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BROADBAND COMMUNITIES
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www.broadbandcommunities.com
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OCTOBER 2014
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ince 2012, BroadBand Communities
has presented a Top 100 list dedicated
specifcally to companies that serve the
MDU market. Tis list is more technology
neutral than 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 does not address all possible
applications of technology in multifamily
housing. It focuses on technologies used to make
properties more attractive to residents.
Included are companies that do one or more
of the following:
• Sell video, Internet, telephone 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 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 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 relied on
a panel of industry experts that included both
property owners and their advisers. Because
experts don't always agree and because changes
MDU property owners rely these outstanding providers on to provide technology
amenities to their residents.
A BBC Staf Report
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It takes an ecosystem to deliver
technology amenities in multifamily
housing – from service providers to
equipment vendors to engineering frms.
