Analyze Network Intelligence Data
About Network Intelligence
Network Intelligence enables you to retrieve Telco, CableCo, and Broadband information. The Network Intelligence data displayed in the Connected World platform comes from a variety of sources. These include:
Shareable buildings from a customer's instance, when the service provider or reseller agrees to share their My Buildings information and/or Network Radar Building information.
Internal serviceability data, including data about fiber networks, provider service boundaries (SWC/WISP/MSO/Broadband), vendor's data on Wi-Fi access points with provider and IP addresses.
To view network intelligence information:
Click the tab to view Telco, CableCo, and Broadband information for this location.
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Field Name | Description |
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Telco Information | |
Telco Name | The name of the telecommunications company. |
Exchange Name | The name of the telephone company serves an area by a particular switch. |
Lata Name | Local Access and Transport Area |
Central Office Address | The address of the central office headquarters. |
Central Office CLLI Code | The common language information services identifier used to identify the building location, where provided. |
CableCo Information | |
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Cable Company | The name of the cable company. |
Cable Company Website | The URL for the cable company website. |
Broadband Information | |
Carrier | The name of the broadband carrier. |
Download/Upload | The supported upload/download speed |
Access Medium | The medium used for connectivity to the building or specified location.
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Technology | The name of the product or service provided, such as VDSL, Fixed Wireless, etc. |
Broadband Information Sources in Network Intelligence
The broadband data provided by Connectbase’s Network Intelligence (NI) service is sourced from four key categories, each normalized and delivered to clients. These sources include:
Information submitted by government entities, such as the bi-annual Federal broadband updates, which detail broadband presence and offerings.
Data from broadband providers who use Connectbase and opt to openly share their network information with the ecosystem.
Data gathered from over 2,000 broadband providers, including details on products, pricing, speed, and serviceability coverage, through our in-house research efforts.
Information collected from over 400 million mobile devices, capturing location, network, and attribute data, with a focus on intersecting mobile device usage with Wi-Fi networks.
These data sources are stored and maintained within Connectbase’s centralized network intelligence repository, managed by the Connectbase Data Team.
Field Name | Description |
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Supplier Category | Supplier Category indicates the source of data:
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Carrier | The name of the Carrier, such as Comcast, Lumen, Zayo, etc. |
Category | Where provided, further defines the carrier type. Options include the following: MSO, CAP, Broadband, Carrier, CLEC, WISP, or DAS. |
Access Medium | The medium used for connectivity to the building or specified location.
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Relationship Source | Indicates the source of the network intelligence data. Options include the following: CB Network Find – Connectbase Network Intelligence. CB Serviceability – Connectbase internal, location-based data combining different sources:IP data (which is collected from mobile device signals connected to wifi), fiber routes analysis (NearNet and OnNet) Boundary analysis (SWC, WISP, MSO, etc.) and web harvested data. CB Serviceability Spatial – Connectbase internal, boundary-based data from IP data (which is collected from mobile device signals connected to wifi). My Building - Serviceability data from my Locations. Network Radar - Serviceability data shared into my Network Radar. |
Building Connection Status | A metric that is used to identify the connectivity status of fiber-connected buildings. Options include the following:
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Network Build Status | A metric that is used to identify the build status of a carrier’s network in a building. Options include the following:
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Entrance Capabilities | Where provided, provides additional access/ownership details for this location. Options include the following:
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Site Distance | The site distance is calculated from the input location to closest site in feet. |
Closest Site | The serviceable locations within 2000 ft of input address, ordering by smallest to largest site distance. |
Supplier Category | Contains following possible values:
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