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MDU Consolidation Has a Plumbing Problem
WiBUZ CEO Magnus Johansson responds to the Maravedis series on MDU consolidation with the operator's answer: the winners won't be decided by door count, but by who can run what...
MDU Consolidation Has a Plumbing Problem
WiBUZ CEO Magnus Johansson responds to the Maravedis series on MDU consolidation with the operator's answer: the winners won't be decided by door count, but by who can run what...
Why Consolidation Will Reshape MDU Connectivity (Part 3/3)
Part 3 argues that buying doors is the easy part of consolidation, and stitching the acquired networks into one operator is the hard part. The real difficulty is not the...
Why Consolidation Will Reshape MDU Connectivity (Part 3/3)
Part 3 argues that buying doors is the easy part of consolidation, and stitching the acquired networks into one operator is the hard part. The real difficulty is not the...
Why Consolidation Will Reshape MDU Connectivity (Part 2/3)
Part 1 argued that demand from the largest operators, the per-door economies of scale, and the direction of institutional capital are all pushing multifamily connectivity toward a smaller number of...
Why Consolidation Will Reshape MDU Connectivity (Part 2/3)
Part 1 argued that demand from the largest operators, the per-door economies of scale, and the direction of institutional capital are all pushing multifamily connectivity toward a smaller number of...
What Was Announced at HPE Discover 2026
At HPE Discover 2026, HPE laid out a three-layer "AI that acts" blueprint under GreenLake, with self-driving networks, agentic infrastructure, and intelligent hybrid operations threaded together by one Marvis AI...
What Was Announced at HPE Discover 2026
At HPE Discover 2026, HPE laid out a three-layer "AI that acts" blueprint under GreenLake, with self-driving networks, agentic infrastructure, and intelligent hybrid operations threaded together by one Marvis AI...
Why Consolidation Will Reshape MDU Connectivity (Part 1/3)
The independent MDU connectivity segment grew up fragmented. Now, the economies of scale, the direction of capital, and a strategic shift among the largest broadband operators are all pointing in...
Why Consolidation Will Reshape MDU Connectivity (Part 1/3)
The independent MDU connectivity segment grew up fragmented. Now, the economies of scale, the direction of capital, and a strategic shift among the largest broadband operators are all pointing in...
Five Takeaways from Our Webinar on Boosting Connectivity in Older MDUs
With 82% of U.S. apartment inventory in buildings over 10 years old, brownfield is not a niche: it is the multifamily market. Our latest webinar brought together Calix, Positron, and...
Five Takeaways from Our Webinar on Boosting Connectivity in Older MDUs
With 82% of U.S. apartment inventory in buildings over 10 years old, brownfield is not a niche: it is the multifamily market. Our latest webinar brought together Calix, Positron, and...
Bleeding Subscribers, Flat ARPU: The MDU Answer US Broadband Keeps Circling
A Maravedis analyst's view on the Q1 2026 reckoning for fixed broadband, and why the economics of multifamily are quietly becoming the most interesting line in the deck. Q1 2026...
Bleeding Subscribers, Flat ARPU: The MDU Answer US Broadband Keeps Circling
A Maravedis analyst's view on the Q1 2026 reckoning for fixed broadband, and why the economics of multifamily are quietly becoming the most interesting line in the deck. Q1 2026...
What to Expect at Cisco Live US 2026
At Cisco Live US 2026, Cisco is betting big on the agentic network, unifying networking, security, and observability under Cisco Cloud Control, with AI agents, Live Protect security, a converged...
What to Expect at Cisco Live US 2026
At Cisco Live US 2026, Cisco is betting big on the agentic network, unifying networking, security, and observability under Cisco Cloud Control, with AI agents, Live Protect security, a converged...
Wi-Fi 7 in Multifamily: What the Technology Actually Delivers
Wi-Fi 7 delivers three outcomes multifamily residents actually care about: consistent connections in dense buildings, responsive low-latency performance for cloud gaming and video calls, and invisible capacity for households running...
