{"product_id":"fiber-strategy-toolkit-pro-2h-2026","title":"Fiber Strategy Toolkit Pro (2H 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Fiber Strategy Toolkit is an essential strategic resource for anyone building fiber infrastructure. It includes nationwide data from the FCC Fabric v7 December 30, 2025 release (coverage as of 6-30-2025).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt will be updated with data from the FCC Fabric v8 soon. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fiber Strategy Toolkit \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ePro\u003c\/span\u003e  includes an additional layer of road distance data and a suite of capabilities for estimating fiber deployment costs based on road distances.  This capability is a subset of the capabilities of the Fiber Pre-Engineering Toolkit (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/broadbandtoolkit.com\/products\/fiber-pre-engineering-toolkit-midwest\" title=\"Midwest\"\u003eMidwest\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/broadbandtoolkit.com\/products\/fiber-pre-engineering-toolkit-northeast\" title=\"Northeast\"\u003eNortheast\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/broadbandtoolkit.com\/products\/fiber-pre-engineering-toolkit-south\" title=\"South\"\u003eSouth\u003c\/a\u003e, or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/broadbandtoolkit.com\/products\/fiber-pre-engineering-toolkit-west\" title=\"West\"\u003eWest\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca title=\"Map\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0363\/0392\/9388\/files\/MAP-RegionsDivisions.jpg?v=1710641841\"\u003eMap\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Introduction\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0363\/0392\/9388\/files\/FiberPre-Intro.pdf?v=1710640204\"\u003ePre-Engineering Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e).  The Fiber Strategy Toolkit Pro, unlike the Fiber Pre-Engineering Toolkit, does not include actual road segments, but has an integrated user interface with all the functionality at the hexagon level of the two toolkits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fiber Strategy Toolkit exploits the FCC's new hexagonal (H3) framework.  It includes a long list of fiber-related data sets, showing both \u003cem\u003epresence\u003c\/em\u003e (the existence of the specified service) and \u003cem\u003edepth\u003c\/em\u003e (the percentage of locations in each hexagon served at the specified level).  Key dimensions include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResidential at multiple speeds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResidential vs. Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeed of 1000 Mbps\/1000 Mbps, 100Mbps\/20Mbps, 25Mbps\/3Mbps, and any performance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Toolkit identifies \u003cem\u003eopportunities to build\u003c\/em\u003e, including areas that are populated but currently have no residential fiber.  It visualizes this information by highlighting level 8 hexagons based on location densities of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, and 500 locations per level 8 hexagon.  Higher densities in general represent compelling business cases.  Lower densities are more likely to require some form of subsidy (e.g. BEAD or CPF).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Toolkit includes exhaustive \u003cem\u003ecompetitive\u003c\/em\u003e information: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1,496 fiber ISPs (holding companies).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReported on a location-by-location basis (visualized by level 8 hex).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExhaustive set of data (location ID, uplink and downlink speeds, low latency or not, business vs. residential (B, R, X), brand name, FRN, and holding company ID).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetails visible by clicking on a hexagon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiltered by competitor (preconfigured to show each of the top 10 holding companies, “all”, and a customized filter).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe speed of growth is seen by comparing the two time periods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproximately 50 million ISP-location records.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA geographic area can be selected via the visual tool and exported into a spreadsheet (with location-level detail) for further analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Toolkit includes essential planning data on a hexagon level, based on the Fabric v3 framework:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePopulated areas by level 8 hexagon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnpopulated areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocations and units (a.k.a. homes passed) per level 8 hexagon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoads, state and county boundaries, cities and town names, community anchor institutions, tribal lands, 911\/PSAP boundaries, a selection of streamed base maps, and many other important references.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe FCC recently released a Broadband Funding Map.  The Toolkit incorporates this new FCC data, showing fundable unserved and underserved locations per level 8 hexagon.  The Toolkit also shows maps of nine federal programs, each representing excluded areas:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFCC:  RDOF, CAF II, Bringing Puerto Rico Together, Connect USVI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNTIA:  Broadband Infrastructure Program, Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRural Utilities Service:  Community Connect Program, Rural eConnectivity Program, Telephone Loan Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreasury: Capital Projects Fund\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis single tool allows the user to explore all \u003cem\u003e50 states, 5 territories, and the District of Columbia\u003c\/em\u003e.   The hexagonal grid enables exceptionally high resolution in rural areas (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/broadbandtoolkit.com\/pages\/whitepapers#first\"\u003eexample\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe user may wish to purchase the National Hex Toolkit as well. It shows the presence of all four BEAD technologies (fiber, cable, DSL\/copper, and licensed FWA) at various performance levels.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake a few minutes to read the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0363\/0392\/9388\/files\/Strat-Intro7.0.pdf?v=1773186483\" title=\"Strategy Introduction\"\u003eStrategy Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0363\/0392\/9388\/files\/FiberPre-Intro.pdf?v=1710640204\" title=\"Pre-Engineering Introduction\"\u003ePre-Engineering Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca title=\"Getting Started Guide\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0363\/0392\/9388\/files\/Strat-Start6.0.pdf?v=1753229602\"\u003eGetting Started Guide\u003c\/a\u003e and the site \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0363\/0392\/9388\/files\/FiberStPro-License.pdf?v=1710640204\" title=\"End-User License Agreement (EULA)\"\u003eLicense Agreement\u003c\/a\u003e.  You'll appreciate the breadth of what the Toolkit can do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome of the secondary data sets are available only for the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, but not for Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLocation-level data is shown by hexagon and tagged to the location ID.  It does not include an exact longitude \/ latitude because these details have not been released to the public by the FCC without a restrictive third-party license.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImportant: GIS software is demanding.  This software requires a relatively new fully-configured computer (RAM, processor speed, SSD, etc.) to fully leverage its capabilities.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis product is delivered via a digital download.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BroadbandToolkit.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47712183091363,"sku":null,"price":3995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0363\/0392\/9388\/files\/Pro3.jpg?v=1710653317","url":"https:\/\/broadbandtoolkit.com\/products\/fiber-strategy-toolkit-pro-2h-2026","provider":"Broadband Toolkit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}