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What are the benefits of Broadband and Value-Added Services?

While significant progress has been made in closing the "digital divide' through public and private sector efforts, many communities and regions remain un-served by affordable broadband. Furthermore, once the initial broadband infrastructure investment is made a more focused and targeted approach is needed to accelerate the uptake of broadband and value-added services that grow local businesses and improve quality of life. Broadband is not just about inclusion, it's about participation in the global economy.

Broadband enables the use of services to:

  • improve transaction speeds
  • lower costs to commerce
  • improve personal and corporate communications
  • enhance service capabilities for institutions, such as health care and education
  • enhance community competitiveness in the global economy

Overview of Community Broadband Services

Strategic Networks Group (SNG) is a global provider of economic analysis, feasibility studies and impact assessments for investments in broadband and value-added services. Our consulting services are designed to build local capacity and enable your community or region to realize the full benefits of broadband, no matter what your starting point is. To review our service brochures please click on the links listed below:

 

Community Broadband Readiness Workshop

Establish your readiness requirements for commencing and following through on broadband.


Community Broadband Strategy

The right solution tailored for your community to drive economic and social returns from your investment.

Community Broadband Planning and Procurement

Implementation plans and project management tools and support.

Economic Growth Strategy

Leverage broadband with value-added services that drive economic growth.

What can SNG Economic Analysis Services do for you?

SNG services are designed specifically for communities and regions that need to implement broadband and optimize value-added services investments to shorten the path for local economic growth. Through SNG's capabilities to assess local economic and social drivers, we build local capacity and develop a sustainable business case for investment in broadband and value-added services that meets the current and future needs of your community of users.

Below are some of the ways SNG will help communities, governments at all levels, and service providers:

  • Identify other non-obvious community demand to create sustainable business cases for local broadband and value-added services
  • Assess user needs, project feasibility and payback from broadband and services investments
  • Reduce financial risks when investing in high-speed broadband Internet infrastructure and applications
  • Forecast return on investment (ROI), including economic and social impacts, such as increased GDP, jobs and tax revenues
  • Educate through studies, research, workshops, conferences, presentations and seminars to increase the capacity of local officials and business operators to make sound technology investments
  • Develop economic rationale for ongoing investment to leverage broadband infrastructure
  • Facilitate project implementation including funding acquisition, financial modeling, partner identification, procurement, project planning and community engagement
  • Accelerate uptake of broadband and value-added-services that help local businesses to grow


No matter where you are in the technology planning for your community or region, SNG can work with you to develop effective strategies and build solid, credible, successful business cases for necessary broadband and value-added services investments. We will work with you to implement technology plans that meet the current and future needs of your community or region. For a look at some of our results, please view our Project Pages.