Wi-Fi 7 in Multifamily: What the Technology Actually Delivers
Wi-Fi 7 delivers three outcomes multifamily residents actually care about: consistent connections in dense buildings, responsive low-latency performance for cloud gaming and video calls, and invisible capacity for households running...
Brownfield Reality: Why Resident Experience Begins Inside the Walls
82% of U.S. rental apartments are in buildings more than 10 years old, legacy stock that predates modern managed Wi-Fi design. Delivering a great resident experience in these buildings is...
Brownfield Reality: Why Resident Experience Begins Inside the Walls
82% of U.S. rental apartments are in buildings more than 10 years old, legacy stock that predates modern managed Wi-Fi design. Delivering a great resident experience in these buildings is...
Extreme Connect: 30 Years in the Making, One Platform to Run It All
This blog shares my key takeaways from Extreme Connect 2026, Extreme Networks' annual customer and partner event held in Orlando. It is all about AI these days, and networking events...
Extreme Connect: 30 Years in the Making, One Platform to Run It All
This blog shares my key takeaways from Extreme Connect 2026, Extreme Networks' annual customer and partner event held in Orlando. It is all about AI these days, and networking events...
SMB Wi-Fi in 2026: A Dominant Vendor, a Frustrated Channel
Initial findings from the upcoming report Small Business Wi-Fi: The MSP Networking & Security Requirements Wi-Fi has become the most consequential piece of small-business technology infrastructure. Point-of-sale, voice, security cameras,...
SMB Wi-Fi in 2026: A Dominant Vendor, a Frustrated Channel
Initial findings from the upcoming report Small Business Wi-Fi: The MSP Networking & Security Requirements Wi-Fi has become the most consequential piece of small-business technology infrastructure. Point-of-sale, voice, security cameras,...
Scale Versus Service: Why the Top 10 US Broadband Operators Don't Own the MDU Market
The Q4 2025 broadband leaderboard makes clear who owns the pipes to America's apartment buildings but not who controls connectivity inside them. The top national operators lead on subscriber count,...
Scale Versus Service: Why the Top 10 US Broadband Operators Don't Own the MDU Market
The Q4 2025 broadband leaderboard makes clear who owns the pipes to America's apartment buildings but not who controls connectivity inside them. The top national operators lead on subscriber count,...
How Managed Wi-Fi Is Reshaping BTR and Master-Planned Communities
Build-to-rent and master-planned communities are emerging as the next frontier for managed Wi-Fi, and they operate by rules that apartment-centric playbooks don't cover. BTR runs like a horizontal apartment building...
How Managed Wi-Fi Is Reshaping BTR and Master-Planned Communities
Build-to-rent and master-planned communities are emerging as the next frontier for managed Wi-Fi, and they operate by rules that apartment-centric playbooks don't cover. BTR runs like a horizontal apartment building...
Inside the NMHC Top 50's Outsized Tech Influence
The 50 largest U.S. multifamily property owners control only 11 percent of apartment stock but set the technology standard the rest of the market follows. Bulk managed Wi-Fi, PropTech integration,...
Inside the NMHC Top 50's Outsized Tech Influence
The 50 largest U.S. multifamily property owners control only 11 percent of apartment stock but set the technology standard the rest of the market follows. Bulk managed Wi-Fi, PropTech integration,...
Stop Guessing About OpenRoaming. Start Tracking It.
The April 16, 2026 Enterprise Connectivity Forum, hosted by the Wireless Broadband Alliance,provided a useful update on the federation progress and some interesting case studies. The Numbers That Reframe the...
Stop Guessing About OpenRoaming. Start Tracking It.
The April 16, 2026 Enterprise Connectivity Forum, hosted by the Wireless Broadband Alliance,provided a useful update on the federation progress and some interesting case studies. The Numbers That Reframe the...
America's Router Market Faces a Reckoning
America's Router Market Faces a Reckoning Washington's long-running effort to reshape the US consumer router market took a significant step forward this week, as the FCC confirmed that two American...
America's Router Market Faces a Reckoning
America's Router Market Faces a Reckoning Washington's long-running effort to reshape the US consumer router market took a significant step forward this week, as the FCC confirmed that two American...
