Mstar

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Mstar
Type
Founded	Salt Lake City, Utah (1998)
Headquarters	Orem, Utah
Key people	Ben Gould, CEO
Industry	Fiber Optics Media
Products	Internet, Telephone, Television Service Provider
Website	Mstar.net

Mstar, headquartered in Orem, Utah, is the largest fiber optic media provider in the state of Utah, and among the nation’s largest licensed Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) providers. Mstar provides internet, telephone, and television services via fiber optic networks laid through northern Utah. Mstar is the leading provider of services over municipally owned backbones, namely iProvo and the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA). Mstar has been a key player in making fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) a reality.

[edit] History

Launched in 1998 as Deseret Online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mstar began as a provider of value-added IP-based services to the Church’s educational institutions around the world.

In June 2002 the company was acquired by Chicago Venture Partners, L. P., (CVP) a private equity investment firm which specializes in buyouts, late stage growth equity investments and private investment in public equity (PIPES).

In June 2004, Mstar purchased Burgoyne Internet Services and nearly doubled its audience base. In March 2005, Mstar became the first company to launch services over the fiber to the premises (FTTP) network owned by UTOPIA.