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Outstanding companies that owners of multiple-dwelling-unit properties rely on to provide technology amenities to their residents

A BBC Staff Report

n 2012, Broadband Communities through agreements with property owners presented the first Top 100 list dedicated to • Design, build or manage broadband networks Icompanies that serve the multiple-dwelling- in multifamily properties under contract to unit (MDU) market. Because of the response property owners or service providers it evoked, we’ve decided to make the listing an • Offer expertise to property owners or service annual event. providers about the legal, financial and This list is more technology neutral than marketing aspects of delivering broadband the FTTH Top 100 list that Broadband • Provide equipment for wired broadband Communities publishes each July. A property networks in MDUs owner whose most urgent priority is to improve • Provide equipment for video headends and indoor cellular coverage, get satellite dishes off video distribution in MDUs balconies or add more high-definition stations • Provide equipment for wireless broadband to a community’s channel lineup can find (either cellular or Wi-Fi) in MDUs resources here. • Provide back-office software or services for However, the list does not address subscriber management, customer care, all possible applications of technology in billing and related functions multifamily housing. It focuses specifically • Offer solutions for MDU technology on technologies used to make properties more amenities beyond the triple play. attractive to residents. Included are companies that do one or more Some of these companies sell products and of the following: services directly to property owners, and others sell products and services to their providers, such • Sell video, Internet, telephone and related services to residents of multifamily as private cable operators. However, whether properties, either individually or in bulk, property owners deal directly or indirectly with these companies, they all provide solutions that property owners should be aware of.

CRITERIA AND SELECTION PROCESS The specific technology amenities that To select the Top 100 MDU technology attract MDU residents may vary according providers, Broadband Communities relied on a panel of industry experts that included property to the demographics of a community. owners and their advisers. Because experts don’t

20 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2013 • Identify MDUs as a target market. MDU TOP 100 AT A GLANCE Many technology products are frequently used in MDUs but are Alphabetical List ...... | 22 not specifically marketed to or for Service Providers ...... | 24 them. For example, cable set- top boxes are found throughout Design, Engineering, Installation and Service Management . . . .| 30 MDUs everywhere, but they Other Consulting and Contract Negotiation ...... | 32 cannot be specifically classified as MDU products. Though only a Equipment – Wired Broadband ...... | 34 minority of the companies on this Equipment – Video Headend, Video Distribution and Related . . .| 38 list focus exclusively on the MDU Equipment – Wireless Broadband ...... | 40 market, most have sales divisions or specialized offerings that address this Back-Office Software and Services ...... | 42 market and understand its needs. Broadband Applications ...... | 44 Don’t miss the Companies to Watch Companies to Watch ...... | 45 list, a baker’s dozen of companies that may not be as large or well-established as the Top 100 but are making names for themselves with innovative offerings. always agree and because changes were knowledge or may have been To nominate your company or a taking place in the industry as this subjects of case studies in this technology partner for next year’s list, feature was researched and prepared, magazine or elsewhere. write to [email protected]. the magazine’s editors made the final selections. In addition to operating in the U.S. market, companies needed to do the following: Registration Now Open • Provide products or services that help property owners The Leading Conference on Broadband Technologies and Services create technology amenities to attract and retain residents. The technology amenities that Register Early to Receive attract and retain residents vary Major Discounts depending on the residents an Special Reduced Rates Now in Effect owner is trying to attract and retain. Some demographics are looking for blazing Internet speeds, over-the- top video solutions and ubiquitous wireless coverage; others want a wide variety of linear TV channels; others may want specialized channel lineups or the option of health-monitoring solutions. Of the companies on this list, some offer services targeted to a specific niche, and others offer flexible solutions that can be tailored to the needs of a particular community. • Have a history of innovation and successful deployments. To Exhibit or Sponsor contact: Irene G. Prescott Companies on the list may have [email protected] | 505-867-3299 been recommended by advisory 877-588-1649 | www.bbcmag.com panel members based on firsthand

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TOP 100 MDU TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS FOR 2013

3M Company/Communication Markets Division InfiniSys Electronic Architects Access Media 3 Ingersoll Rand ADTRAN Inspire WiFi Advanced Media Technologies KABA/Saflok Advanced Multimedia KGP Logistics AFL Korcett Holdings Airwave Networks Legrand Alcatel-Lucent Leviton Manufacturing Allied Telesis Mac-Gray Alpha Technologies Mesh Networks AT&T/AT&T Connected Communities Mobilitie ATX Networks Momentum Telecom Aurora Networks Multiband Axell Wireless Multicom Bandwidth Consulting Multilink Blonder Tongue Laboratories National Wi-Fi Blue Top Communications North American Cable Equipment NorthStar Telesolutions Broadband Consulting (dba Broadband Planning) OFS Broadband Enterprise Pace International Bulk TV & Internet Pavlov Media Systems Corporation PDI-SAT Calix Pico Digital Campus Technologies Power & Tel Carl Kandutsch Law Office RCN Corp Cautela Solutions RealPage CenturyLink/CenturyLink MDU Solutions RealtyCom Partners Charles Industries Ruckus Wireless Cielo Systems SeniorTV Clearfield Speedcast Connect Corporation Control4 Spot On Networks Corning/Corning Cable Systems Suddenlink Communications Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Davis, Craig & Taylor Suttle Dell TE Connectivity DirecPath The Broadband Group DIRECTV /TWC Community Solutions Toner Cable Display Systems International Ubiquiti EnGenius Technologies / ETI Software Solutions Verizon Enhanced Communities Foxcom ViewTEQ Walker and Associates Gray Robinson Wilson Electronics Graybar Windstream Great Lakes Data Systems WOW! Healthsense zBoost Hotwire Communications ZCorum Hubacher & Ames ZeeVee IBBS Zhone Technologies

22 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2013 3M Company/Communication Markets Division Alcatel-Lucent www.3M.com/telecom www.alcatel-lucent.com

3M specializes in fast, easy connectivity for in-building Alcatel-Lucent is a worldwide leader in wired and fiber, copper and coax networks – everything from building wireless broadband access equipment, IPTV and IP video entrance terminals to frames to pathways and connectors. solutions, connectivity hardware and other categories of communications equipment. Access Media 3 www.am3inc.com Allied Telesis www.alliedtelesis.com This private cable operator offers bulk DIRECTV programming, wired and wireless Internet and voice services Allied Telesis solutions for service provider and enterprise in 700 communities in 20 states. The company has grown networks include IP/Ethernet-based core, access and rapidly through acquisitions and organic growth and is customer-premises products as well as technology to support building 10G networks in five metro areas. IPTV and over-the-top video applications.

ADTRAN Alpha Technologies www.adtran.com www.alpha.com

ADTRAN supplies IP/Ethernet-based products that are used Widely used in , communications and data throughout the global communications infrastructure, both networks worldwide, Alpha’s line of power products includes wireline and wireless. standby, non-standby and uninterruptible power supplies, surge suppressors, enclosures, batteries and powering accessories. Advanced Media Technologies www.amt.com AT&T/AT&T Connected Communities www.att.com/communities AMT is a value-added reseller with a complete line of FTTH, IPTV and CATV products. In addition to providing AT&T Connected Communities is the division of AT&T technical support for RF and IP video distribution systems, that works with builders, developers, real estate investment AMT provides turnkey solutions for digital TV headends, trusts, multifamily owners and managers and homeowner CMTS and VoIP deployments. associations to provide high-speed Internet, voice, video, Wi-Fi and wireless services. Advanced Multimedia www.advancedmultimediacom.com ATX Networks www.atxnetworks.com Advanced Multimedia provides consulting services to owners, developers and managers of apartments and condominiums. ATX Networks is a supplier of products that enable cable TV Services include negotiating agreements with service providers operators to support digital TV transition, video on demand, to improve video, data and telephone revenue. digital voice, high-speed data and digital video solutions.

