TECHNOLOGY

OpenBand offers innovative technology to smart communities. A 2010 technical analysis of our system affirmed the state-of-the art nature of our technology. Columbia Telecommunications Corporation (CTC), a nationally recognized engineering consulting firm, performed this review of OpenBand for the Loudoun County Government. Among other things, CTC concluded that:

• OpenBand’s system is state-of-the-art when
   compared to other cable providers in Loudoun
   County;
• OpenBand’s technology is “fiber-optic rich”;
• OpenBand’s picture quality is good and meets or
   exceeds all FCC standards; and
• OpenBand’s cable plant is in “very good condition
   relative to industry standards.”

Finally, CTC concluded, “We believe the unique capabilities of the OpenBand plant physical structure will allow the system to support all emerging technologies in the foreseeable future.”

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MORE ADVANCED
OpenBand’s System is “More Advanced” than Comcast.
CTC concluded, “[i]n general, the OpenBand system is more advanced than Comcast’s system …”
SEE PAGE 20 OF THE CTC REPORT »

STATE-OF-THE-ART
OpenBand’s System is State-of-the-Art.
According to CTC, “[w]e believe the unique capabilities of the OpenBand plant physical structure will allow the system to support all emerging technologies in the foreseeable future.”
SEE PAGE 4 OF THE CTC REPORT »

EXCEEDS FEDERAL STANDARDS
OpenBand’s Picture Quality Exceeds FCC Standards.
The CTC Report concluded: “[i]n addition to measuring signals directly, we reviewed data provided by OpenBand from the FCC semiannual proof-of-performance tests. In both cases, the distribution system met or exceeded the FCC’s minimum performance criteria for cable systems.”
SEE PAGE 24 OF THE CTC REPORT »

WELL-BUILT & MAINTAINED
OpenBand’s Cable Facilities are "Well-Built" and in "Very Good Condition."
CTC concluded, “We found the existing cable plant to be in very good condition and that the plant is well-built and maintained relative to industry standards and the power utility in Loudoun County.”
SEE PAGE 24 OF THE CTC REPORT »