A new WISP Market Research Tool from Tom Evslin

Tom Evslin, in his Fractals of Change blog, announces a great tool for businesses and communities that want to assess their prospects for broadband deployment.  Organizations trying to judge whether there's market demand and where to build out can use this tool to collect data that will help them in their deployment process.  If an entrepreneur sent out a few street teams with laptops and cell data cards to local shopping centers in the areas that they were thinking of building out in, by asking prospects to fill in their broadband options and locations, it would be easy to find out where your best chances are to achieve sustainability.  Tom describes his methodology in these posts.  I for one will be watching very closely to see what kind of data is gathered.  Benoit Felten in his Fiberevolution blog has asked for contributions to a similar map.  Entrepreneurs would be wise to use these tools and keep an eye on the winners of the 700 MHz auction, to see what they do with their licenses.

Tom promises to release the tool so that folks can develop their own maps.  Turn that puppy loose, Tom!

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The tools really work great for building a successful business. Every one in business will think to achieve sustainability. By reading this blog, I think that many people would be waiting to get the tool to be released.