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The providers that MDU property owners rely on for technology amenities
A BBC Staff Report
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or the fourth year, Broadband
Communities presents a Top 100 list
dedicated to companies that serve the
MDU market. This list is technology neutral,
as opposed to 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 off balconies or add more high-definition
stations to a community’s channel lineup can
find resources here.
The 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
To nominate your company or a
technology partner for the 2016 Top 100
MDU Technology Providers list, send an
email to [email protected].
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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 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, Broadband Communities consulted
a panel of industry experts. Because experts
don’t always agree and because changes were
taking place in the industry as this feature was
researched and prepared, the magazine’s editors
made the final selections.
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MDU TOP 100 AT A GLANCE
Alphabetical List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 28
Service Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 30
Design, Engineering, Installation and Service Management . . . . . . . . | 34
Other Consulting and Contract Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 36
Equipment – Wired Broadband . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 38
Equipment – Video Headend, Video Distribution and Related . . . . . . | 42
Equipment – Wireless Broadband . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 44
Back-Office Software and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 46
Broadband Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 50
Companies to Watch for 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 52
To qualify, companies must operate
in the U.S. market and meet the
following criteria:
• Provide products or services that
help property owners create
technology amenities to attract
and retain residents
The technology amenities that
attract and retain residents vary
depending on the residents in
question. Some demographics look
for blazing Internet speeds, over-thetop 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 specific niches,
and others offer flexible solutions
that can be tailored to the needs of
each particular community.
• Have histories of innovation and
successful deployments
Companies on the list may have
been recommended by advisory
panel members based on first-
hand knowledge or may have been
subjects of case studies in this
magazine or elsewhere.
• Identify MDUs as a target market
Many technology products
are frequently used in MDUs but
are not specifically marketed to
or for them. For example, cable
set-top boxes are found throughout
MDUs everywhere, but they
cannot be specifically classified as
MDU products. Though only a
minority of the companies on this
list focus exclusively on the MDU
market, most have sales divisions
or specialized offerings that address
this market and cater to its needs.
Don’t miss the “Companies to
Watch” list – a dozen companies that
may not be as large or well-established
as the Top 100 but are making names
for themselves with innovative offerings.
To nominate your company or a
technology partner for next year’s list,
write to [email protected].
It takes an ecosystem to deliver great
technology to a multifamily community.
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MDU REPORT
TOP 100 MDU TECHNOLOGY
PROVIDERS FOR 2015
3M Communication Technologies
ADTRAN
Advanced Media Technologies
Advanced Multimedia
AFL
Airwave Networks
Alcatel-Lucent
Allegion
Allied Telesis
Alpha Technologies
Alphabet, Google Fiber
AT&T, AT&T Connected Communities, DIRECTV
ATX Networks
Bandwidth Consulting
Blonder Tongue Laboratories
Bright House Networks
Broadband Consulting Group
Broadband Enterprise
Broadband Planning
Bulk TV & Internet
Cablevision Systems Corporation
Calix
Campus Technologies
Carl Kandutsch Law Office
Cautela Solutions
CenturyLink, CenturyLink MDU Solutions
Charles Industries
Charter Communications
Choice Property Resources
Clearfield
Clearview Networks
Comcast Corporation
CommScope
ComVest
Consolidated Smart Broadband Systems
Control4
Corning, Corning Optical Communications
Cox Communications
Davis, Craig & Taylor
Dell
DirecPath
DISH Network
Display Systems International
DrayTek
Dura-Line
Elauwit Networks
EnGenius Technologies
Foxcom
Frontier Communications
Gray Robinson
Graybar
Great Lakes Data Systems
Healthsense
Hotwire Communications
Hubacher & Ames
InfiniSys Electronic Architects
Inspire WiFi
iPhotonix
Kaba Access & Data Systems Americas
KGP Logistics
Korcett Holdings
Legrand
Leviton Manufacturing
Mac-Gray
MDU Network Technologies (MDU Netech)
Mesh Networks
Multicom
Multilink
National Wi-Fi
North American Cable Equipment
NorthStar TeleSolutions
OFS
Pace International
Pavlov Media
Perfect 10
Pico Digital
Power & Tel
RCN
RealPage
RealtyCom Partners
Ruckus Wireless
SeniorTV
Speedcast Connect
Spot On Networks
Suddenlink Communications
Summit Broadband
Suttle
The Broadband Group
Time Warner Cable, TWC Community Solutions
Toner Cable
Verizon Communications,
Verizon Enhanced Communities
ViewTEQ
Walker and Associates
Wave Broadband, Wave G
Windstream
Worth Telecom
WOW!
ZCorum
ZeeVee
Zhone Technologies
3M Communication Technologies
www.3M.com/telecom
Allegion
us.allegion.com
3M specializes in fast and easy connectivity for in-building
fiber, copper and coax networks – everything from building
entrance terminals to frames to pathways and connectors.
Allegion, a company spun off from Ingersoll Rand,
manufactures security and safety products and provides
security consulting and systems integration to create more
secure and safe environments for residents and building staff.
ADTRAN
www.adtran.com
Allied Telesis
www.alliedtelesis.com
ADTRAN is a supplier of IP/Ethernet-based products that are
used throughout the global communications infrastructure,
both wireline and wireless.
Advanced Media Technologies
www.amt.com
AMT is a value-added reseller with a complete line of RF and
fiber distribution, video, data, IP and HDTV products.In
addition to providing technical support for RF and IP video
distribution systems, AMT provides turnkey solutions for
digital TV headends, CMTS and VoIP deployments.
Advanced Multimedia
www.advancedmultimediacom.com
Advanced Multimedia provides consulting services to owners,
developers and managers of apartments and condominiums.
Services include negotiating agreements with service providers
to improve video, data and telephone revenue.
AFL
www.AFLglobal.com
AFL manufactures and distributes a wide range of network
equipment and plans, designs, implements and maintains
communications networks for MDU and master-planned
communities and a variety of service providers.
Airwave Networks
www.airwave-networks.com
Airwave is a private cable operator that specializes in student
housing. It serves more than 70,000 student housing beds in
30 states with video, wired and wireless Internet, phone and
security services.
Alcatel-Lucent
www.alcatel-lucent.com
Alcatel-Lucent is a worldwide leader in wired and
wireless broadband access equipment, IPTV and IP video
solutions, connectivity hardware and other categories of
communications equipment.
Allied Telesis is both a global provider of IP/Ethernet network
equipment and a deployer and operator of IP triple-play
networks. Its solutions for service provider and enterprise
networks include IP/Ethernet-based core, access and
customer-premises products as well as technology to support
IPTV and over-the-top video applications.
Alpha Technologies
www.alpha.com
Widely used in cable television, communications and data
networks worldwide, Alpha’s line of power products includes
standby, non-standby and uninterruptible power supplies, surge
suppressors, enclosures, batteries and powering accessories.
Alphabet, Google Fiber
www.abc.xyz, fiber.google.com
The most talked-about fiber overbuilder in the U.S., Google
Fiber (now part of the new holding company, Alphabet) is
rolling out FTTH networks in several major metropolitan
areas and negotiating with cities for additional builds.
AT&T, AT&T Connected Communities, DIRECTV
www.att.com/communities, directvformultifamily.com
AT&T Connected Communities works with builders,
developers, real estate investment trusts, multifamily owners
and managers and homeowner associations to provide highspeed Internet, voice, video, Wi-Fi and wireless services.
DIRECTV, recently acquired by AT&T, delivers satellite TV
service to about 20 million U.S. customers, with an increasing
focus on multifamily solutions.
ATX Networks
www.atxnetworks.com
ATX Networks’ products enable cable TV operators to
support digital TV transition, video on demand, digital voice,
high-speed data and digital video solutions.
www.bandwidthconsultingllc.com
Founded by a former private cable operator, this consulting
firm offers strategic marketing and operational advice to
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MDU REPORT
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
Airwave Networks
Customizable video services, camera
surveillance and access control systems,
Community Movie Night programming
Allied Telesis
U.S.-based telephone and entertainment
services for overseas U.S. military housing
Alphabet,
Google Fiber
Gigabit speed Internet, 1 TB cloud storage
Google Fiber is building new networks in San
Antonio, Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, Atlanta,
Salt Lake City and Nashville. Negotiations are
underway in additional cities.
