Broadband Advocacy Leadership Next Century Cities actively collaborates with municipal leaders across the US to promote high-speed broadband access, positioning it as a key player in digital inclusion initiatives. This presents opportunities to offer tailored broadband infrastructure solutions, technical consulting, or related software tools to support their advocacy and implementation efforts.
Data and Mapping Expertise With recent projects like Broadband Mapping Across the US, the organization emphasizes the importance of detailed network data. Business development opportunities exist for data analytics platforms, geographic information systems (GIS), and visualization tools that can enhance their mapping and policy work.
Focus on Emergency and Resilience Their recent launch of reports on Wildfires, Natural Disasters, and Network Resilience highlights a need for resilient broadband solutions and emergency communications infrastructure, opening doors for scalable networking hardware, disaster recovery services, and security solutions.
Digital Equity and Education Next Century Cities' initiatives on digital divide, advocacy, and digital literacy in schools suggest potential for partnerships with companies providing digital inclusion programs, educational technology, and broadband access hardware for underserved communities.
Public Sector Collaboration As a nonprofit organization with extensive government engagement, they are a strategic partner for government-oriented cybersecurity, network management platforms, and professional services aimed at improving municipal broadband deployment and policy compliance.