Microsoft Teams Voice Connector as a distinct service listed under their product offerings. This service is listed separately from their standard VoIP and Hosted PBX offerings in their navigation menu.
SD-WAN
PS Lightwave offers Software-Defined WAN optimization solution services across physical, cloud, or virtual sites by aggregating multiple network connections for higher bandwidth network links with more reliable, responsive, and secure connectivity. The service is designed to support enterprise business-class infrastructures and is suited for companies with multiple locations needing to connect to the same applications, data, or servers. SD-WAN enables businesses to manage both internal and cloud-based assets on a software-configurable network.
VoIP / Hosted PBX
PS Lightwave provides VoIP business phone systems designed to eliminate missed calls and dropped connections. The service includes Toll Free Call Origination, PSTN Usage Fee Based Call Origination, Continental US Call Origination and Termination, and World Wide International Call Termination. PS Lightwave retains ownership of onsite equipment used for delivery of the services.
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