The BroadbandFabric is the first comprehensive data set of broadband-serviceable structures, with data available in all 50 states. More than 860M data points are analyzed with the end goal of selecting only the primary homes and businesses in the U.S. that are serviceable for broadband. With Location Data as the foundation, additional analyses can easily be layered on top.
860M+
Data points analyzed
550M+
Addresses cross referenced
115M
Fabric Active locations identified
Build Your Estimate
Reporting Obligations
Accelerate HUBB filings
RDOF Eligible Locations
Find actual locations within RDOF-eligible areas
Data Layers
Accelerate network planning and financial feasibility modeling.
HOW WE GOT HERE
Building a better broadband map
The Broadband Mapping Initiative
While national estimates of the broadband gap have been available through the FCC broadband reporting, the information reported hasn’t been at the granular level needed to identify where broadband is lacking. In 2019, CQA managed a pilot in Missouri and Virginia to demonstrate the feasibility of identifying the precise number and location of every structure in the states that are available for broadband access. With the combination of industry expertise and help from trade associations and select providers, CQA created the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric, to make it possible to precisely map where broadband is available and where it isn’t. It was discovered in the Pilot that as many as 38% of additional rural locations are unserved in census blocks that would have been filed as served in today’s FCC Form 477 reporting approach. Therefore exemplifying the need for granular data in broadband maps, a need the BroadbandFabric can now fill.