AFL Aurora Networks www.AFLglobal.com www.aurora.com

AFL manufactures and distributes a wide range of network Aurora Networks specializes in helping operators evolve to equipment and plans, designs, implements and maintains support next-generation services. Traditionally focused on communications networks for MDU and master-planned access equipment for cable operators, Aurora broadened its communities and a variety of service providers. portfolio with the acquisitions of the Trident7 FTTH line from Enablence and the optical transmission equipment business from Harmonic. Airwave Networks www.airwave-networks.com Axell Wireless Airwave is a private cable operator that specializes in student www.axellwireless.com housing. It serves more than 45,000 student housing beds in 29 states with video, wired and wireless Internet, phone and Axell Wireless supplies DAS and wireless coverage products surveillance. for cellular and public-safety applications.

OCTOBER 2013 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 23 TOP 100 MDU TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS 2013

SERVICE PROVIDERS

Service providers sell voice, video and Internet services (or some combination of these) to residents of MDU properties, either individually or as bulk services. Service delivery may be based on cable, satellite, telephone, fiber optic or wireless networks or some combination of these. Featured products and services listed in this category are above and beyond basic residential voice, video and Internet offerings.

COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RECENT NEWS Access Media 3 Dedicated customer relationship manager as a single Access Media 3 receives a $6 million cash point of contact for property managers and building infusion; signs purchase agreements owners; centralized call center for residents to acquire assets of Ygnition Networks and Connexion Technologies, giving it a foothold in 20 states; and finalizes the acquisition of a majority of the assets of MDU Communications. With these acquisitions, it becomes the single largest private cable operator in the U.S. as well as the largest private triple-play media services provider to multiple-dwelling properties. Airwave Networks Customizable video services; camera surveillance and access control systems; on-site technicians AT&T/AT&T Connected Multiroom DVR, TV Everywhere services, Multiview AT&T and WaterSide at RiverPark Place Communities TV (four channels), Wi-Fi in common areas Apartments in Louisville announce an agreement to offer AT&T services over an FTTP network to a state-of-the-art apartment community. Blue Top Communications Bright House Networks Customized entertainment and communications Bright House Networks launches new packages for developers, apartment owners, interactive features and channels for its Bright management groups and single-family House TV App, which allows viewers to watch developments; construction project manager and live streaming television inside their homes on account manager; common-area Wi-Fi; community a variety of mobile devices. and gate access channels Bulk TV & Internet Flexible à la carte programming; option to distribute TV and Internet as amenities or to charge tenants Cablevision Systems Multiroom DVR, TV Everywhere services, Quick View Corporation customized channel guide Campus Technologies 100 Mbps to the bed Internet access with no limits, device registration or bandwidth throttling (available only in some student housing communities) CenturyLink/ Fiber Lit technology, tailored solutions, managed CenturyLink wires 48,000 homes and CenturyLink MDU security services, Wi-Fi in units and common areas businesses in west Omaha with direct fiber Solutions optic connections, providing gigabit services. Comcast Corporation TV Everywhere solution, DVR manager, TV apps, Comcast rolls out its cloud-based X1 Platform whole-home DVR and whole-home video on to TV customers in major markets demand, HD video calling on the TV via Skype, total around the country, working to deliver this home security and home control solution next-generation TV experience throughout its footprint by the end of the year. Cox Communications Customized solutions tailored to specific Cox introduces Contour, a personalized communities and their budgets provide the products video experience that integrates personal and services residents demand. Because each local recommendations into an intuitive new guide, market operates as a separate business unit, there are a tablet app that serves up relevant content to no remote decision-making delays. viewers at home or on-the-go and a DVR that can record six shows at once.

24 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2013 More entertainment per square foot.

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COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RECENT NEWS DirecPath Dedicated account managers and technicians, dish removal campaigns, common-area wireless, customized whole-property audiovisual and security amenities DIRECTV Whole-home DVR, TV Everywhere, media share to the TV, bulk service options DISH Network Whole-home DVR, TV Everywhere, Blockbuster @ DISH incorporates features from social TV Home library, bulk service options, customizable leader GetGlue into its second-screen app for lineups, flexible billing iPad, DISH Explorer. This integration allows DISH Explorer users to interact with the more than 4 million GetGlue users. This marks the first time GetGlue has allowed a third-party app access to its media feed. Frontier TumTiki, an over-the-top video service Communications Hotwire Data speeds to 1 Gbps, IP security and surveillance North American Properties partners with Communications systems, TV solutions tailored for each community Hotwire Communications to build an ultra- high-speed FTTP broadband network in Avalon, a $600 million, 2.4 million-square-foot resort-inspired, mixed-use development in Alpharetta, Ga. Multiband TV Everywhere, common-area wireless solutions, bulk Multiband is acquired by Goodman Networks service offerings Incorporated but continues to operate as a separate entity. National Wi-Fi Wireless Internet infrastructure installed at no cost to owner, incentive programs for property management staff Pavlov Media Tesseractiv solution, which hosts the Web’s most Pavlov Media partners with JSM, a student popular content and delivers it to end users at apartment and property development transport speeds up to 10 Gbps company, to feature an astonishing 10 Gbps Internet connection at its Green Street Towers property in Champaign, Ill. RCN Corp Internet speeds up to 75 Mbps, whole-home DVR, TV members in the Greater Boston area Everywhere offerings receive the best streaming experience if they subscribe to RCN, according to the first Regional Netflix ISP Speed Index Snapshot published by Netflix Inc. SeniorTV Community channel for resident messaging; accessibility hardware such as hospital-grade TVs, remotes and iPad mounts; customized therapy programming for memory loss Speedcast Connect Bulk service options, common-area wireless, services tailored to individual communities Spot On Networks UserSafe technology ensures that no user can view Spot On Networks releases UserSafe Wi-Fi or access another user’s Wi-Fi-enabled device; Smart Version 2.0., which enhances the Wi-Fi user Building technology enables energy management, experience and provides property clients with security and building automation and control. better support features, such as availability at certain times of day, and additional deployment options, such as a dedicated Wi-Fi network for the facilities staff. Suddenlink Wireless home networking, whole-home DVR, home Suddenlink signs a definitive agreement to Communications security services, TV Everywhere services acquire Texas cable systems from , adding more than 12,000 residential customers.

26 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2013 COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RECENT NEWS Time Warner Cable/ Whole-home DVR, TV Everywhere services, Time Warner Cable announces an agreement TWC Community SignatureHome premium services with Microsoft that will make the TWC TV app Solutions available on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. Time Warner Cable video subscribers who are Xbox Live Gold members will be able to watch up to 300 live TV channels through the Xbox 360. Verizon Services delivered over an all-fiber-optic network Verizon announces the enhanced FiOS Mobile Communications/ include Internet access at speeds up to 500 Mbps/100 App, which enables Verizon FiOS TV customers Verizon Enhanced Mbps, whole-home DVR, and Verizon Concierge, a to watch live linear content as well as video on Communities community management platform demand while away from home. Windstream Online backup service, over-the-top -based video service. WOW! Whole-home DVR, wireless access to PC-based content on the TV

Bandwidth Consulting million customers in Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan www.bandwidthconsultingllc.com and California with video, high-speed data and voice services.

Founded by a former private cable operator, this consulting firm offers strategic marketing and operational advice to Broadband Consulting (dba Broadband Planning) both multifamily owners and technology providers in the www.broadbandplanning.com multifamily broadband space. Broadband Planning is a consulting firm that helps multifamily owners and service providers deploy the right Blonder Tongue Laboratories broadband services for each community. www.blondertongue.com

Blonder Tongue provides operators and integrators serving the Broadband Enterprise cable, broadcast, satellite, IPTV, institutional and professional www.broadbandent.com video markets with solutions for content contribution, distribution and video delivery to homes and businesses. Its Broadband Enterprise provides bandwidth and equipment to portfolio includes standard and high-definition digital video cable TV companies. solutions as well as core analog video and high-speed data solutions for distribution over coax, fiber and IP networks. Bulk TV & Internet www.bulktv.com Blue Top Communications Bulk TV & Internet provides services to MDU markets, www.bluetopsolutions.com including hotels, long-term care facilities, hospitals, Blue Top provides video, Internet access and structured condominiums, apartments and dormitories. Based in wiring solutions in the multifamily, hospitality and Raleigh, N.C., the company has equipped more than 225,000 professional office space markets. It specializes in serving units and 3,000 businesses and serves properties in every property owners that want a high degree of ownership and state. control over their networks and services. Cablevision Systems Corporation Bright House Networks www.cablevision.com www.brighthouse.com Cablevision offers advanced digital television, voice and The sixth-largest owner and operator of cable systems in the high-speed Internet services to millions of households and United States, Bright House Networks serves more than 2.4 businesses in the New York metropolitan area.

