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Broadband Drives Housing Occupancy
From about 50% to greater than 90% occupancy is the impact that broadband as an amenity has had on the Stoneridge Apartments. In the above video, Brittany Hustad, Project Manager Corporate Services for Dominium, explains that earlier efforts at rehabilitating various Stoneridge amenities failed to drive occupancy rates. It was the inclusion of broadband as…
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A Canary in the Pay TV Coal Mine
“They care more about broadband capacity than choice of TV providers,” said Bryan Rader of Bandwidth Consulting. Rader was referring to apartment dwellers who are leading the way in cutting the cord. In a sense, this echoes what happened a few years back when these same customers were among the first to adopt over-the-top, VoIP…
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A Total Solution for Property Owners
In-building communications infrastructure is becoming increasingly important to property owners. As John Price, president and owner of M3 Multifamily Media Management, suggested at the 2013 Broadband Communities Summit, the communication network needs to be a complete solution; voice, broadband and video, from TV to multiscreen. He also indicates that as part of a total solution…
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MDUs – Challenges and Opportunities
The term MDU – Multi Dwelling Unit – often conjures images of high-rise apartments in cities. As John Price, president and owner of M3 – Multifamily Media Management, points out in this interview, MDU applies to more than just apartment buildings in urban areas. Student housing, campgrounds, hotels/resorts, marinas and senior housing, which Price indicates is…
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Broadband Apps to the MTU
Pedro Correa talks of the innovation within the Multi Dwelling Unit, when broadband converges with applications in this exclusive interview filmed at the 2012 Broadband Communities Summit.
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Broadband Provider Responsibilities & Wireless Impact
Jennifer Richter of the law firm of Patton Boggs discusses a number of topics from responsibilities of a broadband service provider to possible auction opportunities of the broadcast spectrum for new broadband. She points out that a big part of the on-going operations of an ISP is ensuring that it has policies in place that…