5 Reasons to Become a Sponsor of the Maravedis MDU Connectivity Awards 2026
The multifamily connectivity industry has never moved faster - and the companies shaping it deserve to be recognized. That's exactly why Maravedis Research launched the inaugural MDU Connectivity Awards 2026:...
5 Reasons to Become a Sponsor of the Maravedis MDU Connectivity Awards 2026
The multifamily connectivity industry has never moved faster - and the companies shaping it deserve to be recognized. That's exactly why Maravedis Research launched the inaugural MDU Connectivity Awards 2026:...
Broadband Churn Is Not Inevitable
Broadband operators across the US, UK, Europe, and Japan are losing approximately $189 billion annually in lifetime customer revenue to churn — and roughly half of that is avoidable. Survey...
Broadband Churn Is Not Inevitable
Broadband operators across the US, UK, Europe, and Japan are losing approximately $189 billion annually in lifetime customer revenue to churn — and roughly half of that is avoidable. Survey...
Is Wi-Fi Finally as Secure as Cellular?
The Wireless Broadband Alliance has published its first comprehensive Wi-Fi Security Guidelines, establishing a standards-based framework covering authentication, encryption, identity privacy, and backhaul security. For managed Wi-Fi operators, the document...
Is Wi-Fi Finally as Secure as Cellular?
The Wireless Broadband Alliance has published its first comprehensive Wi-Fi Security Guidelines, establishing a standards-based framework covering authentication, encryption, identity privacy, and backhaul security. For managed Wi-Fi operators, the document...
What D2D, NTN, and the 'Data Centers in Space' Hype Mean for In-Flight Connectivity
The satellite sector is undergoing rapid transformation, with direct-to-device (D2D) strategies, LEO constellation expansion, and orbital compute ambitions reshaping the competitive landscape in ways that have direct implications for in-flight...
What D2D, NTN, and the 'Data Centers in Space' Hype Mean for In-Flight Connectivity
The satellite sector is undergoing rapid transformation, with direct-to-device (D2D) strategies, LEO constellation expansion, and orbital compute ambitions reshaping the competitive landscape in ways that have direct implications for in-flight...
The Building Is the Network | Part 3 of 3
Multifamily managed Wi-Fi providers are at an inflection point where their existing network infrastructure can support four distinct revenue streams beyond traditional bulk internet billing: IoT-as-a-service subscriptions, edge AI outcome-based...
The Building Is the Network | Part 3 of 3
Multifamily managed Wi-Fi providers are at an inflection point where their existing network infrastructure can support four distinct revenue streams beyond traditional bulk internet billing: IoT-as-a-service subscriptions, edge AI outcome-based...
Beyond the Build: How ISPs Win in a Saturated US Broadband Market
U.S. broadband has fundamentally shifted in three years: fiber now covers 56% of American households, 71% of homes have access to two or more providers, and the digital divide has...
Beyond the Build: How ISPs Win in a Saturated US Broadband Market
U.S. broadband has fundamentally shifted in three years: fiber now covers 56% of American households, 71% of homes have access to two or more providers, and the digital divide has...
The Building Is the Network | Part 2 of 3
Managed Wi-Fi providers serving multifamily properties are sitting on two overlooked monetization opportunities. First, Wi-Fi offloading: as major carriers pursue fixed-mobile convergence, a managed indoor network becomes a valuable offload asset...
The Building Is the Network | Part 2 of 3
Managed Wi-Fi providers serving multifamily properties are sitting on two overlooked monetization opportunities. First, Wi-Fi offloading: as major carriers pursue fixed-mobile convergence, a managed indoor network becomes a valuable offload asset...
Your Next Router Will Be Made in America
The FCC has banned all new foreign-made consumer routers from the US market, citing national security risks, a move that directly targets TP-Link, which holds 35% of the market. Vendors...
Your Next Router Will Be Made in America
The FCC has banned all new foreign-made consumer routers from the US market, citing national security risks, a move that directly targets TP-Link, which holds 35% of the market. Vendors...