OCTOBER 2013 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 27 TOP 100 MDU TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS 2013

Calix Cielo Systems www.calix.com www.cielosystems.net

Calix supplies fiber and copper access solutions in 80 Cielo Systems International is a systems integrator for wireless countries globally, including to 85 percent of U.S. local network infrastructure. Its services include installations, sales of network equipment, engineering and project management. exchange carriers. Its software solutions help providers analyze, manage and plan network usage and capacity. Clearfield www.clearfieldconnection.com Campus Technologies www.campustechnologies. Clearfield’s craft-friendly line of fiber management products uses the same basic building blocks from the central office to With more than 10 years of dedicated student housing the home. This modular approach makes it easy to configure technology experience, Campus Technologies works with fiber distribution systems for buildings of any size and shape. diverse student housing owners and operators to implement and operate technology amenities for their residents. Comcast Corporation www.comcast.com; Carl Kandutsch Law Office xfinity.com/multifamily www.kandutsch.com Comcast is the largest U.S. cable provider. XFINITY services, delivered over Comcast’s digital network, include TV, This small law firm, headed by a former FCC attorney, Internet, phone and home management, providing residents provides comprehensive legal services to owners and managers with entertainment and connection – anywhere, anytime, on of apartment, condominium, and other common-interest any screen. communities nationwide, as well as to broadband service providers. Control4 www.control4.com Cautela Solutions www.cautela-solutions.com Control4 personalized automation and control solutions can control virtually any device in a home or business – lighting, Cautela Solutions works with developers, owners, providers music, video, security and energy. The company was a leader and general contractors to evaluate, design and install low- in making home automation affordable and convenient, and its solutions are widely used in multifamily units and voltage structured wiring and wireless solutions. The firm has common areas. experience in both new construction and retrofits.

Corning/Corning Cable Systems CenturyLink/CenturyLink MDU Solutions www.corning.com; www.centurylink.com; www.corningcablesystems.com www.centurylink.com/mdu Corning Cable Systems’ fiber optic and copper product With the acquisition of Embarq and , CenturyTel solutions include cables, connectors and related hardware, became CenturyLink, a Tier 1 telecommunications provider. network design, project management, installation and CenturyLink MDU Solutions offers advanced voice, video, maintenance. It also offers a portfolio of in-building wireless Internet, Wi-Fi and security solutions to multifamily owners infrastructure solutions. in 22 states. Cox Communications www.cox.com; Charles Industries www.coxbusiness.com/mdu www.charlesindustries.com The third-largest cable and broadband provider in the Charles Industries supplies a comprehensive line of active and country, Cox Communications pioneered the triple-play passive, metallic and nonmetallic environmental enclosure bundle of television, Internet and telephone. More than 1.9 solutions for communications and power distribution million multifamily community residents live in Cox Digital applications. Communities.

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DESIGN, ENGINEERING, INSTALLATION AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT

These companies perform some of the same functions that service providers perform in MDUs, and some actually are service providers in other MDUs.

COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RECENT NEWS Advanced Media Assistance with standardizing and refreshing Technologies technologies, upgrading service offerings, re- engineering facilities and designing and launching new systems for CATV, IPTV, SMATV or hybrid video systems AFL Design, development and delivery of end-to-end FTTH solutions for the MDU market Aurora Networks Network design, engineering, installation and maintenance during the startup period Broadband Consulting Construction management; design of specifications, (dba Broadband outlet placement, routing of distribution systems, Planning) locations of equipment rooms and conduit placement Broadband Enterprise Design and installation of cable and wireless equipment in MDUs Campus Technologies Low-voltage specification and design; network design and implementation; technology due diligence and site survey; network operations, monitoring, management and troubleshooting; help desk; wireless overlay; rescue and rehab of problem Internet infrastructure and services at student housing properties Cautela Solutions Fiber splicing; design and implementation of Cautela Solutions plans to launch a new wired and wireless networks and structured venture, Clarus Construction, focused on cabling systems; network installation, testing and deploying broadband networks in new maintenance student housing communities. Cielo Systems Needs evaluation, site surveys, path analysis, financial analysis, RF interference, network design, network management InfiniSys Electronic Planning and design for fiber to the apartment University House Central Florida, with Architects (current or future) and such technology amenities as technology designed by InfiniSys Electronic high-tech fitness centers and wireless Internet; low- Architects, wins the Grand Award in the 2013 voltage design; installation bid management; project Gold Nugget Awards. management Inspire WiFi Installation of wireless networks throughout Advenir Real Estate Management, a public spaces and common areas of multifamily nationwide real estate investment company, communities, assistance in marketing to and recently partnered with Inspire WiFi to connecting residents, technical support, monitoring install wireless services in two new rental and maintenance communities in Colorado. KGP Logistics Construction and installation services, site surveys and permitting, installation engineering, turn-up and testing, RF studies and microwave path analysis Korcett Holdings Network design, engineering and operation; bandwidth management; technical support Mobilitie Financing, design, building, operation and Mobilitie installis a new high-speed DAS at management of in-building distributed antenna the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., that will systems, providing state-of-the-art technology and provide enhanced wireless connectivity to vendor-agnostic solutions attendees at Anaheim Ducks games and other events and concerts hosted at the venue.

30 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2013 COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RECENT NEWS Multiband Design, integration and implementation of in- building wireless voice and data systems Multicom Engineering, design, assembly and testing of headends, digital signage and networks ranging from Ethernet to fiber optics Pace International Design of video delivery systems for satellite master antenna TV, L-Band multiswitch systems, QAM, QAM/ SMATV hybrid and fiber to the premises, curb or home PDI-SAT Implemention of DIRECTV satellite service, including design and construction of the headend and distribution system, installation of unit wiring, assistance in developing the channel lineup, and technical support RealPage Evaluation of existing residential technologies; planning, design and project management of new MDU technology builds The Broadband Group Operational and financial strategies for network TBG is leading technology planning for design, development of low-voltage structured MeadWestVaco’s new communities near wiring guidelines, content access agreements, Charleston, S.C. community intranet planning Walker and Associates Systems integration, engineering, installation support ZCorum Engineering, hardware selection, network ZCorum is working with MaxLinear on a monitoring, broadband diagnostics software solution that will allow operators to remotely view and analyze all channels passing through a cable modem, which will improve troubleshooting capabilities for both data and video subscribers.

Davis, Craig & Taylor and Hicks Holdings, provides DIRECTV programming, www.mdulaw.com along with Internet and voice services, to residents of gated communities, apartment complexes, condominiums and town The attorneys at this law firm have national reputations homes. as experts on telephone, video, Internet, rooftop antenna and wireless services transactions. They advise owners and managers of multifamily projects, mixed-use and master DIRECTV planned communities and commercial properties. www..com

DIRECTV delivers satellite TV service to residential and Dell business customers with an increasing focus on multifamily www.dell.com solutions. The company has about 20 million U.S. subscribers. Dell computer hardware is familiar to households and businesses alike. The networking product line, though not DISH Network specifically designed for MDUs, is frequently used for managed commercial.dishnetwork.com Ethernet networks in student housing and similar facilities. DISH Network offers triple-play services to multifamily DirecPath and multitenant buildings, single-family neighborhoods, www.direcpath.com hospitals, assisted-living properties, hotels and universities, using distribution technology based on fiber optics, L-band DirecPath, a partnership between DIRECTV Group and QAM.

OCTOBER 2013 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 31 TOP 100 MDU TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS 2013

Display Systems International technology for voice and data. Its products are widely used in www.displaysystemsintl.com multifamily and hospitality applications because of their high transmission power and flexible point-to-point and point-to- North America’s third-largest provider of scrolling TV multipoint capabilities. listings, DSI provides video messaging systems and TV listings to companies in the cable, private cable, education, health care and hospitality industries. ETI Software Solutions www.etisoftware.com EnGenius Technologies ETI develops operation support software that empowers www.engeniustech.com telecommunication service providers to launch, sell, bill and Supplier of enhanced-sensitivity wireless communications provision voice, video and data services.