AT&T,
AT&T Connected
Communities,
DIRECTV
AT&T Connected Communities: gigabit
connectivity in selected locations, multiroom
DVR, TV Everywhere services, Multiview
TV (four channels), Wi-Fi in common areas.
DIRECTV: whole-home DVR, TV Everywhere,
media share to the TV
AT&T is connecting multifamily residents to
its fiber optic network. It now offers ultrafast
Internet speeds through U-verse with
GigaPower in 17 markets.
Bright House
Networks
Customized entertainment and
communications packages, common-area
Wi-Fi, TV Everywhere, whole-home DVR,
home security and home automation
services, community and gate access channels
Bright House Networks introduces wholehome DVR that can be networked to
up to seven other cable boxes. Charter
Communications agrees to buy a majority
stake in Bright House Networks.
Bulk TV & Internet
Flexible à la carte programming, option to
distribute TV and Internet as free amenities
or to charge tenants
Bulk TV & Internet has been selected by
Hilton Worldwide to provide HD free-toguest television services at 40 corporately
owned and operated hotels.
Cablevision Systems Multiroom DVR, cloud-based DVR, TV
Cablevision launches gigabit Internet
Corporation
Everywhere services, Quick View customized service in two MDUs in New Jersey; the
channel guide
multinational cable and telecommunications
company Altice enters into an agreement to
acquire Cablevision.
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,
CenturyLink
MDU Solutions
Managed security services, Wi-Fi in units and CenturyLink continues to roll out symmetrical
common areas
gigabit services to residential customers in 10
cities across its national footprint.
Charter
Wi-Fi in units and common areas, secure
Communications home networking
Charter enters into agreements to acquire
Time Warner Cable and Bright House
Networks.
Comcast
Corporation
Comcast introduces Stream, an app for
watching live TV on multiple devices, and
Watchable, a cross-platform video service
that curates a selection from online video
networks.
TV Everywhere solution; DVR manager; TV
apps; whole-home DVR and whole-home
video on demand; HD video calling on the
TV via Skype; total home security and home
control solution
COMPANY NAME
Consolidated Smart
Broadband
Systems
Internet speeds up to 300 Mbps
Cox
Customized solutions tailored to specific
Communications communities and their budgets provide the
products and services residents demand.
Because each local market operates as a
separate business unit, there are no remote
decision-making delays.
RECENT NEWS
Cox begins rolling out its G1GABLAST service
with gigabit Internet speeds to new MDUs
in several markets. With its acquisition
of Trapollo, Cox will be able to deploy
telehealth and remote health monitoring
solutions.
DirecPath
Dedicated account managers and
technicians; dish removal campaigns;
common-area wireless; customized wholeproperty audiovisual and security amenities
DISH Network
Whole-home DVR, TV Everywhere,
Following the December 2014 launch of the
Blockbuster @Home library, bulk service
Netflix app on its second-generation Hopper
options, customizable lineups, flexible billing DVR, DISH makes Netflix available on Hopper’s
Joey units for multiroom viewing, expands
the availability of Smart Home Services to
Amazon customers and launches 4K Joey, a
set-top box that supports Ultra HD televisions
equipped with HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2.
Elauwit Networks
Elauwit adds five new student housing
Service packages tailored to individual
properties, including bulk TV, Internet,
projects, three of them conversions and two
VoIP, Wi-Fi and security services. Remote
new constructions.
Management System, a cloud-based solution,
allows property managers to manage their
residents’ access to the Internet.
Frontier
Over-the-top video service, TV Everywhere
Communications
Frontier will market and deploy co-branded
versions of TiVo’s suite of whole-home
products and services, including the TiVo
Roamio DVR with over-the-air support.
Frontier will expand its operations by
acquiring Verizon networks in California,
Texas and Florida.
Hotwire
Data speeds to 1 Gbps; IP security and
Communications surveillance systems; TV solutions tailored
for each community
The Trump 1 and Grovenor House properties
in Miami and the Boca Isles South property in
Boca Raton all deploy Hotwire’s Fision service.
National Wi-Fi
Wireless Internet infrastructure installed at
no cost to owner; incentive programs for
property management staff
Pavlov Media
Tesseractiv content delivery network hosts the
Web’s most popular content and delivers it to
end users at transport speeds up to 10 Gbps;
WebSnap combines traffic management
techniques to load websites more quickly.
Pavlov Media completes the first phase of
construction to connect Statesboro, Ga.,
to its national backbone. The company is
also deploying the DISH Smartbox, a digital
compact cable TV headend, at client sites.
RCN
Whole-home DVR, TV Everywhere offerings,
bulk service options
RCN increases Internet speeds across its
Lehigh Valley, Pa., network to 110/15 Mbps.
SeniorTV
Community channel for resident messaging;
accessibility hardware such as hospital-grade
TVs, remotes and iPad mounts; customized
therapy programming for memory loss
MDU REPORT
COMPANY NAME
Speedcast Connect
Bulk service options; common-area wireless;
services tailored to individual communities
Spot On Networks
UserSafe technology ensures that no user
can view or access another user’s Wi-Fienabled device; CellBoost improves inbuilding cellular coverage; WiFiPlus enables
energy management, security and building
automation and control.
To improve mobile voice communications
inside MDUs, now that most wireless carriers
offer support for Wi-Fi calling, Spot On
engineers MDU Wi-Fi networks to ensure
quality of service for Voice over Wi-Fi.
Suddenlink
Wireless home networking; whole-home
Communications DVR; home security services; TV Everywhere
services
Suddenlink begins implementing Operation
GigaSpeed, which will make 1 Gbps service
available to nearly all customers. The
multinational cable and telecommunications
company Altice enters into an agreement to
acquire Suddenlink.
Summit Broadband
Summit Broadband deploys Rovi
Corporation’s Passport Guide HD and i-Guide
HD interactive program guide, allowing it to
offer more programming and channels while
enhancing the user experience for DVR and
video-on-demand services.
Whole-home DVR, Internet speeds up to 1
Gbps symmetrical
Time Warner Cable, Whole-home DVR, TV Everywhere services,
TWC Community home security, SignatureHome premium
Solutions
services
RECENT NEWS
Network upgrades needed to enable 300
Mbps speeds are completed in several
markets, laying out a roadmap to gigabit
service. Charter Communications announces
an agreement to acquire Time Warner Cable.
Verizon
Communications,
Verizon
Enhanced
Communities
Services delivered over an all-fiber-optic
network include Internet access at speeds
up to 500 Mbps/500 Mbps; whole-home
DVR; and Verizon Concierge, a community
management platform.
Verizon completes field tests of nextgeneration PON, which can deliver upload
and download Internet speeds of up to 10
Gbps, with the potential to increase speeds
even further.
Wave Broadband,
Wave G
Gigabit speed Internet
Wave G service is now live and available at
San Francisco’s NEMA, a 750-unit property in
the city’s Mid-Market neighborhood; Wave
raises $130 million to further expand its
gigabit Ethernet fiber network.
Windstream
Online backup service, over-the-top Rokubased video service
Windstream upgrades service in
approximately 250 markets across 16 states,
bringing Internet speeds of up to 100 Mbps
to residential and small-business customers.
WOW!
Whole-home DVR, TV Everywhere services,
wireless access to PC-based content on TV
screens
WOW! will offer 300/20 Mbps Internet service
for residential and business customers.
both multifamily owners and technology providers in the
multifamily broadband space.
Blonder Tongue Laboratories
www.blondertongue.com
Blonder Tongue provides operators and integrators serving
the cable, broadcast, satellite, IPTV, institutional and
professional video markets with solutions for content
contribution, distribution and video delivery. Its portfolio
includes standard- and high-definition digital video solutions
as well as core analog video and high-speed data solutions for
distribution over coax, fiber and IP networks.
