Zayo Group Holdings Inc., a global provider of fiber-based communications services, has acquired QOS Networks, a provider of SD_WAN and edge managed services.

The purchase positions Zayo as a provider of secure edge networking services to assist enterprise customer deploy and manage mission critical SD-WAN and edge network environments. The combined firm will create opportunities to leverage relationships with cloud hyperscalers investing in edge, multi-tenant data centers investing the core and carriers investing in fiber-to-the-tower.

“Joining forces with Zayo will bring our leading SD-WAN solutions into their already robust portfolio of communications infrastructure solutions,” said Frank Cittadino, CEO of QOS Networks. “Combining our end-to-end enterprise SD-WAN solutions and whiteglove services with Zayo’s best-in-class fiber and network expertise will allow us to unlock unique value for our customers in the software-defined layer.”