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BROADBAND COMMUNITIES
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www.broadbandcommunities.com
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OCTOBER 2016
T
he 2016 MDU Top 100 list celebrates
companies that serve the MDU market
as technology partners. is list is
technology neutral, unlike the FTTH Top 100
list that Broad B and Communities publishes
each July. It takes into account a wide variety of
strategies – including, but not limited to, fiber
to the unit – for property owners to provide
broadband and other technology amenities to
multifamily communities.
e list focuses on technologies that owners
use to make properties attractive to residents
rather than technologies they use to operate
their buildings efficiently.
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
• Offer expertise to property owners or MDU
service providers about the legal, financial 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-office software or services for
subscriber management, customer care,
billing and related functions
• Offer solutions for MDU technology
amenities beyond the triple play.
Some of these 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, Broad B and Communities relied on
a panel of industry experts. Because experts
don't always agree and because changes were
taking place in the industry as this feature was
Owners of multiple-dwelling-unit properties rely on these providers for technology
amenities.
A BBC Staff Report
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To nominate your company or a
technology partner for the 2017 Top 100
MDU Technology Providers list, send an
email to masha@bbcmag.com.