OTHER CONSULTING AND CONTRACT NEGOTIATION

These companies, which overlap with those in the design and engineering category, offer consultation to property owners and/or service providers on the legal, financial and marketing aspects of offering technology services in MDUs.

COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES Advanced Multimedia Assistance to new market entrants in planning strategy and delivery, assistance in negotiating right-of-entry agreements, selection of advanced broadband products and services for specific demographics Bandwidth Consulting Guidance on strategic issues, operational challenges, organizational structure, service requirements and marketing approaches Broadband Consulting Negotiation of right-of-entry agreements and service agreements, assistance (dba Broadband Planning) in designing competitive service packages, assistance in launching marketing campaigns Campus Technologies Supplier management and contract negotiation and consultancy Carl Kandutsch Law Office Assistance to property owners in soliciting and evaluating service provider bids, negotiating agreements and auditing revenue share payments; advice and counsel to service providers with a focus on bringing competition to MDU markets for video programming providers Davis, Craig & Taylor Negotiation of service agreements with major service providers, representation of owners in a wide variety of technology transactions Gray Robinson Negotiating contracts for video, broadband and communications services and infrastructure with developers, homeowner/condominium associations and owners of MDU and commercial properties; analyzing issues of compliance and termination for these contracts; applying state and federal law to such contracts Hubacher & Ames Drafting and negotiating service contracts, marketing agreements, rooftop leases, site license agreements, easements and other access agreements; negotiating access fees and other compensation; analyzing telecom contracts; advising about broadband laws and regulations; resolving disputes InfiniSys Electronic Architects Service provider contract negotiations, due diligence for building acquisitions RealPage Acquisition due diligence; negotiation of service agreements on behalf of property owners to maximize the value of residential technology assets and services for owners and residents; monitoring service levels and appropriateness of services on an ongoing basis RealtyCom Partners Portfolio asset and contract analysis, proposal development and review, negotiation for property rights compensation, contract execution and consolidation, database management of portfolio contracts, oversight and verification of revenue collection

32 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2013 Foxcom Hotwire Communications www.foxcom.com www.gethotwired.com

Foxcom provides RF over fiber solutions to the multifamily, Hotwire provides advanced fiber optic services to commercial, government and military markets. Multifamily communities in a number of East Coast markets. It solutions include equipment for distribution of satellite TV focuses on multifamily housing, including gated and active and data and for in-building wireless coverage. adult communities, single-family home developments, condominiums and student dormitories. Frontier Communications www.frontier.com Hubacher & Ames www.hubacherames.com Frontier Communications, with 3.2 million customers, is the nation’s fourth-largest ILEC. It offers voice, broadband, The law firm of Hubacher & Ames concentrates on video, wireless Internet, data security solutions, bundled telecommunications and technology issues. It works with offerings and advanced business communications in 27 states. some of the nation’s largest multifamily real estate owners and developers on transactions, contract negotiations, regulatory Gray Robinson proceedings and dispute resolutions. www.gray-robinson.com IBBS The communications practice of this Florida law firm www.ibbs.com represents private cable and communications providers and public and private property owners in contract drafting and IBBS supports voice and data services for more than 250 negotiation, transactions, land use and permitting, state and cable and broadband providers with its DOCSIS-based cable federal regulatory issues, competitive issues, and state and provisioning and diagnostics technology, wholesale voice federal litigation. services, service assurance tools, technical support and other applications. Graybar www.graybar.com InfiniSys Electronic Architects www.electronicarchitect.com A specialist in supply-chain management, Graybar is a leading North American distributor of components, equipment and As an independent technology advisory firm, InfiniSys materials for telecommunications and other industries. It creates amenity solutions for new and existing apartments, stocks and sells nearly 1 million items from thousands of condominiums, student housing, hotels, mixed-use manufacturers. Value-added services include kitting and developments, and master-planned communities and integrated solutions. represents developers and property owners in negotiations with service providers and contractors. Great Lakes Data Systems www.glds.com Ingersoll Rand www.ingersollrand.com; GLDS provides small-to-medium broadband providers with www.multifamily.ingersollrand.com in-house and cloud-based solutions for billing, subscriber management and provisioning. The company specializes in Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies manufactures security making small operators look big with tools such as automated and safety products and provides security consulting and outage detection and Web-based customer self-care. systems integration to create secure, safe environments for residents and building staff. Healthsense www.healthsense.com Inspire WiFi www.inspirewifi.com Healthsense provides technology-enabled care solutions for the senior care continuum, including remote monitoring, Inspire WiFi intalls wireless solutions in public spaces and emergency response and wellness management solutions, all common areas of multifamily communities, hotels and built on a Wi-Fi platform. The company’s flexible technology hospitals so owners can provide communitywide wireless helps communities deliver the best possible quality of care. Internet service for basic browsing as a free amenity.

OCTOBER 2013 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 33 TOP 100 MDU TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS 2013

EQUIPMENT – WIRED BROADBAND

These companies offer electronics, cabling and connectivity equipment used to deliver broadband services in MDUs over wired networks, including fiber optic, cable and telephone networks.

COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RECENT NEWS 3M Company/ 3M One Pass Fiber Pathway, One Pass Mini Fiber One Pass Fiber Pathway adds option of MPO Communication Pathway and No Polish Connector – a total package connector. The new multifiber preterminated Markets Division for installing fiber in brownfield MDUs quickly and option allows six or 12 fibers to be connected efficiently in one step and eliminates the need for large FDTs on every floor. ADTRAN Total Access Multi-Dwelling Unit ONTs – metal ADTRAN adds system-level vectoring to housing units with hinged doors, designed to house leverage deep fiber and VDSL2 over existing from one to four ONT modules; Ultra Broadband customer drop facilities to deliver ultra- Ethernet architecture for distributing FTTB services broadband services up to 200 Mbps to the to individual units over existing wiring home, based on two-pair bonding. Advanced Media RFoG equipment, such as the PBN OSLAM fiber optic Technologies access multiplexer and Taikan Optical Fiber MDU Node AFL Cable, panels, connectors, assemblies, enclosures, AFL introduces the LL-580 optical splicing demarcation boxes, test and inspection equipment and distribution enclosure to patch, patch and fusion splicers to support active and passive and splice, express cut/drop fibers and fiber-to-the-unit networks in MDUs manage wavelengths in a single enclosure. Its flexibility makes the enclosure a good fit for MDU distribution and connectivity and other commercial services that require weatherproof field connectivity. Alcatel-Lucent Compact indoor ONTs for fiber-to-the-unit deployments, MDU ONTs designed for fiber-to-the- building deployments, and a compact, modular, remote unit capable of operating as an ONU or as a stand-alone device Allied Telesis The iMAP 9000, an integrated multiservice access Allied Telesis announces contracts with the platform that supports IP triple-play services U.S. Air Force to install and operate FTTH simultaneously over copper and fiber infrastructure Internet and phone services in military housing for residents of Misawa Air Base and Kadena Air Base, Japan. Alpha Technologies FlexNet FMPS, a fiber-to-the-premises UPS for Alpha announces several new AC, DC and line multiple-dwelling, multiple-tenant and small- power systems that support both single-family business unit applications, supports one or two and MDU applications. MDU/SBU ONTs located up to 100 feet away Aurora Networks MDU ONTs that support up to 24 POTS and Aurora announces a standards-compliant, 1000BASE-T ports from a single device; six models optical beat interference–free RFoG solution of RFoG ONUs whose compact size and powering optimized for MDU buildings. options facilitate placement in existing apartment enclosures Broadband Enterprise Compact cable modem termination systems with DOCSIS 3.0 support Calix MDU ONTs that terminate FTTH networks at MDU Dutch service provider Teleplaza selects the buildings of various sizes and with different types Calix E7-2 and E7-20 Ethernet Service Access of inside wiring; desktop and wall-mounted indoor Platforms to deliver fiber broadband services MDUs; compact Ethernet service access nodes that to MDUs in the city of Tilburg. New student deliver ADSL2/VDSL2 services to MDUs housing and care accommodation for the elderly are among the first projects to benefit.