Bright House Networks
www.brighthouse.com
The sixth largest owner and operator of cable systems in the
United States, Bright House Networks serves more than 2.5
million customers in Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan
and California with video, high-speed data and voice services.
Broadband Consulting Group
www.bbcg.net
BBCG helps property owners maximize the value of their
telecommunication assets and easements by assisting them
in negotiating with service providers. The company has
represented more than 300,000 multifamily units.
Broadband Enterprise
www.broadbandent.com
Broadband Enterprise provides wholesale bandwidth, services
and equipment to Internet service providers, including
MDUs, hotels, telcos, cable companies and WISPs.
Broadband Planning
www.broadbandplanning.com
Broadband Planning helps community management
companies and large developers make the most of their
relationships with cable and Internet providers. The company
negotiates millions of dollars per year in access fee and
revenue shares for homeowners associations throughout the
United States.
countries globally, including 85 percent of U.S. local
exchange carriers. Its software solutions help providers
analyze, manage and plan network usage and capacity.
Campus Technologies
www.campustechnologies.net
With more than 10 years of dedicated student housing
technology experience, Campus Technologies works with
student housing owners and operators to implement and
operate technology amenities for their residents.
Carl Kandutsch Law Office
www.kandutsch.com
This small law firm, headed by a former FCC attorney,
provides comprehensive legal services to owners and managers
of apartment, condominium, and other common-interest
communities nationwide, as well as to broadband service
providers.
Cautela Solutions
www.cautela-solutions.com
Cautela Solutions works with developers, owners, providers
and general contractors to evaluate, design and install
low-voltage structured wiring and wireless solutions as well
as access control and audiovisual systems. The firm has
experience in both new construction and retrofitting existing
buildings.
CenturyLink, CenturyLink MDU Solutions
www.centurylink.com, www.centurylink.com/mdu
Bulk TV & Internet
www.bulktv.com
Bulk TV & Internet provides services to MDU markets,
including hotels, long-term care facilities, hospitals,
condominiums, apartments and dormitories. Based in
Raleigh, N.C., the company has installed more than 300,000
units and 4,000 businesses and serves properties in every
state.
Cablevision Systems Corporation
www.cablevision.com
Cablevision offers advanced digital television, voice and highspeed Internet services to 3 million households and businesses
in the New York metropolitan area.
Calix
www.calix.com
Calix supplies fiber and copper access solutions in 80
CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications provider
in the U.S. CenturyLink MDU Solutions provides advanced
fiber-lit technology, tailored solutions and end-to-end service
to multifamily owners in 22 states.
Charles Industries
www.charlesindustries.com
Charles Industries supplies a comprehensive line of active and
passive, metallic and nonmetallic environmental enclosure
solutions for communications and power distribution
applications.
Charter Communications
www.charter.com
The fourth-largest U.S. cable operator, Charter provides
advanced video, high-speed Internet and telephone services to
6 million customers in 28 states.
MDU REPORT
DESIGN/ENGINEERING/INSTALLATION/SERVICE MANAGEMENT
These companies perform many of the same functions that service providers perform in MDUs (and some actually
are service providers in other MDUs), but they contract with MDU property owners and/or with service providers
rather than dealing directly with customers.
COMPANY NAME
Advanced Media
Technologies
Assistance with standardizing and refreshing
technologies, upgrading service offerings,
re-engineering facilities and designing and
launching new systems for CATV, IPTV, SMATV or
hybrid video systems
AFL
Design, engineering, installation support,
integration, assembly, maintenance, monitoring
and support for FTTH and wireless networks
Allied Telesis
Network integration, management and
consulting services from planning and design to
implementation and operations
Broadband
Consulting
Group
Design of wiring infrastructure, coordination of
service installation
Broadband
Enterprise
Design, installation and remote management of
cable and wireless equipment in MDUs
RECENT NEWS
Broadband Planning Construction management; design of
specifications, outlet placement, routing of
distribution systems, locations of equipment
rooms and conduit placement
Campus
Technologies
Low-voltage specification and design; network
design and implementation; technology due
diligence and site survey; network operations,
monitoring, management, testing, auditing and
troubleshooting; help desk; wireless overlay; rescue
and rehab of problem Internet infrastructure and
services at student housing properties
Campus Technologies designs, builds
and operates a state-of-the-art wired
and 802.11ac wireless broadband
infrastructure at UP at Metroplex, a
student-housing complex in Vestal, N.Y.
Cautela Solutions
Fiber splicing; design and implementation of
wired and wireless networks and structured
cabling systems; network installation, testing and
maintenance
Recent projects include wiring oncampus networks for the University
of North Carolina Charlotte and
Benedictine University as well as
off-campus student housing in Waco,
Lubbock and Tampa.
Clearview Networks
Installing and supporting managed Wi-Fi;
implementing video solutions, including
designing RF plant and creating customized
channel lineups and server-based video solutions
Clearview Networks helps the Sheraton
Imperial Hotel & Convention Center
in Durham, N.C., upgrade its wireless
network, which is now designed to
better meet the business needs of
its guests by providing faster, more
reliable Internet capabilities across
multiple devices.
Corning, Corning
Optical
Communications
Field engineering, network design, site survey,
on-site technical assistance, splicing, termination,
testing, troubleshooting and restoration
COMPANY NAME
Graybar
Logistics, supply chain management,
inventory and materials management, process
management, technical assistance
RECENT NEWS
InfiniSys Electronic
Architects
Planning and design for fiber to the apartment and
such technology amenities as high-tech fitness
centers and wireless Internet; low-voltage design;
installation bid management; project management
Inspire WiFi
Installation of wireless networks throughout
public spaces and common areas of multifamily
communities, assistance in marketing to and
connecting residents, technical support,
monitoring and maintenance
KGP Logistics
Construction and installation services, site surveys
and permitting, installation engineering, turn-up
and test, RF studies and microwave path analysis
Korcett Holdings
Network design, engineering and operation;
bandwidth management; technical support
Korcett Holdings installs and maintains
gigabit Internet service in dormitories
at the University of North Carolina –
Charlotte.
MDU Network
Technologies
(MDU Netech)
Network design, funding, installation,
management and technical support
MDU Netech installs and manages
a fiber optic network at St. Laurent
Apartments, an upscale apartment
complex in the Dallas–Fort Worth area.
Multicom
Engineering, design, assembly and testing of
headends, digital signage and networks ranging
from Ethernet to fiber optics
Multicom announces a new on-site
integration services program, focusing
on CATV/satellite headends and
distribution, networking and structured
wiring, GPON, wireless, VoIP and A/V.
OFS
Network design, detailed engineering,
construction and project management
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
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
design; development of low-voltage structured
wiring guidelines; content access agreements;
community intranet planning
Walker and
Associates
Systems integration, engineering, installation
support
ZCorum
Engineering, hardware selection, network
monitoring, broadband diagnostics
Inspire WiFi partners with Red HotSpot to provide Wi-Fi solutions to
multifamily properties in the western
United States.
TBG advises the city of Ontario, Calif.,
in its rollout of gigabit fiber services to
1,200 new homes in the new Park Place
development.
ZCorum will provide premium
managed services – including
subscriber provisioning for data and
VoIP services, network monitoring
and engineering support – to Sona
Communications, a Florida PCO.
