Broadband Expertise
Broadband Consulting Group (BBCGi) is a committed and experienced team of market research and consulting professionals who specialize in developing elegant solutions to complex technology problems in the telecommunications industry.
BBCGi has proven expertise in providing focused market research and complex data analysis for Broadband Product Development and Telecom Management. Since 2003, BBCGi has been building database models and using advanced marketing segmentation techniques to help clients understand broadband market share and optimize network deployment ROI.
BBCGi has also assisted dozens of clients prepare applications to expand broadband service to underserved areas through the Broadband Stimulus Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) and Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS). As a result of its strength and history with competitive research, BBCGi specifically developed a proprietary methodology using leading-edge data collection to determine cable telephony/modem and/or DSL subscribership or adoption rates at any geographic level from the neighborhood/census block to regions of the country.
BBCGi leverages its relationships with Experian, Accudata, and other demographic and telephony data providers to collect multiple data points on a significant sample of households in the client's targeted geography, in a way that is highly flexible and cost effective. The combination of automated and manual data collection specific to the area in question allows BBCGi to be cost effective, accurate, and extremely fast in determining broadband market share, flowshare, availability and adoption rates.
BBCGi is prepared to help you:
- Conduct web-enabled data mining, market surveys and statistical sampling to measure market share, flow share and gather competitive intelligence data
- Host online broadband qualification tools for telephony service providers
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Define service area requirements and compliance to government programs for broadband deployment and growth:
- Gather and analyze demographic and broadband availability data necessary to complete applications to NTIA/RUS.
- Provide supporting documentation and maps by census block areas to strengthen applications.
- Provide quarterly growth measurement and reporting services for Sustainable Broadband Adoption programs.
- Provide data collection and market research services during applicant due diligence and incumbent provider commentary phases.
What's New
Monday, April 26, 2010
COLUMBIA, Missouri (April 26, 2010) - Broadband Consulting Group (BBCGi) has announced the launch of a map generation service that eliminates the need to manually draw service area maps in the RUS Online Mapping Tool. BBCGi's proprietary map generation tool (dubbed "Map-o-Matic") utilizes latitude and longitude map coordinates for any complex service area (including multiple holes and cutouts) and automatically inputs accurate RUS maps in a matter of minutes.