Fiber-optic ISP serving rural and underserved markets across the Great Lakes region
Surf Internet operates a regional fiber broadband network across Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, with a tech stack anchored in carrier-grade routing (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, Juniper, Adtran) and enterprise operations tools (NetSuite, HubSpot, Sitetracker). The hiring mix is heavily weighted toward sales (13 roles) and operations (8 roles) relative to engineering (5 roles), reflecting a capital-intensive, customer-acquisition-focused business model. Active projects cluster around construction cost tracking, network expansion, and enterprise service design—signaling friction between construction velocity and financial discipline.
Surf Internet is a privately held fiber-optic broadband provider founded in 1999, headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, with additional operations centers in La Porte (IN), Byron Center (MI), and Coal City and Rock Falls (IL). The company delivers fixed-line fiber and wireless internet to residential and commercial customers in underserved rural communities across the Great Lakes region. With 145+ staff, Surf operates a full-stack ISP business: network infrastructure (core transport, lit and dark fiber), customer-facing services (residential broadband, enterprise connectivity, VoIP), and field operations (construction, maintenance, field support). The stack reflects a mature carrier operator—SONET/VPLS backhaul, Juniper/Adtran edge routing, Cambium and Ubiquiti wireless access—paired with modern SaaS for CRM (HubSpot), asset management (NetSuite, Sitetracker), and monitoring (NinjaOne, Cloudflare).
Surf operates carrier-grade routing (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS), SONET/VPLS backhaul, and Juniper/Adtran routing hardware. Access technologies include fiber-optic, Cambium/Ubiquiti wireless, and VoIP. Monitoring relies on OTDR and Infinera transport equipment.
Elkhart, Indiana. Additional offices in La Porte (IN), Byron Center (MI), Coal City (IL), and Rock Falls (IL), covering service areas across Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.
Surf Internet's technology stack, projects, and hiring signals are inferred from public hiring and company data — career pages, public listings, and company web presence — then clustered and de-duplicated. Figures are estimates that refresh over time. Read our full methodology →
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