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BROADBAND COMMUNITIES
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OCTOBER 2015
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or the fourth year, BroadBand
Communities presents a Top 100 list
dedicated to companies that serve the
MDU market. Tis list is technology neutral,
as opposed to the FTTH Top 100 list that
BroadBand Communities publishes each July.
A property owner whose most urgent priority is
to improve indoor cellular coverage, get satellite
dishes of balconies or add more high-defnition
stations to a community's channel lineup can
fnd resources here.
Te list focuses on technologies that owners
use to make properties attractive to residents
rather than technologies they use to operate
their buildings efciently.
Companies on the list do one or more of the
following:
• Sell video, Internet, telephone, managed
Wi-Fi and related services to residents of
multifamily properties, either individually
or in bulk, through agreements with
property owners
• Design, build or manage broadband networks
in multifamily properties under contract to
property owners or service providers
• Ofer expertise to property owners or MDU
service providers about the legal, fnancial and
marketing aspects of delivering broadband
• Provide equipment for wired broadband
networks in MDUs
• Provide equipment for video headends and
video distribution in MDUs
• Provide equipment for wireless broadband
(either cellular or Wi-Fi) in MDUs
• Provide back-ofce software or services for
subscriber management, customer care,
billing and related functions
• Ofer solutions for MDU technology
amenities beyond the triple-play.
Some companies sell products and services
directly to property owners, and others sell
products and services to their providers, such
as private cable operators. However, whether
property owners deal directly or indirectly with
these companies, they all provide solutions that
property owners should be aware of.
CRITERIA AND SELECTION
PROCESS
To select the Top 100 MDU technology
providers,
BroadBand Communities consulted
a panel of industry experts. Because experts
don't always agree and because changes were
taking place in the industry as this feature was
researched and prepared, the magazine's editors
made the fnal selections.
The providers that MDU property owners rely on for technology amenities
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To nominate your company or a
technology partner for the 2016 Top 100
MDU Technology Providers list, send an
email to masha@bbcmag.com.