34 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2013 COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RECENT NEWS Charles Industries Fiber building terminals (compact indoor enclosures for fiber aggregation or demarcation of up to 96 fiber connectors or 432 fiber splices), fiber interconnect terminals (outdoor enclosure solutions for MDUs), FBT hubs that provide fiber distribution from indoor terminals Clearfield Microduct solution with pushable fiber, rack- Clearfield announces the FieldSmart Fiber mounted patch panels with the flexibility to support Delivery Point KIS Outdoor Enclosure, the first any type of termination, preterminated fiber drops enclosure to be optimized for pushable fiber that can be pushed or pulled through microduct, deployment. The enclosure, which houses wallboxes that use the 12-port Clearview Cassette single or multicount fiber strands, is designed for both MDUs and antennas. Corning Cable Systems Eleven complete MDU solutions, each including fiber The FlexNAP Façade MDU Solution, designed cable, distribution terminals, splitters, connectors for medium- and high-rise buildings with and more, tailored to various building sizes, skill multiple customers per floor and limited levels, deployment speeds and riser locations or hard-to-access indoor riser space, is a preconnectorized, factory-tested solution designed to save time in network deployment. Dell PowerConnect Gigabit Ethernet managed switches that provide simple, Web-managed end-user connectivity Graybar Graybar’s 164-page MDU Solutions catalog includes Graybar opens 10 new locations in 2013. a vast array of products for voice, data and video delivery and administration; cabling; security and notification systems; and pathway components. KGP Logistics Structured wiring, RapidReel cable spool from TE Connectivity Legrand FTTH enclosures for MDUs designed to support Legrand launches a next-generation voice multiple conduits and shared cable runs; and video distribution solution for structured preconfigured wall plates and connectors; structured wiring systems. wiring solutions Leviton Manufacturing Structured media center enclosures, structured Leviton announces the Opt-X HD Fiber cabling panels, MDU broadband switches and Enclosure System, which increases fiber routers density by up to 50 percent within the same rack space for additional interconnect or cross- connect patching. It includes high-density enclosures, MTP cassettes and adapter plates. Multicom Structured wiring enclosures, high-power CATV mininode for CATV/MDU applications, open GPON solution Multilink MDU enclosures with various accessories and locking options, wide variety of interior and exterior raceway molding options, demarcation enclosures, fiber distribution units OFS EZ-Bend InvisiLight for adhesive application of OFS upgrades its single-mode, bend- fiber optic cable in hallways and apartments, V-Linx optimized fiber line with two new offerings, spool-and-play solution to minimize long-run riser responding to customer needs for tighter installations, SlimBox indoor fiber distribution points, bends to extend fiber into buildings and living HomeRun outdoor and indoor cabling systems units. Power & Tel Cable and wiring of all kinds, enclosures for fiber distribution and structured wiring, switches for delivering fiber bandwidth over in-building coaxial wiring

OCTOBER 2013 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 35 TOP 100 MDU TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS 2013

COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RECENT NEWS Sumitomo Electric PureAccess-R5 bend-insensitive, single-mode optical Sumitomo Electric Lightwave announces the Lightwave fiber; PureFit 36-fiber drop cable; FutureFLEX Air- Quantum Type-Q101-VS V-Groove Fusion Blown Fiber; Lynx2 CustomFit splice-on connectors Splicer, the third splicer in its Quantum Splicer product line. Suttle FutureLink fiber distribution solution for MDUs; Suttle introduces FutureLink, an umbrella brand access enclosures, modules, panels, faceplates and encompassing fiber and copper connectivity connectors for structured wiring; HomePNA Coax solutions. From the central office all the way Ethernet managed bridge master and endpoints that into the premises, FutureLink is designed to support triple-play services in an MDU over existing bring flexibility, reliability and higher speeds to coax infrastructure networks while lowering total cost of ownership. TE Connectivity Rapid Fiber plug-and-play solution with RapidReel fiber spooling system for vertical fiber distribution, Mini Rapid Fiber Distribution Terminal for horizontal distribution, RealFlex drop cable for garden-style or horizontal MDU applications, multifunctional enclosures designed for MDUs, Mini-Breakout fiber cables with PICO-Breakout fibers and YPSO enclosure for easy connection of vertical to horizontal fibers Walker and Associates Distribution of MDU solutions from ADTRAN, TE Connectivity, 3M, AFL and other manufacturers; warehousing, logistics, asset management, custom cabling and creation of custom network deployment kits Zhone Technologies GPON and active Ethernet desktop ONTs, 24-port Zhone announces general availability of the ONTs for fiber-to-the-building applications, outdoor Zhone Unified Provisioning 3.0 software. MDU ONTs for larger apartment buildings, compact Integration of Zhone’s cloud-based provisioning DSLAMs and multiservice access nodes for MDUs, solution provides a single point from which to optical LAN solutions manage and configure an entire network while reducing network management complexity.

KABA/Saflok Korcett Holdings works with property owners and ISPs to www.kabamultihousing.com design, monitor, manage and support broadband networks in multifamily housing. Using standardized infrastructure, KABA provides access control systems for multifamily, it provides stable, reliable Internet service to technologically educational and military applications. Systems include advanced residents. electronic locks, keycards, perimeter control and access management software. Legrand www.legrand.us KGP Logistics Legrand is a world specialist in products and systems for www.kgplogistics.com electrical installations and information networks, offering KGP Logistics is a value-added supplier of supply-chain solutions for use in residential, commercial and industrial services, communications equipment and integrated solutions buildings. to the telecommunications industry. It has a diverse customer base, a national logistics network and a large portfolio of Leviton Manufacturing manufacturer partnerships. www.leviton.com Leviton provides copper, fiber, and power network Korcett Holdings connectivity for enterprise, data center, service provider, www.korcett.com and residential applications. Multifamily solutions include

36 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2013 structured media enclosures, panels, brackets, patch cords, fiber optic, copper, and coax cable. It also designs headend routers, switches, splitters and more. and distribution systems and provides a wholesale voice product for residential and business use. Mac-Gray www.macgray.com Multilink www.gomultilink.com Mac-Gray serves 88,000 multihousing laundry facilities in 44 states, delivering savings on water, sewer, gas and electricity Multilink manufactures telecommunications network costs. Its Intelligent Laundry Systems make use of broadband components for traditional cable MSOs, telcos, regulated connectivity to increase resident satisfaction with laundry utilities and LAN providers and end users. It supplies facilities. products to the 50 largest MSOs.

Mesh Networks National Wi-Fi www.themeshnetworks.com www.nationalwi-fi.com

Mesh Networks offers broadband management solutions to National Wi-Fi is a provider of high-speed wireless Internet enable multifamily property owners, service providers, hotels access, primarily in high-rise residential buildings. Its wireless and commercial properties to improve Internet quality of networks allow residents to connect to the Internet from service for end users. anywhere in their community.

Mobilitie North American Cable Equipment www.mobilitie.com www.northamericancable.com

Mobilitie designs, builds and operates indoor and outdoor NACE manufactures and distributes products for the satellite distributed antenna systems (DAS) that enhance wireless TV, security, networking, fiber optic and home theater coverage in difficult-to-reach areas. The company also markets. As a DIRECTV master system operator, NACE leases and manages wireless towers and deploys a variety of provides satellite dealers and installers with equipment telecommunications infrastructure assets. and financial incentives to deliver DIRECTV service to commercial, hospitality and assisted living facilities. Momentum Telecom www.gomomentum.com NorthStar TeleSolutions www.northstartele.com Momentum offers cloud-based wholesale voice services for residences and businesses. Its private-label, residential, digital NorthStar offers subscriber management, billing and voice products, which include many enhanced features, are customer care services and software to providers in the cable used by independent cable operators and municipalities television, broadband, direct broadcast satellite, advanced IP throughout the United States. services, wireline and wireless markets.

