RIDGELAND, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Effective November 1, 2025, Business Communications, Inc. (BCI) has acquired NetLink Cabling Systems of Madison, Mississippi. The acquisition brings NetLink’s deep low‑voltage expertise in structured cabling, physical security, audio/visual systems, IoT, and Smart Building integrations together with BCI’s industry‑leading cybersecurity, networking, and managed services to deliver fully integrated, secure building technology solutions across the region.
BCI and NetLink will operate as a unified team with NetLink’s local leadership and technical staff continuing to serve existing customers while leveraging BCI’s national engineering, cybersecurity services, and professional services capabilities. Customers may visit bcianswers.com and netlinkcabling.com for more information.
Strategic rationale
- Convergence of technology: Access control, video surveillance, and AV have moved from siloed systems into IT at an accelerating pace, mirroring how VoIP transitioned two decades ago. This acquisition aligns network, security, and low‑voltage disciplines under one operational model to reduce integration risk and accelerate deployments.
- Smart Buildings and IoT growth: Combining BCI’s cybersecurity and managed services with NetLink’s hands‑on low‑voltage engineering creates a platform to design, deploy, and operate resilient Smart Building ecosystems at scale.
- Continuity with scale: NetLink’s local teams and leadership remain in place while gaining BCI’s national resources, advanced tooling, and security operations support.
Leadership statements
Clint Gideon, CEO and Owner, NetLink Cabling Systems: “We are incredibly excited to be a part of the BCI team. Both NetLink and BCI have an excellent reputation in the industry, and our combined services will allow us to expand our offerings to provide the highest-level service and products in both Physical and Network Security design and implementation. After 28 years, it is time to take part in something much bigger than we could have achieved ourselves. We are honored to have been chosen to join the BCI team as we look forward to the opportunity to grow and expand our services with one of the fastest growing integrators in the country. Under the leadership of Jonathan Hollingshead, a man for whom I have much respect as a Christian, a leader, and a businessman, we look forward to this opportunity as we become a part of a team that I consider to be the best of the best while continuing to provide the level of quality and professionalism both of which our customers have come to expect and deserve. As the demand for physical security has increased over the past 28 years, so has the demand for experienced providers. The days of analog systems have passed. Physical security solutions, as they have become more reliant on advanced network security and integration, require a network solutions integrator with the experience to provide the best end-to-end solution. Our customers will continue to have the same local team and trusted technicians, now backed by BCI’s cybersecurity expertise and managed services to ensure their facilities are not only connected, but secure and future‑ready.”
Jonathan Hollingshead, CEO and Owner, Business Communications, Inc.: “Twenty years ago, VoIP showed the industry that bringing voice into the network delivered measurable benefits. Today we’re seeing that same convergence with access control, physical security, and A/V—only faster. When these systems run on a common, secure network you get lower total cost of ownership, greater deployment flexibility, and the ability to scale services across sites quickly. Combining NetLink’s low‑voltage experience with BCI’s cybersecurity and network engineering lets us deliver more capable, more cost‑effective Smart Building solutions that grow with our customers’ needs.”
What customers and partners can expect
- Seamless service continuity with the same local contacts, technicians, and project managers for NetLink customers.
- Expanded managed offerings combining BCI’s cybersecurity services and network engineering with NetLink’s low‑voltage and systems integration expertise.
- Improved lifecycle management for connected devices and systems, from cabling and device commissioning to ongoing monitoring, patching, and incident response.
About NetLink Cabling Systems: NetLink Cabling Systems is a Madison, Mississippi-based low‑voltage integrator providing professional design and installation services in the low-voltage industry since 1998 with the goal of providing customers with the best service and products in the industry. For over 28 years, NetLink has specialized in the implementation of physical security, structured cabling, audio video, intercom and paging solutions in campus and multi-story environments. NetLink’s experience and focus on staying abreast of the ever-changing technologies required for the proper design and implementation of security and communications systems provide customers with the peace of mind that these systems will not only serve them well in the present but also in the future.
About Business Communications, Inc.
Business Communications, Inc. is a nationally recognized technology firm headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi that designs, deploys, and manages secure, enterprise‑grade networking and cybersecurity solutions for commercial, government, and institutional customers. BCI combines deep engineering talent with a people‑centered culture to deliver solutions across the entire technology lifecycle — from strategy and design to implementation, monitoring, and ongoing managed services.
BCI’s service portfolio includes next‑generation firewall and SD‑WAN deployments, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Zero Trust networking, endpoint protection, cloud security, SOC‑as‑a‑Service, and many more. The company pairs hands‑on network engineering and systems integration with full managed services, professional services, and proactive security operations to reduce risk, simplify operations, and enable measurable business outcomes.
BCI is distinguished by an industry‑leading commitment to technical excellence and training, demonstrated by its deep bench of certified experts and extensive vendor specializations. That focus on capability building and customer success enables BCI to solve complex, multidisciplinary problems — integrating cybersecurity, networking, and low‑voltage systems — so clients can scale reliably, control costs, and move faster.
Contacts
Media contacts:
BCI: Jonathan Hollingshead – [email protected]
Netlink: Clint Gideon – [email protected]
