History

Alares arrived to unify our operations and communicate the company DNA more effectively. Our high-speed Internet access services ‘give wings’ and empowering about 2 million people in more than 500,000 homes and businesses that we currently connect.

We are an ultra-broadband provider via optical fiber (FTTH), with operations in six states in Brazil, which has a history of high growth, and is a leader in market share in each of the markets we operate. We target the residential and B2B (business-to-business) markets, with a presence in more than 100 cities in three major geographic clusters in the São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Paraíba and Bahia states.

In March 2015, we started our activities with the acquisition of Cabo Telecom, the number 1 broadband access provider in subscribers in the city of Natal-RN, followed by the acquisition in July 2015 of Multiplay, one of the largest broadband providers in Fortaleza-CE. Between 2016 and 2017, we focused on organic expansion in the RN/PB and CE clusters and on the integration of the entire operation. During this period, we expanded our network with infrastructure focused on fiber-to-the-home (“FTTH”) to regions adjacent to the cities of Natal and Fortaleza.

In 2018, with the aim of expanding our business, we invested in the development of greenfield projects in João Pessoa, which is one of the main drivers of our organic growth.

Also in 2018, we acquired four new targets: “Tecnet” (Fortaleza), “Conexão” and “Alegra” (interior of São Paulo) and “Direta” (interior of MG). With these acquisitions, we established our regional presence in the interior of the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, as well as in the greater Fortaleza market.

In 2020, the year started with the acquisition of “Mega”, from the interior of SP, and in this period the customer base of “Agily Telecom”, from CE, also joined the group, strengthening our subscriber portfolio. In the same year, “Outcenter”, with presence in the states of MG, SP and BA, joined Alares, adding to its 18-year history in the telecom market.

In 2021, we acquired “Starweb”, with presence in 33 cities in the South of Minas, and at the end of this year, “Webnet” and “Waynet” joined the group, adding to its market history.

Accelerating our priority in laying the foundations for organic growth and M&A integration, in the first quarter of 2022, we acquired 5 more assets in the Southeast, totaling 18 successful acquisitions!

We arrived on September 30, 2022 with more than 2,000 employees, a network extension with more than 13.7 thousand km of optical fiber with coverage to connect more than 1.7 million homes serving more than 500 thousand customers.