Multiband OFS www.multibandusa.com www.ofsoptics.com

Multiband is the largest nationwide DIRECTV master A fiber specialist, OFS designs, manufactures and supplies system operator in the MDU market, one of the largest full- optical fiber, optical fiber cable, specialty photonics and service home service providers, and a provider of software and optical connectivity solutions. It also helps optimize network integrated billing services to MDUs. Other lines of business designs with its OptiCost FTTx Modeling Services. include renewable energy, wireless infrastructure, electrical power systems, digital signage, commercial audio/video Pace International solutions, hospitality IPTV and VoD. www.paceintl.com

Multicom Pace is an automation and procurement specialist with expertise www.multicominc.com in supporting communications systems. As the authorized PCO hardware and content distributor for DISH Network, it offers Multicom is a manufacturer and full-line stocking distributor complete solutions for operators. It also carries communications for end-to-end integration of communications solutions over hardware and installation equipment and tools.

OCTOBER 2013 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 37 TOP 100 MDU TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS 2013

EQUIPMENT – VIDEO HEADEND, VIDEO DISTRIBUTION AND RELATED

These companies offer equipment related to distributing video services within MDUs.

COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RECENT NEWS Advanced Media Prebuilt headends built with Blonder Tongue Advanced Media Technologies will serve as Technologies products and using a space-saving design are racked, a stocking distributor for a new line of ATX wired, balanced and tested. optical transmitters, receivers and nodes. The new line is designed for transporting QAM and NTSC signals in campus and MDU applications, allowing facilities to use fiber optic technology to transport RF over long distances and to multiple locations. ATX Networks UCrypt bulk content transition platform, analog and ATX introduces the DigiStream HD file/local digital audio/video deletion/insertion products, content streaming product for hospitality and digital voice switches for NSL-based intercom bulk-account environments. The DigiStream options, apartment amplifiers and nodes, optical unit allows MSOs to enhance hospitality and connectivity products, RF filters and 90-60 VAC power commercial video offerings by enabling HD converters delivery of an EPG and pregenerated or live local content to the overall lineup. Blonder Tongue The SDE-4AV-QAM is a multiprogram SD encoder, Laboratories accepting up to four SD programs in NTSC baseband audio/video format. The four input programs are digitized and MPEG-2 encoded into four SPTS or two MPTS available as output in 1xQAM, IP (GigE/1000BASE-T Ethernet) and ASI. DIRECTV Multifamily distribution systems include DIRECTV IPAdvantage, which uses IP-based technology, and DIRECTV D2 Advantage, which uses 32-channel SWiM technology for small properties. DISH Network DISH Optical Network, in which an antenna transmits DISH introduces SMARTbox, a flexible, a signal to a centralized distribution system that enterprise-grade platform streams programming through fiber optic cable; targeted at hotels and hospitality operations QAM Digital, in which a signal is transmitted from a that improves the in-room entertainment centralized distribution system directly to residents’ experience for guests and reduces total cost of individual receivers; for SMATV, a single DISH ownership for operators. antenna delivers a signal to a centralized distribution system. Display Systems LineUp, a scrolling TV listings guide that can be Display Systems International announces International integrated with a video messaging system to display plans to support IPTV listings, including advertisements or community information and integrating with Minerva and Mediaroom generate revenue; VIP, a remote media player that middleware. powers local cable channels and signage displays; data services for interactive programming guides Foxcom BsmarTV series of optical receivers; optical transmitters, including both wall-mountable compact solutions and conventional chassis solutions Multicom Wide range of digital headend products from Multicom introduces its TotalGUARDIAN Blonder Tongue, Pico Digital, ZeeVee and others; remote headend server product line, which headend assembly, including racking, balancing, allows many headends to be maintained and custom crating and shipping serviced remotely and thus extends the lives and capabilities of legacy systems. North American Cable Pre-pack headend systems, including complete Equipment design, assembly, racking, balancing and testing; DIRECTV D2 Advantage system; satellite amplifiers

38 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2013 COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RECENT NEWS Pace International SMATV and QAM headends – built, balanced, burned and shipped ready to install; L-band Distribution System for DISH Network in a box; DISH Optical Network for MDUs with fiber to the home PDI-SAT DIRECTV D2 Advantage system, custom-built headends (burned, tested and custom crated) Pico Digital Equipment for headend accessories, video Pico Digital announces the PD1000 HD processing (analog, digital and HD), video encoding, multiplexing and modulations distribution and connectivity system. The system supports multiplexing of external compressed streams via IP as well as the ability to multiplex up to four HD programs in one QAM channel for maximum bandwidth efficiency and includes integrated support for an emergency alert system. Toner Cable Custom-built headends burned, tested and prewired; Toner Cable adds the Televes H30 handheld cabling and connectivity; storm-proof apartment test meter to its line of test equipment. house cabinets The H30 is a lightweight meter that can troubleshoot a television system using QAM digital modulation as well as NTSC analog signals. ViewTEQ Integrated headend systems; custom headends racked, balanced and pretested ZeeVee ZvPro and HDbridge lines of HD modulators allow The new ZvPro series, based on the same MDU operators to add HD channels and integrate architecture as the larger HDbridge 2000 new services such as security cameras and digital Series encoder/modulators, is only 1RU high signage. and shelf or rack mountable. One ZvPro can create a digital TV channel and broadcast it throughout an entire facility.

Pavlov Media Pico Digital supplies headend, infrastructure, distribution www.pavlovmedia.com and customer-premises equipment to the broadband, satellite, cable and broadcast markets. The company was formed Pavlov Media is one of the nation’s largest private broadband in 2010 from the merger of Standard Communications, providers to multifamily housing, operating in more than 140 X-Digital Systems and Pico Macom. markets throughout the United States. Its Tesseractiv solution hosts popular content and delivers it to end users at transport Power & Tel speeds of up to 1 Gbps. www.ptsupply.com

PDI-SAT Power & Tel specializes in procurement, sales, materials management and distribution for the worldwide www.pdisat.com telecommunications marketplace, including cable, telephone, A supplier of equipment and services to the satellite, cable enterprise and government markets. television, private cable and MDU markets, PDI-SAT sells PDI headend delivery systems and provides engineering and RCN Corp installation planning and assistance. It is a master system www.rcn.com operator for DIRECTV in MDUs. RCN is a competitive cable provider that delivers triple-play services to homes in and around Boston, Chicago, New York Pico Digital City, the Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., www.picodigital.com over a fiber-rich network.

OCTOBER 2013 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 39 TOP 100 MDU TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS 2013

EQUIPMENT – WIRELESS BROADBAND

These companies offer equipment that delivers in-building or communitywide coverage for cellular phone service, cellular data service, Wi-Fi or other wireless service.

COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RECENT NEWS ADTRAN ADTRAN Bluesocket vWLAN, a wireless LAN solution ADTRAN announces major upgrade of vWLAN; that uses access points in common areas and a Transbeam uses ADTRAN’s Total Access 5000 cloud-based 802.11n controller running in a secure platform for Ethernet over Copper service and data center location Bluesocket vWLAN solution to provide managed Wi-Fi at an iconic luxury hotel in Manhattan. Alcatel-Lucent In-building DAS and femto/small cell solutions Alcatel-Lucent and Qualcomm Technologies announce a plan to develop small cell base stations that enhance 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi networks to improve wireless connectivity in residential and enterprise environments. Allied Telesis Enterprise-class WLAN access points and switches Axell Wireless Cellular off-air repeaters; in-building DAS Axell Wireless develops a fiber repeater systems that cover both public safety and cellular system for public safety in the Burj Khalifa, the frequencies; system racks and passive components world’s tallest building, which contains both offices and residences. The system uses the fiber backbone installed as part of the initial construction of the building. Corning Cable Systems In-building distributed antenna systems; ONE Corning introduces the ONE Wireless Platform, Wireless Platform an all-optical, converged, in-building wireless solution. Built on a high-performance optical backbone, the platform is designed to handle core cellular technologies and enable multiple applications, including wireless LAN, public safety and location-based services. In addition, Corning ONE Wireless Platform offers Wi-Fi support through its built-in Gigabit Ethernet and Power over Ethernet capability. EnGenius Technologies The EAP9550 is a long-range, indoor, 802.11n multifunctional access point/repeater/WDS device whose smoke-detector appearance is designed to blend into common areas. It delivers up to six times the speed and seven times the coverage of 802.11g, encrypts all wireless transmissions and allows users to set up, select or deny stations with access to the network. Foxcom Active DAS solution for distributing wireless connections inside large buildings, 4G/LTE-ready DAS solution for seamless wireless coverage throughout any building of any size Graybar Systems integration and financing of carrier-neutral, Graybar signs an agreement to distribute the in-building wireless solutions full line of Corning MobileAccess distributed antenna system solutions. KGP Logistics In-building Wi-Fi and DAS solutions Ruckus Wireless Strand-mounted, outdoor, dual-band 802.11n access Ruckus Wireless launches the dual-band, points with integrated cable modem outdoor pole; concurrent, ZoneFlex 7055 Wi-Fi wall switch, wall-mounted 802.11n access points with a range of giving hotel and resort operators an elegant, internal antenna array options; full range of indoor low-cost, inconspicuous solution that products leverages existing wired infrastructure while enabling Wi-Fi to support IP-based guest services over multiple VLANs.