MDU REPORT
OTHER CONSULTING/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
Advanced Multimedia
Negotiating new service agreements with cable and broadband service providers,
auditing entire portfolios for revenue share accuracy
Guidance on strategic issues, operational challenges, organizational structure, service
requirements and marketing approaches
Broadband Consulting
Group
Drafting easement language and agreements, conducting RFP processes, negotiating
contracts with service providers, enforcing contracts
Broadband Planning
Negotiation of right-of-entry agreements and service agreements; assistance in
designing competitive service packages; assistance in launching marketing campaigns
Campus Technologies
Supplier management, 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
Choice Property
Resources
Portfolio analysis; revenue projections; vendor contract negotiations; evaluation of
competitive proposals; comprehensive advice on Internet, broadband, fiber, cable, Wi-Fi
and phone technologies to ensure resident satisfaction and maximum ancillary value
and revenue; post-contract execution services for the term of each vendor contract
ComVest
Assistance to property owners in improving their communications services and
maximizing the value of their cable television, telephone and Internet contract rights;
assistance to service providers in negotiating new contracts, extending existing
contracts and renewing expired contracts
Negotiation of service agreements with major service providers; representation of
property 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; application of 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; portfolio analysis of telecom contracts; advice about
broadband laws and regulations; dispute resolution
InfiniSys Electronic
Architects
Assistance with service provider contract negotiations to minimize infrastructure
installation costs and maximize recurring revenue opportunities; 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; ongoing monitoring of service levels and appropriateness of services
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
Worth Telecom
Portfolio review and due diligence, management of RFP process, proposal evaluation,
assistance with contract negotiation, review of contractual revenue sharing payments,
customer portal for capturing resident subscriptions eligible for revenue sharing
Choice Property Resources
www.choiceprop.com
speed Internet, telephone and DIRECTV services to MDU
properties throughout California, Arizona, and Texas.
Choice Property Resources represents and advises
multifamily property owners in contract negotiations with
telecommunications vendors with a goal of ensuring resident
satisfaction, and it negotiates and manages vendor contracts
to maximize the value of portfolio assets, generate ancillary
income and improve ROI.
Clearfield
www.seeclearfield.com
Clearfield’s craft-friendly line of fiber management products
uses the same basic building blocks from the central office to
the home. This modular approach makes it easy to configure
fiber distribution systems for buildings of any size and shape.
Clearview Networks
www.clearviewnetworks.com
Clearview Networks designs and supports voice, video, wired
and wireless networks for student housing, hospitality and
other MDU customers.
Comcast Corporation
www.comcast.com; xfinity.com/multifamily;
www.xfinityoncampus.com
Comcast is the largest U.S. cable provider, with 22 million
video customers and 27 million customers in total. XFINITY
services, delivered over Comcast’s digital network, include
TV, Internet, phone and home security, providing residents
with entertainment and connection – anywhere, anytime on
any screen.
CommScope
www.commscope.com
CommScope sells a wide variety of network equipment,
connectivity equipment and cabling for fiber, copper, cable and
wireless networks. Its 2015 acquisition of several divisions of
TE Connectivity made it a major supplier to the MDU market.
ComVest
www.comvestcorp.com
ComVest Corporation is a telecommunications consulting
firm that specializes in the negotiation and implementation
of agreements between multiunit housing owners and
communications providers.
Consolidated Smart Broadband Systems
www.consolidatedsmart.com
Consolidated Smart Broadband Systems provides high-
Control4
www.control4.com
Control4 personalized automation and control solutions can
control virtually any device in a home or business – lighting,
music, video, security or energy. The company was a leader in
making home automation affordable and convenient, and its
solutions are widely used in multifamily units and common
areas.
Corning, Corning Optical Communications
www.corning.com; www.corning.com/opcomm
Corning Optical Communications’ fiber optic and copper
product solutions include cables, connectors and related
hardware, network design, project management, installation
and maintenance. It also offers a portfolio of in-building
wireless infrastructure solutions.
Cox Communications
www.cox.com; www.coxbusiness.com/mdu
The third-largest cable and broadband provider in the
country, Cox Communications pioneered the triple-play
bundle of television, Internet and telephone. More than 1.9
million multifamily community residents live in Cox Digital
Communities.
www.mdulaw.com
The attorneys at this law firm have national reputations
as experts on telephone, video, Internet, rooftop antenna,
and wireless services transactions. They advise owners and
managers of multifamily projects, mixed-use and master
planned communities and commercial properties.
Dell
www.dell.com
Dell computer hardware is familiar to households and
businesses alike. Its networking product line, though not
specifically designed for MDUs, is frequently used for managed
Ethernet networks in student housing and similar facilities.
DirecPath
www.direcpath.com
DirecPath, a partnership between DIRECTV Group
and Hicks Holdings, provides DIRECTV programming,
along with Internet and voice services, to residents of gated
MDU REPORT
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
RECENT NEWS
3M Communication
Technologies
3M One Pass Fiber Pathway, One Pass Mini Fiber
Pathway and No Polish Connector – a total
package for installing fiber in brownfield MDUs
quickly and efficiently
3M introduces the Clear Track Fiber
Pathway, an aesthetic pathway for
indoor residential or office applications.
The pathway captures and routes a
single 900 μm 3M Clear Fiber to the
desired outlet or terminal location while
remaining virtually invisible.
ADTRAN
Total Access MDU ONTs, micro ONTs, 10G
multiservice edge switches, and FTTB solutions
with vectored VDSL2, G.fast and Ethernet
architectures
ADTRAN’s new open interface solutions
include multiservice access nodes that
seamlessly interoperate with its MDU
switches. 10G FTTH MDU solutions
are interoperable within an open
multivendor MSAN network.
Advanced Media
Technologies
Taikan Optical Fiber MDU Node; ATX optical
transmitters, receivers and nodes; CMTS,
modems, telephony gateways
AFL
End-to-end solutions for connecting MDUs
to FTTH networks, including components
for Ethernet-based electronics, cabling,
panels, connectors, assemblies, enclosures,
demarcation boxes, test and inspection
equipment and fusion splicers
Alcatel-Lucent
Compact indoor ONTs for fiber-to-the-unit
deployments, FTTB ONT family for fiber-tothe-building deployments, VDSL2 vectoring
micronodes
Alcatel-Lucent announces Universal
TWDM, which, by allowing the use
of multiple types of optics, enables
operators to deploy 10 Gbps capacity
gradually, providing a smooth upgrade
to full TWDM without the need to replace
network components.
Allied Telesis
iMAP 9000: integrated Multiservice Access
Platform supports IP triple-play services
simultaneously over copper and fiber
infrastructure.
Allied Telesis introduces EtherWAVE Virtual
Active Gigabit FTTx last-mile fiber solution,
which replaces legacy GPONs with “True
Gigabit Speed” to the end user, using
xWDM technology and tunable lasers.
Alpha Technologies
The outdoor Micro 300-12 UPS powers FTTH
in MDU applications; the Cordex 250W-12V
Rectifier powers MDU FTTH indoor applications
ATX Networks
Digital voice switches for NSL-based intercom
options, apartment amplifiers and nodes,
optical connectivity products, 90-60 VAC power
converters
Blonder Tongue
Laboratories
Cable modem termination systems, routers,
amplifiers
Blonder Tongue’s new BT-CMTS-3000,
targeted for small to medium-size
deployments, provides two-way data
services on a coaxial network. It is
designed to support up to 200 DOCSIS 3.0
or 500 DOCSIS 2.0 cable modems.
COMPANY NAME
Broadband
Enterprise
Compact cable modem termination systems
with DOCSIS 3.0 support, cable modems
RECENT NEWS
Calix
ONTs that terminate FTTH networks at MDU
buildings of various sizes, including two
solutions for existing large buildings where
rewiring of the inside wiring is not feasible;
desktop and wall-mounted indoor MDUs;
compact Ethernet service access nodes that
deliver ADSL2/VDSL2 services to MDUs; G.fast
solution for MDUs
Calix launches a trio of new G.fast
products to bring gigabit experiences
to subscribers in MDU, commercial
multitenant-unit and high-density singlefamily dwellings.
Charles Industries
Fiber building terminals are compact indoor
enclosures for fiber aggregation or demarcation
of up to 96 fiber connectors or 432 fiber splices;
fiber interconnect terminals provide outdoor
enclosure solutions for MDUs; FBT hubs provide
fiber distribution from an indoor terminal.
Charles Industries introduces a largercapacity model to its CFIT-Flex line of
universal enclosures for fiber, copper,
and coaxial cable, suitable for fiber
distribution at mid-rise and high-rise
apartment buildings and other largecount, multisubscriber environments.
