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OCTOBER 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DEPARTMENTS
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EDITOR'S NOTE
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BANDWIDTH HAWK
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MARKETPLACE ADS
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ADVERTISER INDEX /
CALENDAR
IN THIS ISSUE
MDU CASE STUDIES
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Looking Back:
Property of the Month
Classics / By Masha Zager,
Broadband Communities
What does it take to make a Property
of the Month? Vision, execution – and
the willingness to try something new.
SERVICE PROVIDER
STRATEGIES
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EATEL 10 Years Later /
By Harris Miller, EATEL
Louisiana-based EATEL built one of
the first large-scale FTTH networks
in the United States. Ten years later,
the company is still exploring new
frontiers.
TECHNOLOGY
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Financing the Fiber
Migration /
By Trevor Smith and Jamie Birdnow,
CommScope
Fiber indexing, a new approach
to access network design, greatly
improves the business case for FTTH.
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Choosing Reliable
Compatibles /
By Ray Hagen, ProLabs
Buying compatible parts for network
equipment can offer expanded
choices, lower costs and faster
availability – as long as you choose
products and suppliers with care.
FEATURES
PROVIDER
PERSPECTIVE
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Opening a New Window /
By Bryan J. Rader,
Bandwidth Consulting LLC
A challenge to the multifamily
broadband industry to
become more inclusive.
MULTIFAMILY
BROADBAND
TECHNOLOGY
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Fiber Networks in
Existing Buildings /
By Valerie M. Sargent,
Multifamily Broadband Council
Allowing providers to
propose creative solutions
for retrofitting buildings
may yield surprisingly cost-
effective results.
THE GIGABIT
HIGHWAY
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Fiber Is Critical
Infrastructure /
By Heather Burnett Gold,
FT TH Council Americas
To get the economy out of its
rut, the U.S. must build more
fiber networks – and use them
to full advantage.
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COVER STORY
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The Top 100
MDU Technology
Providers for 2016 /
A Broadband Communities Staff Report
Broad B and Communities ' annual list of companies that multifamily property
owners rely on for technology amenities.
New York
artist Irving
Grunbaum
is wowed by
innovative MDU
technology.
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