40 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2013 COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RECENT NEWS TE Connectivity The InterReach indoor distributed antenna system TE Connectivity announces a family of operates as a extension of the wireless network, higher-power remote antenna units for its expanding the reach of signals throughout facilities InterReach distributed antenna systems. The of any size. higher-power units will reduce the cost of DAS deployments by requiring less equipment per installation and can also support higher- capacity needs for 4G services. Ubiquiti UniFi Wi-Fi system that includes a virtual CityNet is adding wireless business-class management controller and 802.11n access points service to select buildings in Denver, including loft and apartment buildings, using Ubiquiti Networks UniFi LR high-power access points throughout the building structures. Walker and Associates Enterprise-class wireless controllers, access points and gateways Wilson Electronics Signal booster solutions for small, midsized and large Wilson Electronics announces the new CI buildings, such as the iDEN 800 MHz In-Building 2070 indoor 4G signal booster, designed for wireless smart technology II signal booster and the the residential and commercial technology dual-band channelized 800/1900 MHz signal booster integrator market, that will future-proof installations. This signal booster supports LTE and other cellular technologies used to provide strong, reliable cellular coverage indoors for up to 80,000 square feet. zBoost zBoost enterprise-level, in-building coverage kits that Wi-Ex, developer of the award-winning line of include active amplifiers and antennas configured to zBoost cell phone signal boosters, changes its provide signal strength for multiple cellular providers company name to zBoost. The new zBoost 4G DataBlast enhances weak signals, resulting in 20X faster data speed.

RealPage enterprises. The systems extend signal range and automatically www.realpage.com adapt to changes in the wireless environment to provide reliable connectivity and consistent performance at long ranges. RealPage offers software solutions that help property owners manage their properties and their businesses. Its Residential Technology Services division provides technology expertise SeniorTV for multifamily development and rehab projects. www.seniortv.com SeniorTV specializes in serving retirement and long-term-care RealtyCom Partners communities with DIRECTV programming, installation, www.realtycompartners.com TV Guide and messaging channels, as well as Internet, digital signage and LED TVs. RealtyCom Partners is a telecommunications consulting and asset management firm specializing in the apartment Speedcast Connect industry. It helps property owners maximize the value of a www.speedcastconnect.com portfolio’s Internet, voice and cable marketing rights. SpeedCast Connect provides bulk cable, digital TV from Ruckus Wireless DISH Network, broadband Internet and digital phone www.ruckuswireless.com services to multiple-dwelling-unit properties throughout California. It specializes in senior housing such as assisted A pure-play wireless company, Ruckus designs and living, retirement homes and nursing home communities and manufactures smart Wi-Fi systems for service providers and also serves other apartment and condo communities.

OCTOBER 2013 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 41 TOP 100 MDU TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS 2013

BACK-OFFICE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES

These companies offer software and/or services that help service providers perform such back-office functions as provisioning, customer care, technical support and bandwidth shaping.

COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RECENT NEWS Broadband Enterprise Broadband Enterprise offers deep packet inspection to manage congestion and reduce bandwidth costs. Calix Compass software facilitates connectivity, service activation and device management at customer premises as well as analysis of broadband traffic, usage patterns and applications. ETI Software Solutions Triad, a subscriber management and provisioning ETI leverages its relationship with Metaswitch solution with modules for order entry, work order to deploy visual voicemail on the Mediaroom management, service assignment, and rating/billing, IPTV platform for MDU service provider integrates with back-office systems to facilitate Hotwire Communications. billing and with network equipment to facilitate flow-through delivery and service management Great Lakes Data WinCable, a PC-based billing and subscriber GLDS integrates its WinCable subscriber Systems management system that is now also available in the management and billing system with Ignite cloud; WinForce tech and WinForce gateway, which Payments credit card processing platform. support technicians in the field; SuperController, which automates service provisioning from a billing system IBBS Service activation tools that facilitate DOCSIS cable IBBS launches a mobile version of its provisioning of broadband and voice equipment; Broadband Explorer (BBX) diagnostics cable diagnostics, bandwidth management and platform compatible with all leading other service assurance offerings smartphones on the market. Mesh Networks NetProfit enables bandwidth management and Mesh Networks announces partnerships customer-initiated upgrades to bandwidth and with Staley Technologies and Tinian quality of service; Quota Defender is a network traffic Communications to deploy Mesh bandwidth monitor and shaping bridge. management products in student housing and other MDUs. Momentum Telecom MOSS (Momentum Operations Support System) Momentum releases a cloud-based call is a cloud-based system that provides network tracking solution. management with monitoring, provisioning and managed support for broadband and voice. Multiband As a DIRECTV master system operator, Multiband assists system operators with sales, marketing and technical support and provides software for billing, invoicing and field operations. NorthStar Insite business support system includes billing, Telesolutions rating, customer care, workflow management, equipment tracking and marketing functions; services include customer support, tech support, provisioning, statement and payment processing, equipment tracking and marketing. Zcorum Advanced provisioning, broadband policy ZCorum announces the launch of Bandwidth enforcement, customer care, marketing assistance Commander, a next-generation bandwidth usage management product that monitors subscriber bandwidth usage hourly, enabling better control of peak-time usage. Net-neutral bandwidth management policies can be applied dynamically based on parameters such as time of day, type of plan and the amount of congestion on the network.

42 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2013 Spot On Networks million customers. Services include residential high-speed www.spotonnetworks.com data, wireless home networking, digital phone, video on demand and more. Spot On Networks provides managed Wi-Fi service in multitenant properties, hotels and commercial spaces. Its specialty is cost-effective, secure, high-speed wireless Internet Toner Cable access and managed telecommunications services. www.tonercable.com

This distributor of cable television equipment for all types Suddenlink Communications of TV signal distribution systems stocks more than 10,000 www.suddenlink.com products from more than 110 manufacturers. Digital and RF signal distribution, drops, and prepackaged headends are The seventh-largest cable operator in the United States, Suddenlink serves more than 1 million customers with among Toner Cable’s specialties. high-speed Internet, phone, advanced video, online video (Suddenlink2GO) and home security services. Ubiquiti www.ubnt.com Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Ubiquiti Networks is a next-generation communications www.sumitomoelectric.com technology company best known so far for its wireless Sumitomo Electric Lightwave develops and manufactures platforms. Recently, it entered the market for edge routers. outside- and inside-plant optical fiber cable as well as a variety of connectivity solutions for communications and enterprise Verizon Communications/ networks. Verizon Enhanced Communities www.verizon.com; Suttle www.verizon.com/communities www.suttleonline.com Verizon Enhanced Communities signs access, service and Suttle manufactures communications connectivity products marketing agreements for FiOS – Verizon’s suite of fiber for major service providers and installers. The company optic services – with owners and developers of multifamily supplies a complete premises connectivity offering for voice, residential, multitenant and mixed-use communities. data and video communications with advanced FTTx, xDSL and home networking technologies. ViewTEQ www.viewteq.com TE Connectivity www.te.com ViewTEQ manufactures and sells equipment for cable TV operators, including headends, distribution equipment, test TE is the world’s largest provider of connectivity solutions for equipment and drop materials. wired and wireless networks. Products include distribution frames, panels, raceways, hubs, connectors, wall boxes, closures, splitters and more. Walker and Associates www.walkerfirst.com

The Broadband Group Walker and Associates is a distributor of telecommunications www.broadbandgroup.com products for operators of fiber, copper and wireless networks. It simplifies network deployments with installation, systems The Broadband Group, a technology and telecommunications consulting firm, develops plans, specifications and deployment integration and sourcing services. strategies for master-planned communities, municipalities, service providers, health care providers and anchor institutions Wilson Electronics that want to deliver next-generation broadband services. www.wilsonelectronics.com

Time Warner Cable/TWC Community Solutions Wilson Electronics supplies cellular signal boosters and www.timewarnercable.com antennas that ensure a strong, reliable cellphone signal indoors. Its building solutions improve cellphone performance The second-largest cable company in the United States, Time in areas as small as a single room and as large as a warehouse Warner Cable delivers products and services to more than 14 or multistory building.

