National Grid now Lightower

National Grid Wireless of Boxborough announced today that it has changed its name to Lightower.

The name change comes after the completion of the purchase of the wireless assets, fiber optic infrastructure, and wireless service organization that had been owned by National Grid PLC, a British energy giant that is a big provider of electricity in Massachusetts; the buyers were M/C Venture Partners of Boston and Wachovia Capital Partners, and the proposed deal was announced in May.

Lightower describes itself as a full-service provider of turnkey wireless infrastructure, fiber networks, and managed backhaul services.

"Lightower controls an attractive portfolio of communications infrastructure assets," M/C Venture Partners managing director Jim Wade said in a statement. "We believe these assets are well sited and prepared to exploit the continued growth in wireless and broadband communications."
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)