Broadband Navigator™ Supplemental
Manage BOB Round 2 Challenges and Broadband Location Reviews with Confidence.
State broadband offices need an efficient and transparent way to collect, review, and adjudicate BOB Round 2 Challenge submissions while maintaining a record of decisions and supporting evidence.
Broadband Navigator™ Supplemental provides a platform for managing challenge submissions, location reviews, stakeholder engagement, and broadband program data within a single secure environment.
Purpose-built for broadband programs, the Navigator combines interactive mapping, evidence management, review workflows, and reporting tools to help broadband offices streamline complex location review processes and improve collaboration among staff, providers, local governments, and other stakeholders.
Broadband Navigator™ Supplemental allows states to share and track BEAD progress and is available to handle the new Benefit of the Bargain Round 2 challenge or “mini-challenge” process. To expedite State Broadband Office’s review of current and planned service challenges, the Navigator now has automated validation capabilities that check whether claimed locations near to provider infrastructure while maintaining privacy for Internet Service Providers with all data encrypted at rest.
- Sanborn has been great partners in developing solutions for the Missouri Office of Broadband Development. The Navigator has provided the OBD with a user-friendly, iterative mapping solution that evolves to meet federal program requirements and state priorities, and assists our various stakeholder groups with tools tailored to their roles for streamlined workflows and engaging with relevant broadband data.
- Amelia AuBuchon
GIS Coordinator | Office of Broadband Development | State of Missouri
BOB Round 2 Challenge Process Enabled.
Following BEAD award announcements, the focus expanded to tracking implementation and deployment progress. The latest version of the Navigator provides broadband offices with the tools needed to monitor where BEAD-funded projects are occurring, understand project status, evaluate progress toward statewide connectivity goals, and communicate outcomes to residents, providers, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
Key Benefits.
Streamline the Challenge Process
Reduce manual effort and administrative burden by managing submissions, reviews, and determinations in a single system.
Improve Transparency
Maintain a documented process that provides clear visibility into submissions, evidence, and decisions.
Support Defensible Decision-Making
Create a complete record of challenge reviews and determinations, including supporting documentation and reviewer actions.
Deploy Quickly
Leverage an existing platform that can be configured to support state-specific processes and requirements.
Adapt to Future Programs
Extend the same framework to support future challenge processes, stakeholder feedback programs, and broadband location review initiatives.
