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www. WISPA .org 2 5 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 2 N BT Solutions, makers of fiber network mapping platform VETRO FiberMap, and broadband economic modeling firm CostQuest Associates are leveraging an integration partnership blending VETRO Fiber- Map’s fiber GIS with CostQuest’s broadband business case modeling engine. The VETRO- CQ joint offering is a cloud-based platform that empowers broadband providers with the ability to assess the viability of building FTTx in any market, coupled with comprehensive tools for network engineering, design and ongoing operations and inventory. Using VETRO-CQ, service providers will be able to compete at a higher level in their markets, said the company. VETRO-CQ features include FTTx Auto Design, which provides high-level auto- generated network designs complete with bill of materials, along with flexible, intuitive maps that all for robust editing and presentation capabili- ties in a geospatial interface. Economic modeling provides access to full market analysis, including business case with both cost and revenue projec- tions, and the seamless data management allows users to easily compile, store, publish and distribute network data and generate reports all in one place, said the companies. “VETRO FiberMap is easily the most intuitive fiber network mapping platform on the market,” said Jim Stegman, CEO of CostQuest. “With the addi- tion of CostQuest’s automated design, costing and business case models, VETRO-CQ now becomes a powerful decision-making tool as well.” Will Mitchell, CEO of VETRO FiberMap described the partnership as the next logical step for the mapping platform. “We reached out to CQA because we were familiar with their proven broadband cost models and their work with the FCC,” said Mitchell. “What we’ve found in working together is that the VETRO FiberMap platform is the perfect place for this best-in-class broadband modeling to be leveraged within an online design tool and fiber management GIS platform. The combination of capabilities reflected in VETRO- CQ truly reflect our mission of serving broadband customers ‘from Strategy to Splice’.” m Vetro FiberMap, CostQuest Leverage Partnership Crossover Booth #445 Stop by the Crossover Distribution booth to enter a chance to win an AFS-350 with 15M pole, a prized valued at about $7,500.