Clearfield
Microduct solution with pushable fiber, rackmounted patch panels with the flexibility to
support any type of termination, preterminated
fiber drops that can be pushed or pulled
through microduct, wallboxes that use 12-port
Clearview cassette.
Clearfield introduces Strong Fiber, a
900um optical fiber cable that delivers
high pull strength in a small form factor. As
an inside-plant cable, Strong Fiber reduces
pre-engineering and on-site installation
time for MDU and riser deployments.
CommScope
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 for easy
connection of vertical to horizontal fibers
CommScope’s mini Rapid Fiber
distribution terminal is now available for
outdoor use; the indoor model is now
available with a 1x4 or 1x8 integrated
splitter option; the new optical wall box is
an outdoor fiber termination solution for
connecting fiber-to-the-home devices.
Corning, Corning
Optical
Communications
Eleven complete MDU solutions, each including
fiber cable, distribution terminals, splitters,
connectors and more, tailored to various
building sizes, skill levels, deployment speeds,
riser locations and so forth
Corning and Zhone team up to comarket
a network solution that can deploy
a passive optical LAN and cellular
distributed antenna system on a common
infrastructure.
Dell
PowerConnect Gigabit Ethernet managed
switches
DrayTek
The Vigor ACS multisite central management
console, which allows centralized configuration
and monitoring of network devices
Dura-Line
Smoothwall riser ducts, FuturePath Flex
microducts and mounting brackets, SmartLB
fiber cable management, CIC microducts with
preinstalled fiber, Plumett MiniJet
Graybar
Cabling, hardware and connectivity solutions
for utilities that provide voice, video, data,
wireless and other services to residential,
business and commercial customers
MDU REPORT
COMPANY NAME
RECENT NEWS
iPhotonix
MDU installation kits for iPhotonix ONTs
with a variety of options for mounting, fiber
management and power supply – providing
flexible, efficient provisioning for PON-based
triple-play services to apartment buildings and
condo complexes
Television Internacional, the largest MSO
in the northeast region of Mexico, selects
the iPhotonix iVolve platform for its FTTH
deployment; Summit Broadband selects
the iVolve platform to deploy FTTH to
residents in the gated community of
Royal Harbor, in Tavares, Fla.
KGP Logistics
Structured wiring, RapidReel cable spool from
CommScope
Legrand
Enclosures, wall plates, cabling, pathway
solutions
Leviton
Manufacturing
Structured media center enclosures, wall plates, Leviton launches new Atlas-X1 structured
structured wiring infrastructure
cabling system, which supports shielded
applications from Category 8 to 5e and
UTP applications from Category 6A to 5e
from one unified connectivity platform.
Multicom
Structured wiring enclosures, compact CMTS,
L2 GbE switch
Multilink
MDU enclosures with various accessories and
locking options; interior and exterior raceway
molding options; demarcation enclosures; fiber
distribution units; drop cable organizers
OFS
EZ-Bend InvisiLight for adhesive application of
fiber optic cable in hallways and apartments;
V-Linx spool-and-play solution to minimize
long-run riser installations; SlimBox indoor fiber
distribution points; HomeRun outdoor and
indoor cabling systems
Perfect 10
Cable modem termination systems, MDF
switches and IDF switches
Pico Digital
Cable modem termination systems
Power & Tel
Cable and wiring of all kinds, enclosures for
fiber distribution and structured wiring, optical
nodes, amplifiers, MDU ONTs, switches for
delivering fiber bandwidth onto in-building
coaxial wiring
Multicom launches a multimode fiber
optic product line to complement its
popular single-mode products. The
product line includes optical transmitters,
EDFAs, optical receivers, micronodes,
optical nodes, WDMs, passives,splitters,
interconnect patch panels, and fiber optic
cable. Multimode fiber is less expensive
than single-mode fiber and suitable for
carrying signals over short distances.
OFS announces the InvisiLight MDU
Solution, which offers faster and nearly
invisible fiber routing inside residential
and business MDUs.
Pico Digital’s new miniCMTS is designed
for smaller cable operators. The lowcost unit supports up to 400 cable
modems for hospitality applications
and approximately 200 modems for
residential applications.
COMPANY NAME
RECENT NEWS
Suttle
FutureLink fiber and copper distribution
solutions for MDUs; access enclosures,
modules, panels, faceplates and connectors
for structured wiring; HomePNA Coax Ethernet
managed bridge master and endpoints that
support triple-play services in an MDU over
existing coax infrastructure
Suttle announces the first MediaMAX
wall-mounted CPE devices based on the
new G.fast ultra-broadband standard.
Walker and
Associates
Distribution of MDU solutions from ADTRAN,
CommScope, Zhone, Corning and other
manufacturers; warehousing, logistics, asset
management, custom cabling and creation of
custom network deployment kits
Zhone Technologies
GPON and active Ethernet desktop ONTs, 24port ONTs for fiber-to-the-building applications,
outdoor MDU ONTs for larger apartment
buildings, compact DSLAMs and multiservice
access nodes for MDUs, optical LAN solutions
Zhone introduces an indoor GPON ONT
designed to deliver triple-play services
in multiroom facilities, such as hotels,
hospitals, assisted living facilities and
university dorms, where traditional cable
television service must also be delivered
over the fiber infrastructure.
communities, apartment complexes, student housing,
condominiums and town homes.
Dura-Line
www.duraline.com
DISH Network
commercial.dishnetwork.com
Dura-Line is a manufacturer and distributor of communication
and energy infrastructure products and systems, including
conduit, cable-in-conduit, pipe and accessories.
DISH Network, which provides satellite TV to approximately
14 million total subscribers, offers triple-play services in
multifamily and multitenant buildings, single-family
neighborhoods, hospitals, assisted-living properties, hotels
and universities, using distribution technology based on fiber
optics, L-band and QAM.
Elauwit Networks
www.elauwit.com
Elauwit provides bulk triple-play services in student housing
and other types of MDUs.
Display Systems International
www.displaysystemsintl.com
EnGenius Technologies
www.engeniustech.com
North America’s third-largest provider of scrolling TV
listings, DSI provides video messaging systems and TV
listings to companies in the cable, private cable, education,
health care and hospitality industries.
EnGenius supplies enhanced-sensitivity wireless
communications technology for voice and data. Its products
are widely used in multifamily and hospitality applications
because of their high transmission power and flexible pointto-point and point-to-multipoint capabilities.
DrayTek
www.draytek.us
DrayTek’s networking solutions range from gigabit
aggregation switches to enterprise-level firewalls, missioncritical VPN/VoIP facilities, xDSL/broadband CPE and TR069 central management solutions.
Foxcom
www.foxcom.com
Recently acquired by Global Invacom Group Ltd., Foxcom
provides RF over fiber solutions to the multifamily,
commercial, government and military markets. Multifamily
MDU REPORT
EQUIPMENT – VIDEO HEADEND, VIDEO DISTRIBUTION AND RELATED
These companies offer equipment specifically related to distributing video services within MDUs.
COMPANY NAME
Advanced Media
Technologies
Prebuilt headends built with Blonder Tongue
products and using a space-saving design
are racked, wired, balanced and tested
AT&T, DIRECTV
Multifamily distribution systems, including
DIRECTV D2 Advantage and DIRECTV D2
Advantage Lite
ATX Networks
Analog and digital audio/video deletion and
insertion products, digital voice switches
for NSL-based intercom options, apartment
amplifiers and nodes, optical connectivity
products, RF filters, 90-60 VAC power
converters
Blonder Tongue
Laboratories
Encoders, amplifiers, receivers, fiber optic
compact nodes
DISH Network
DISH Optical Network (centralized distribution
through fiber optic cable), QAM Digital
(centralized distribution directly to residents’
receivers), SMATV (a single DISH antenna that
delivers a signal to a centralized distribution
system), smartbox (video headend solution)
Display Systems
International
LineUp, a scrolling TV listings guide that
can be integrated with a video messaging
system to display advertisements or
community information; remote media
player that 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; compact satellite TV receiver for
FTTH applications
Multicom
Wide range of digital headend products
from Blonder Tongue, Drake, Pico Digital,
ZeeVee and others; headend assembly,
including racking, balancing, custom crating
and shipping
RECENT NEWS
Motel 6 Selects DISH’s smartbox to deliver
in-room entertainment to 500+ properties.
