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OCTOBER 2015
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MDU construction
is going up,
up, up, and so
is bandwidth
demand.
ABOUT THE COVER
Top 100
MDU Technology
Providers for 2015
Pathways To
Gigabit Communities
October 2015 • Vol. 36 • No. 6
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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
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The 2015 Top 100
MDU Technology
Providers /
A BBC Staff Report
One hundred companies
that play key roles in creating
technology amenities for multiple-dwelling-unit properties … and a dozen
more companies to watch.
FTTH DEPLOYMENTS
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Twin Valley Launches Pulse
Internet / By Masha Zager,
Broadband Communities
After a small, family-owned telco
wins an award for creating a "smart
rural community," what's next?
Gigabit service, of course.
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Gigabit Service in
Small Rural Towns /
By Joe Ross and Jessica Steeley,
Communications & Research Inc.
Business and community leaders
in small-town Michigan offer
insights into the challenges and
opportunities of becoming gigabit
communities.
MDU TECHNOLOGY
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Easing Construction
Disruption / By Allen Powell,
S&N; Communications
Property owners and managers
often fear that FTTH construction will
bring howls from inconvenienced
residents. However, following best
practices can minimize disruption.
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Fast, Affordable Gigabit
for MDUs /
By Boris Maysel,
Siklu Communication
A combination of fiber and fiber-
like wireless can provide gigabit
speeds to residents quickly and at a
reasonable cost.
BROADBAND APPS
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Education Drives Demand
for Fiber / By Rollie Cole,
Sagamore Institute for Policy Research
Technology is transforming
education, and "homework gap"
households without good Internet
access will lose educational
opportunities.
FEATURES
PROVIDER
PERSPECTIVE
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Success for the MDU
Industry / By Bryan J. Rader,
Bandwidth Consulting LLC
Why new technologies can
spark growth for multifamily
providers.
PROPERTY OF
THE MONTH
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Fiber to the Unit:
Deer Ridge Apartments,
Jamestown, N.D. /
By Masha Zager, Broadband
Communities
With help from Dakota
Central Telecom, Deer Ridge
Apartments became one
of the first fiber-to-the-unit
deployments in the Upper
Midwest.
THE GIGABIT
HIGHWAY
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Seizing the Broadband
Opportunity /
By Heather Burnett Gold,
FT TH Council Americas
The Broadband Opportunity
Council can help communities
obtain fiber.
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