Rural Broadband

Bridging the Digital Divide

Many Americans live in areas without adequate high speed access to the Internet. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes $7.2 billion to deliver broadband to unserved and underserved areas, helping to close the Digital Divide. Wireless Strategy's experience in rural coverage assessment and business modeling provides invaluable guidance for new entrants evaluating rural business opportunities.

Stimulus Grant Applications

The NTIA and RUS rules for the broadband stimulus grants application process are released. Census blocks figure largely in the application process for both agencies. The successful applicant must identify the census blocks where the applicant will provide broadband service to unserved or underserved areas. Wireless Strategy has developed a database and methodology for examining census blocks, and is well prepared to help rural operators with their grant applications. Interest in grant money is high - a large number of applicants will be competing for the funding. When the application carries such high importance as funding approval, quality and clarity are essential. We have developed two white papers to explain the importance of census blocks and a thorough network design, and have developed a nationwide census block database. This detailed demographics analysis coupled with expert network design and business modeling establishes Wireless Strategy as the firm best positioned to help your application succeed. The white papers may be downloaded below.

Planning Successful Rural Broadband Networks

Accurate Pop Counts

Business Modeling

New entrants to wireless have the daunting task of attracting marketshare in an increasingly competitive environment. Identifying the coverage footprint that will deliver the target ROI hinges on many variables, such as the underlying demographics, competition, technology capability and target service offering. Subscriber projections, churn, and average revenue per unit (ARPU) are tied closely to system performance and device capabilities. The Wireless Strategy team has built new markets from the ground up, and can turn the multivariate view of technical, marketing, and competitive data into a coherent financial and operational plan. We understand the business of wireless technology.

Roaming and Partnerships

A new rural broadband business must look beyond its borders, leveraging equipment ecosystems, device synergy and strategic alliances to reduce deployment and operations costs. Wireless Strategy is currently partnering with independent operators to lower equipment and services cost, improve efficiency, speed time-to-market, and deliver more favorable roaming rates.

Technology and Deployment

Wireless Strategy's management team has dealt with all major infrastructure vendors and all 3G and 4G technologies. We deliver immediate value, analyzing the operator's unique business needs and developing a tailored wireless strategy to match.

Contact Us

To discuss next steps, contact us:

Doug Hyslop

E-mail: doug@wirelessstrategy.com

Phone: 703-906-7516