The solution will yield energy savings
equivalent to more than 50 million pounds
of CO2 emissions.
North American
Pre-pack headend systems, including
Cable Equipment complete design, assembly, racking,
balancing and testing; DIRECTV D2
Advantage system; satellite amplifiers
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; DISH smartbox
COMPANY NAME
Perfect 10
D2 Advantage Lite; engineered, assembled,
burnt-in and balanced DIRECTV satellite
headends
Pico Digital
Equipment for headends, video processing
(analog, digital and HD), video distribution
and connectivity
Pico Digital introduces HD-SDI encoder
modules for its PD1000 encoder modulation
system.
Toner Cable
Custom-built headends burned, tested and
prewired; cabling and connectivity; stormproof apartment house cabinets
Toner Cable now carries the ATX product
line, including the UCrypt and VersaAtive Pro
transcoders.
ViewTEQ
Integrated headend systems; custom
headends racked, balanced and pretested
ZeeVee
ZvPro and HDbridge lines of HD modulators
allow MDU operators to add HD channels
and integrate new services such as security
cameras and digital signage
solutions include equipment for distribution of satellite TV
and data and for in-building wireless coverage.
Frontier Communications
www.frontier.com
Frontier Communications, the fourth-largest ILEC in
the United States, with 3.2 million customers, offers
voice, broadband, satellite video, wireless Internet, data
security solutions, bundled offerings and advanced business
communications in 28 states.
Gray Robinson
www.gray-robinson.com
The communications practice of this Florida law firm
represents private cable and communications providers and
public and private property owners in contract drafting and
negotiation, transactions, land use and permitting, state and
federal regulatory issues, competitive issues, and state and
federal litigation.
Graybar
www.graybar.com
A specialist in supply-chain management, Graybar is a leading
North American distributor of components, equipment and
materials for telecommunications and other industries. It
RECENT NEWS
ZeeVee adds new Video over IP solutions,
including the ZvPro iSeries and ZyPer4K. The
ZvPro iSeries offers support for RF/Coax and
CATx infrastructures; ZyPer4K switches and
distributes uncompressed 4K video, audio
and RS232/IR control signals, leveraging offthe-shelf 10G Ethernet switching products.
stocks and sells nearly 1 million items from thousands of
manufacturers. Value-added services include kitting and
integrated solutions.
Great Lakes Data Systems
www.glds.com
GLDS provides small-to-medium broadband providers with
in-house and cloud-based solutions for billing, subscriber
management and provisioning. The company specializes
in making smaller operators look big with tools such as
automated outage detection and Web-based customer selfcare.
Healthsense
www.healthsense.com
Healthsense provides technology-enabled care solutions for
the senior care continuum, including remote monitoring,
emergency response and wellness management solutions, all
built on a Wi-Fi platform. The company’s flexible technology
helps communities deliver the best possible quality of care.
Hotwire Communications
www.gethotwired.com
Hotwire provides advanced fiber optic services to
communities in a number of East Coast markets, based on
MDU REPORT
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
RECENT NEWS
ADTRAN
ADTRAN Bluesocket vWLAN, a wireless LAN
solution that uses access points in common
areas and a cloud-based 802.11n controller
running in a secure data center location
Alcatel-Lucent
In-building DAS and multistandard femto/
small cell solutions
Alcatel-Lucent is expanding its site
certification program with the addition of
new member companies to help mobile
service providers quickly deploy small
cells where they need greater coverage in
publicly and privately owned premises.
Allied Telesis
Enterprise-class WLAN access points,
controllers and switches
Allied Telesis has launched its x930 Series
of high-performance distribution switches,
which unifies the management of large-scale
wired and wireless networks on a single
platform.
Alpha Technologies
Powering solutions for indoor distributed
antenna systems
Charles Industries
Compact enclosures for small-cell
applications
Charles Industries announces field trials of
four newly designed models in its Charles
Universal Broadband Enclosure (CUBE)
product line, which will expand its offerings
for small-cell equipment enclosures.
CommScope
In-building distributed antenna and small
cell systems
CommScope acquires Airvana, a supplier of
small cell solutions for wireless networks.
Corning,
Corning Optical
Communications
In-building distributed antenna systems;
ONE Wireless Platform, an all-optical,
converged in-building wireless solution built
on a high-performance optical backbone
and designed to handle core cellular
technologies and enable wireless LAN, Wi-Fi,
public safety and location-based services
Corning introduces a mid-power remote unit
for the ONE Wireless Platform that fits every
building topology and can be fed by any RF
source.
EnGenius
Technologies
The Electron Solution: smart PoE gigabit
switches, Layer 2 PoE and PoE+ 8-, 24- and
48-port gigabit switches, ceiling-mount
indoor wireless access points, desktop/
wall-mount indoor wireless access points,
outdoor wireless access points, and the EZ
Controller application
EnGenius adds the EWS500AP Wireless Wall
Plate Access Point and EWS510AP DualBand Wireless Wall Plate Access Point to its
Neutron Series family of managed wireless
solutions.
Foxcom
Active DAS solution for distributing wireless
connections inside large buildings; 4G/LTEready DAS solution for seamless wireless
coverage throughout any building of any size
Graybar
Systems integration and financing of carrierneutral, in-building wireless solutions
KGP Logistics
In-building Wi-Fi and DAS solutions
COMPANY NAME
Multicom
Enterprise-grade Wi-Fi solutions from
Ubiquiti and others
OFS
OFS’ FOX Solution for Mobility features
several end-to-end solutions optimized to
distribute fiber for indoor and outdoor DAS
systems and small cell deployments
Ruckus Wireless
Enterprise-grade managed Wi-Fi solutions
with both indoor and outdoor coverage,
controlled either on-site or remotely
Walker and
Associates
Enterprise-class wireless controllers,
access points and gateways from several
manufacturers
its 10G fiber backbone. It focuses on multifamily housing,
including gated and active adult communities, single-family
home developments, condominiums and student dormitories.
RECENT NEWS
Ruckus Wireless expands its line of Smart
802.11ac ZoneFlex access points with the
launch of the R500 (2x2:2) and R600 (3x3:3)
indoor dual-band (2.4/5 GHz) mid-range
models, the T300 Series outdoor 802.11ac
APs, the T300e omnidirectional model,
which includes support for optional external
5 GHz antennas, and the T301s 120 degree
sectorized beam model with a sector
adaptive antenna.
hospitals so owners can provide communitywide wireless
Internet service as a free amenity for basic Internet browsing.
iPhotonix
www.iphotonix.com
Hubacher & Ames
www.hubacherames.com
The law firm of Hubacher & Ames concentrates on
telecommunications and technology issues. It works
with some of the largest multifamily real estate owners
and developers in the nation on transactions, contract
negotiations, regulatory proceedings and dispute resolutions.
InfiniSys Electronic Architects
www.electronicarchitect.com
As an independent technology advisory firm, InfiniSys
creates amenity solutions for new and existing apartments,
condominiums, student housing, hotels, mixed-use
developments and master-planned communities, and
represents developers and property owners in negotiations
with service providers and contractors.
Inspire WiFi
www.inspirewifi.com
Inspire WiFi installs wireless solutions in public spaces and
common areas of multifamily communities, hotels and
iPhotonix develops and markets customer-premises equipment
for FTTH systems and software that enables service providers
to deploy, manage and orchestrate network services in an
NFV environment.
Kaba Access & Data Systems Americas
www.kabamultihousing.com
Kaba provides access control systems for multifamily,
educational and military applications. Systems include
electronic locks, keycards, perimeter control and access
management software.
KGP Logistics
www.kgplogistics.com
KGP Logistics is a value-added supplier of supply chain
services, communications equipment and integrated solutions
to the telecommunications industry with a diverse and valued
customer base, a national logistics network, and a large
portfolio of manufacturer partnerships.
