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Post-Acquisition Playbook: Where to Overbuild

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Investors targeting fiber expansion or copper overbuilds must navigate shifting competitive dynamics. In many markets, cable and fixed wireless - once considered inferior - now offer top-tier speeds, especially where 5G powers fixed wireless deployments. This intelligence helps avoid costly overbuilds into already well-served areas and pinpointing zones where new infrastructure can drive value.

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The map shows the highest-speed offerings per city block in Denver. It identifies where 2 Gbps cable internet from Comcast or 300 Mbps fixed wireless internet from Verizon are the top offerings. Zoom in to view any city block.

Model Components

  • Technology: Covers all fixed-broadband types: copper, cable, fiber, and fixed wireless.

  • Speed: Ranks providers by speed performance; e.g, 5G fixed wireless may outperform cable

  • Building IDs: Assesses broadband availability and speed at the individual building level

  • City Blocks Geolocaion: Visualizes competition by city block for localized market insight

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  C[All Offerings per Bld] --> D[Top Offering for Each Provider per Bld];
  I[Rank Provider's Offerings by Bld] --> D[Top Offering for Each Provider per Bld];
  D --> E[Top Provider-Offering per Bld];
  J[Rank Providers by Bld] --> E[Top Provider-Offering per Bld];
  H[Blds per Block] --> F[Top Provider-Offering per Block];
  E --> F[Top Provider-Offering per Block];
  F --> G[Map];
  A[City Boundaries] --> B[City Blocks Geometry];
  B --> G;