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Multifamily apartment operators and developers are investigating cell tower and distributed antenna system installs as a competitive advantage to provide residents with better cell phone receptipon.
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As Verizon Enhanced Communities deploys FiOS into a growing number of multifamily units (the company is aiming to optic into some 5 million apartments by the end of the year), the possibilities of exploiting bandwidth for more than just resident voice, video, and data service are becoming readily...
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Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Yardi Systems is preparing to announce its acquisition of Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Energy Billing Systems (EBS), company vice president of marketing Brad Setser confirmed this week in an exclusive interview with Multifamily Executive.
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From Facebooking Gen Yers to aging-in-place Boomers who want to video chat with their grandchildren, the broadband hunger among residents seems insatiable. Whether existing infrastructure is sizable enough to handle the data stream is up for debate, but fiber-optic network installers, including...
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At four communities managed by Milestone Management, a Dallas-based third-party manager, it was time for a change. TV programming at the 20-plus-year-old properties had been piped in by the regional cable provider for years, but residents were beginning to seek out more options. For Milestone's...
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Insteon wireless technology can control all the mechanical and electrical systems within a specific area or an entire building.
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When the Morgan Group started installing WiFi access points in the common areas of its club houses and pools four years ago, it was slightly ahead of its residents in providing the amenity.
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We know how you feel. When it comes to broadband Internet connectivity at your properties, ever-changing technology can leave your head spinning, while draining your wallet. First, you had to hard-wire your buildings to keep up in the amenity race. But much of that effort seemed pointless when DSL...
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It's one thing to condo-convert a just-opened luxury apartment building. Recently completed, the property likely boasts all the latest technology features, from WiFi to cable. As the condo conversion phenomenon has continued, though, there are fewer and fewer of these brand-new buildings to convert...
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Talk about pressure. Many multifamily companies have barely completed their switch to Web-based property management software, and they're being faced with a new technology challenge: fiber.