MDU REPORT
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
RECENT NEWS
Broadband
Enterprise
Network provisioning software, deep packet
inspection to manage congestion and
reduce bandwidth costs
Calix
Compass Software, which facilitates
connectivity, service activation and device
management at customer premises as
well as analysis of broadband traffic, usage
patterns and applications
Clearview Networks
Centrally managed and centrally controlled
services and networking analytics that provide
information on network status and health
Great Lakes Data
Systems
WinCable, a PC-based billing and subscriber
management system that is now also
available in the cloud; WinForce tech
and WinForce gateway, which support
technicians in the field; SuperController,
which automates service provisioning
directly from the billing system.
GLDS’ WinCable is now integrated with
Alianza’s cloud voice platform to simplify
VoIP management.
iPhotonix
The iPhotonix Virtual Network platform,
which offers performance monitoring,
firewalls and end device management that
run on low-cost commodity hardware
iPhotonix acquires Netsocket, Inc. a
technology leader in network functions
virtualization management and delivery.
Mesh Networks
NetProfit, which enables bandwidth
management and customer-initiated
upgrades to bandwidth and quality of
service; Quota Defender, a network traffic
monitor and shaping bridge
Mesh Networks deploys its bandwidth
management tool, NetProphet, to residents
of Campus Towers at East Carolina
University.
NorthStar
TeleSolutions
Insite business support system, which
includes billing, rating, customer care,
workflow management, equipment tracking
and marketing functions; services that include
customer support, tech support, provisioning,
statement and payment processing,
equipment tracking and marketing
Pace International
Alliance Billing, which enables service
providers to manage properties and
subscribers, bill them for DISH Network
programming and other products or services
as one-time charges or subscriptions, collect
payments, print and email statements and
produce reports
ZCorum
Advanced provisioning, broadband policy
enforcement, customer care, marketing
assistance
Calix’s G.fast MDU solutions include
Compass software, which enables service
providers to reduce truck rolls, lower
operating costs and increase service velocity
through faster turn-ups.
ZCorum announce new features for its
monitoring and diagnostic tool, TruVizion,
that show the status of home networking
equipment and OSP power transponders.
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Korcett Holdings
www.korcett.com
Korcett Holdings works with property owners and ISPs to
design, monitor, manage and support broadband networks
in multifamily housing. Using standardized infrastructure,
it provides stable, reliable Internet service to technologically
advanced residents.
Legrand
www.legrand.us
Legrand is a world specialist in products and systems for
electrical installations and information networks, offering
solutions for use in residential, commercial and industrial
buildings.
Leviton Manufacturing
www.leviton.com
Leviton provides copper, fiber, and power network
connectivity for enterprise, data center, service provider
and residential applications. Multifamily solutions include
structured media enclosures, panels, brackets, patch cords,
routers, switches, splitters and more.
Mac-Gray
www.macgray.com
Mac-Gray serves 88,000 multihousing laundry facilities in 44
states, delivering savings on water, sewer, gas and electricity
costs. Its Intelligent Laundry Systems make use of broadband
connectivity to increase resident satisfaction with laundry
facilities.
MDU Network Technologies (MDU Netech)
www.mdunetech.com
Originally a wireless provider, MDU Netech now focuses on
creating and managing fiber optic networks for multifamily
buildings across the United Sttes.
Mesh Networks
www.themeshnetworks.com
The Mesh Networks offers broadband management solutions
to enable multifamily property owners, service providers,
hotels and commercial properties to improve Internet quality
of service for end users.
and distribution systems and provides a wholesale voice
product for residential and business use.
Multilink
www.gomultilink.com
Multilink manufactures telecommunications network
components for traditional cable MSOs, telcos, regulated
utilities and LAN providers and end users. It supplies
products to the 50 largest MSOs.
National Wi-Fi
www.nationalwi-fi.com
National Wi-Fi is a provider of high-speed wireless Internet
access, primarily in high-rise residential buildings. Its wireless
networks allow residents to connect to the Internet from
anywhere in their community.
North American Cable Equipment
www.northamericancable.com
NACE manufactures and distributes products for the satellite
TV, security, networking, fiber optic and home theatre
markets. It is a master system operator for DIRECTV
through its extensive dealer network.
NorthStar TeleSolutions
www.northstartele.com
NorthStar provides subscriber management, billing and
customer care services and software to providers in the cable
television, broadband, direct broadcast satellite, advanced IP
services, wireline and wireless markets.
OFS
www.ofsoptics.com
A fiber specialist, OFS designs, manufactures and supplies
optical ﬁber, optical ﬁber cable, specialty photonics and
optical connectivity solutions. It also helps optimize network
designs with its OptiCost FTTx Modeling Services.
Pace International
www.paceintl.com
Multicom
www.multicominc.com
Pace is an automation and procurement specialist with expertise
in supporting communications systems. As the authorized PCO
hardware and content distributor for DISH Network, it offers
complete solutions for operators. It also carries communications
hardware and installation equipment and tools.
Multicom is a manufacturer and full-line stocking distributor
for end-to-end integration of communications solutions over
fiber optic, copper, and coax cable. It also designs headend
Pavlov Media
www.pavlovmedia.com
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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
RECENT NEWS
Allegion
Planning for security, access control and
crisis management; door and access control
hardware; key control; security management
software
Allegion will provide more than $1 million of
architectural hardware for the construction
of the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, N.D.
Control4
Controllers, touch-screen user interfaces,
specific devices for automating and
controlling audiovisual equipment, lighting,
climate and security
Control4’s latest operating system features
a new home security interface; native music
streaming from Pandora, Deezer and TIDAL;
and easier access to media on demand.
Healthsense
The eNeighbor remote monitoring system,
which detects falls, manages risk behaviors
and discovers deteriorating health
conditions before they worsen; eNeighbor
Vitals, which monitors for blood pressure,
blood glucose, pulse oximetry and weight
Healthsense and The Lutheran Home
Association, which operates five senior
communities in the Midwest, partner
with the University of Minnesota School
of Nursing on a study of the impact of
technology for individuals with dementia.
Kaba Access & Data
Systems Americas
SAFLOK and ILCO electronic locking systems;
InSync line of locks that communicate by
means of a wireless RFID platform; Kaba
Access Control solutions for access control
products
Kaba launches Oracode Live, a system of
keyless locks with antennas that communicate
wirelessly with an in-unit hub. Lock activity is
transmitted to a property manager’s mobile
device, providing instant information, such as
when a guest arrives or checks out early.
Legrand
Access control systems, networked camera
systems, home automation systems, electric
vehicle charging stations
Legrand introduces Intuity, a home
automation platform that gives production
homebuilders and installers a cost-effective,
modular, repeatable soln for controlling
entertainment, security and comfort within
a home.
Leviton
Manufacturing
Networked camera systems, electric vehicle
charging stations, video entry systems,
connectivity for audiovisual systems
Leviton launches a next-generation EvrGreen charging station that delivers up to 7.7
kW of power.
Mac-Gray
LaundryView, which allows residents to
check washer and dryer availability online;
LaundryLinx, a Web-based system that
provides a customized method of requesting
service; Change Point, an Internet-based
laundry payment and monitoring system
Multicom
Wholesale VoIP services
ZCorum
Wholesale VoIP and email services, Google
Apps
Pavlov Media is one of the nation’s largest private broadband
providers to multifamily housing and the largest private
provider of broadband services to off-campus student housing.
It serves 170 university communities and 600 properties in 42
states through its 10 Gbps national fiber backbone.
Perfect 10
www.perfect-10.tv
Perfect 10 serves the product distribution needs of thousands
of independent satellite television dealers nationwide. It has
partnerships with DIRECTV, Exede and CenturyLink.
RealPage
www.realpage.com
Pico Digital
www.picodigital.com
RealPage offers software solutions that help property owners
manage their properties and their businesses. Its Residential
Technology Services division provides technology expertise
for multifamily development and rehab projects.