OCTOBER 2013 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 43 TOP 100 MDU TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS 2013

BROADBAND APPLICATIONS

These companies provide wholesale services or solutions that enable property owners and service providers to add technology amenities to their properties or MDU service bundles.

COMPANY NAME FEATURED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RECENT NEWS Control4 Controllers, touch-screen user interfaces, devices for The new Control4 Wireless Music Bridge automating and controlling audiovisual equipment, enables residents to wirelessly connect lighting, climate and security smartphones, tablets or computers to a Control4 system, allowing them to play their personal music collections through the home audio system. Healthsense The eNeighbor remote monitoring system detects Trails of Orono assisted living facility in falls, manages risk behaviors and discovers Minnesota installs the Healthsense eNeighbor deteriorating health conditions before they worsen; monitoring system. eNeighbor Vitals monitors for blood pressure, blood glucose, pulse oximetry and weight. IBBS White-label versions of Google Apps, interactive IBBS upgrades its voice service infrastructure portals, wholesale VoIP services to offer residential and business services that meet stringent availability and time-to-market demands. Ingersoll Rand Planning for security, access control and crisis Ingersoll Rand’s new Nexia Property Intelligence management; door and access control hardware; key solution combines cloud-based software control; security management software with electronic door hardware to provide a multifamily credential management solution that is flexible and future ready. For an annual fee, multifamily property owners and managers can manage credentials and user access for all their doors, in one or more properties, from wherever they can access the Internet. KABA/Saflok SAFLOK and ILCO electronic locking systems, InSync KABA Multihousing installs its RezShield locks that communicate by means of a wireless RFID electronic RFID locking system at Chapelview platform, Kaba Access Control solutions for access Apartments in Brampton, Ontario, a 200-unit control products affordable housing community for low-income seniors and singles and people with disabilities. Legrand Access control systems, networked camera systems, Legrand releases the On-Q Bluetooth 4.0 home automation systems, electric vehicle charging Receiver, a plug-and-play input to any home stations audio system that allows users to stream music wirelessly from smartphones or tablets to stereo receivers or multiroom audio systems. Leviton Networked camera systems, electric vehicle charging Leviton announces the new Thermostat Display Manufacturing stations, video entry systems, connectivity for Control, an unobtrusive device that can control audiovisual systems the climate of any room. Designed to be used with Leviton’s Omnistat2 RC-2000 series thermostats, it can control both single and multistage HVAC systems, using either hard- wired or ZigBee wireless communications. Mac-Gray LaundryView allows residents to check washer and dryer availability online; LaundryLinx is a Web-based system that provides a customized, easy-to-use method of requesting service; Change Point is an Internet-based laundry payment and monitoring system. Momentum Telecom Private-label residential digital voice products with Momentum announces a wholesale VoIP assistance for telephony administration, billing partnership with Russellville Electric Plant services, regulatory and tax compliance, on-call tech Board in Kentucky. support and operator-branded web portals Multicom Wholesale VoIP services Zcorum Wholesale VoIP services

44 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2013 Windstream WOW! www.windstream.com www.wowway.com

Windstream provides high-speed broadband Internet, phone WOW! is a competitive provider of residential and service and digital TV to 3.3 million access lines in 23 states. commercial high-speed Internet, cable television and Though primarily a rural provider, it has been targeting telephone services. Its recent acquisition of and some MDU communities with VDSL2 and FTTH services. Broadstripe assets makes it the nation’s ninth-largest cable

COMPANIES TO WATCH

These companies were cited by industry advisers or the editors for their innovative offerings in the MDU space.

COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS SUMMARY American Wireless www.awbworld.com AWB provides Internet service to more than 315 MDUs throughout the Broadband Chicagoland area and surrounding suburbs. It supports upload and download speeds of up to 10 Gbps per building. CampusConnect www.campusconnect.net CampusConnect, an Austin, Texas-based network service provider, offers gigabit Internet service per resident in student housing. CondoInternet www.condointernet.com CondoInternet offers gigabit Internet service to condo and apartment buildings in Seattle and Bellevue, Wash., using a variety of technologies. Recently acquired by WaveDivision Holdings, the company is now planning to expand its geographic footprint. DrayTek www.draytek.us DrayTek’s networking solutions range from gigabit aggregation switches to enterprise-level firewalls, mission-critical VPN/VoIP facilities, xDSL/ broadband CPE and TR-069 central management solutions. Dura-Line www.duraline.com Dura-Line, a well-known manufacturer of conduit for outside plant, recently introduced FuturePath, a line of microduct for use in MDUs. Elauwit Networks www.elauwit.com Elauwit’s network consulting, design, building and management services have saved property owners an average of about 20 percent on services, construction and deployment. The company also provides bulk triple- play services, and its Remote Management System allows property management to control residents’ access to the Internet. Lyfe Communications/ www.connectedlyfe.com Connected Lyfe, a subsidiary of Lyfe Communications, offers next- Connected Lyfe generation media and communications services to multifamily residential properties through its proprietary converged network services platform. MDU Nettech 716-817-9992 MDU Nettech (formerly known as Wired Not) is a multifamily wireless solutions provider that offers stable, high-speed Internet connections, camera surveillance systems and access control. Silver Communications www.silverip.com Silver Communications brings bulk broadband and video to luxury high- rises in Chicago. It offers fiber Internet access, digital TV and digital phone services. SOLiD Technologies www.solidtechusa.com SOLiD Technologies is a provider of advanced distributed antenna systems. USA Wireless Satellite www.usawireless.tv USA Wireless Satellite TV provides DIRECTV and home theater services in TV residential, MDU and commercial properties in the Chicago area. It sells, installs and maintains private cable networks in MDUs and MTUs. ValuePoint Networks www.valuepointnet.com VP Networks makes products for authenticated Internet access of mobile devices and high-performance seamless broadband connectivity. Products are designed for guest networks, including those at hotels, MTUs, MDUs and hospitals. Wolfe Internet www.wolfe.net Wolfe offers direct fiber-to-the-home Ethernet connections to condominiums, apartment buildings and new home developments.

OCTOBER 2013 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 45 TOP 100 MDU TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS 2013 operator. Its service areas are primarily in the southeastern products enable sharing HD and SD content at an unlimited and midwestern states. number of displays over existing coaxial cabling. zBoost Zhone Technologies www.zboost.com www.zhone.com zBoost cellphone signal boosters extend coverage inside Zhone develops carrier-grade broadband solutions designed buildings for cellphones, smartphones and wireless data cards to ensure that bandwidth will never be a constraint. Its access by improving signal strength. equipment supports FTTH, DSL, Ethernet in the First Mile and wireless networks. v ZCorum www.zcorum.com

nology P ZCorum provides ISPs with managed broadband services that Tech rovid DU er include network engineering, monitoring, provisioning, policy M s enforcement and more, along with diagnostics, customer care, hardware selection advice and marketing services. — 2013 — ZeeVee www.zeevee.com To nominate your company or a technology partner for next year’s list, ZeeVee products are designed to create and broadcast HDTV write to [email protected]. channels over coax cabling. ZeeVee digital video distribution

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