Pico Digital supplies headend, infrastructure, distribution
and customer-premises equipment to the broadband, satellite,
cable and broadcast markets.
RealtyCom Partners
www.realtycompartners.com
Power & Tel
www.ptsupply.com
Power & Tel specializes in procurement, sales, materials
management and distribution for the worldwide
telecommunications marketplace, including cable, telephone,
enterprise and government markets.
RealtyCom Partners is a telecommunications consulting and
asset management firm specializing in the apartment industry.
It helps property owners maximize the value of a portfolio’s
exclusive Internet, voice and cable marketing rights.
Ruckus Wireless
www.ruckuswireless.com
RCN
www.rcn.com
RCN is a competitive cable provider that delivers triple-play
services to homes in and around Boston, Chicago, New York
City, the Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.,
over a fiber-rich network.
A pioneer in the wireless infrastructure market, Ruckus Wireless
enables carriers and enterprises to stay ahead of the exploding
demand for high-bandwidth applications and services. The
Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi technology enhances wireless network
performance with flexibility, reliability and affordability.
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These companies were cited by the industry advisers or editors for their innovative offerings in the MDU space.
COMPANY NAME
WEB ADDRESS
American Wide
Broadband
www.awbworld.com
CampusConnect
www.campus
connect.net
SUMMARY
AWB provides Internet service to more than 600 buildings
throughout the Chicagoland area. It supports upload and
download speeds of up to 10 Gbps per building and up to 1 Gbps
to end users.
CampusConnect, an Austin-based network service provider,
offers gigabit Internet service per resident in student housing.
Crownduit
www.crownduit.com
Everywhere
Wireless
www.ewfiber.com
EW serves gigabit Internet and TV to thousands of apartment and
condominium buildings in Chicago via its own fiber network.
Leaf
Communication
Consulting
www.leafcc-llc.com
Leaf Communication Consulting specializes in supporting
property owners with indoor coverage for cellular and first
responder communications.
NetBlazr
www.netblazr.com
NetBlazr provides affordable, high-speed Internet at speeds up to
300 Mbps to MDUs and MTUs in Boston.
Siklu
SilverIP
Communications
USA Wireless
Satellite TV
ValuePoint
Networks
Webpass
Wolfe Internet
Crownduit manufactures a removable, high-quality crown
molding wire management system designed for MDU
environments.
www.siklu.com
Siklu’s millimeter-wave radios provide a low-cost, quick solution
for delivering gigabit speeds to MDUs.
www.silverip.com
The leading independent provider in Chicago, SilverIP
Communications brings bulk broadband and video to luxury
high-rises in Chicago. It offers fiber Internet access at speeds up
to a gigabit symmetrical, as well as digital TV and digital phone
services.
www.usawireless.tv
USA Wireless Satellite TV provides DIRECTV and home theater
services in residential, MDU and commercial properties in
the Chicago area. It sells, installs and maintains private cable
networks in MDU/MTUs.
www.valuepointnet.com VP Networks makes gateway controllers, aggregators and access
points for authenticated Internet access of mobile devices and
high-performance seamless broadband connectivity. Products
are designed for guest networks, including hotels, MDU/MTUs,
hospitals and others.
www.webpass.net
www.wolfe.net
Webpass offers bulk and individual MDU Internet connections
at speeds up to 500 Mbps in San Francisco, Oakland, San Diego,
Miami, Chicago and Boston.
Wolfe offers direct fiber-to-the-home Ethernet connections
to condominiums, apartment buildings and new home
developments, as well as business connectivity services.
SeniorTV
www.seniortv.com
telecommunications services.
SeniorTV specializes in serving retirement and long-term care
communities with DIRECTV programming, installation,
TV Guide and messaging channels, as well as Internet, digital
signage and LED TVs.
Suddenlink Communications
www.suddenlink.com
Speedcast Connect
www.speedcastconnect.com
SpeedCast Connect provides bulk cable, digital TV from
Dish Network, broadband Internet and digital phone services
to multi-dwelling units throughout California. It specializes
in senior housing such as assisted living, retirement homes
and nursing home communities and also serves other
apartment and condo communities.
Spot On Networks
www.spotonnetworks.com
Suddenlink serves 1.5 million customers with highspeed Internet, phone, advanced video, online video
(Suddenlink2GO) and home security services.
Summit Broadband
www.summit-broadband.com
A CLEC and cable TV provider in central and southwest
Florida, Summit Broadband specializes in serving planned
communities in central and southwestern Florida with tripleplay services.
Suttle
www.suttlesolutions.com
Spot On Networks provides managed Wi-Fi service in
MDUs, multitenant commercial properties, hotels, assisted
living facilities and restaurants. Its specialty is cost-effective,
secure, high-speed wireless Internet access and managed
Suttle manufactures communications connectivity products
for major service providers and installers. The company
supplies a complete premises connectivity offering for voice,
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data and video communications with advanced FTTx, xDSL
and home networking technologies.
Wave Broadband, Wave G
www.gowaveg.com
The Broadband Group
www.broadbandgroup.com
Wave G – formerly CondoInternet and now a division of
Wave Broadband – offers gigabit Internet service to condo
and apartment buildings in cities in California, Washington
and Oregon.
The Broadband Group, a technology and telecommunications
consulting firm, develops plans, specifications and deployment
strategies for master-planned communities, municipalities,
service providers, health care providers and anchor institutions
that want to deliver next-generation broadband services.
Time Warner Cable,
TWC Community Solutions
www.timewarnercable.com;
www.twc.com/communitysolutions
As the second-largest cable company in the U.S., Time
Warner Cable has 15.5 million customers. Services include
residential high-speed data, wireless home networking, digital
phone, video on demand and more. Time Warner Cable
Community Solutions works with property managers, owners
and developers to deliver services in MDUs.
Toner Cable
www.tonercable.com
This distributor of cable television equipment for all types of
TV signal distribution systems stocks products from nearly 100
manufacturers. Digital and RF signal distribution, drops, and
prepackaged headends are among Toner Cable’s specialties.
Verizon Communications,
Verizon Enhanced Communities
www.verizon.com; www.verizon.com/communities
Verizon has the largest U.S. wireless network and the secondlargest wireline network. Verizon Enhanced Communities
signs access, service and marketing agreements for FiOS
– Verizon’s suite of fiber optic services – with owners and
developers of multifamily residential, multitenant and mixeduse communities.
ViewTEQ
www.viewteq.com
Windstream
www.windstream.com
Windstream Communications provides high-speed
broadband Internet, phone service and digital TV to about
3 million customers in the eastern half of the United
States. Though primarily a rural provider, it targets MDU
communities with VDSL2 and FTTH services.
Worth Telecom
www.worthtelecom.com
Worth Telecom helps property owners maximize ancillary
revenues by managing traditional telecom service agreements
as well as cellular rooftop and tower rights. The properties it
represents total more than 1 million units.
WOW!
www.wowway.com
WOW! is a competitive provider of residential and
commercial high-speed Internet, cable television and
telephone services, with service areas primarily in the
southeastern and midwestern states.
ZCorum
www.zcorum.com
ZCorum provides ISPs with managed broadband services that
include network engineering, monitoring, provisioning, policy
enforcement and more, along with diagnostics, customer care,
hardware selection advice and marketing services.
ZeeVee
www.zeevee.com
ViewTEQ manufactures and sells equipment for cable TV
operators, including headends, distribution equipment, test
equipment and drop materials.
ZeeVee digital video distribution products enable the sharing
of HD and SD content at an unlimited number of displays,
using either RF over existing coaxial cabling or video over
IP solutions.
Walker and Associates
www.walkerfirst.com
Zhone Technologies
www.zhone.com
Walker and Associates is a distributor of telecommunications
products for operators of fiber, copper and wireless networks,
simplifying network deployments with installation, systems
integration and sourcing services.
Zhone develops carrier-grade broadband solutions designed
to ensure that bandwidth will never be a constraint. Its access
equipment supports FTTH, Passive Optical LAN, and VDSL
networks. v
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