About us

Supporting the broadband, internet, and digital media industry

We are driven to solve complex questions and challenges facing our industry and guided by our clients’ ultimate goals to securely connect their customers to the internet.

We are passionate about problem solving, figuring things out, seeing things from a different angle, and cutting through the complexities of the industry.

35 Years of Experience

Cybersecurity

Our Cybersecurity service is designed to assist network operators in securing their broadband networks while navigating the regulatory cybersecurity landscape at the FCC and CISA.

Broadband Network Design

Unlock the full potential of your broadband network with our comprehensive Broadband Network Design and Network Performance Optimization service. Whether it’s DOCSIS, fiber, or wireless, our expert team specializes in crafting customized network designs that deliver exceptional performance and reliability.

Analytics & Data Science

Our Analytics and Data Science services specialize in unlocking the hidden potential within the vast amounts of data generated by broadband networks and their systems. We understand that within this data lies a wealth of valuable insights that can drive informed decision-making and operational improvements.

Video Piracy

At Broadband Tools Consulting, we understand the detrimental impact of video piracy on network operators and the importance of proactive measures to combat this issue. We specialize in helping network operators establish robust strategies and implement cutting-edge technologies to detect and prevent video piracy.

Transaction Services

Our Transaction Services provide investors with comprehensive support and guidance in navigating mergers, acquisitions, and business transactions within the broadband and telecommunications industry.

Strategic Consulting

Our Strategic Consulting services for broadband service providers encompass both business strategy and technology strategy, ensuring a holistic approach to driving your success in the dynamic broadband industry.
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Team

We draw upon our decades of experience to help our clients engineer better broadband solutions.

Over 30 years of experience engineering secure broadband networks.
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Matt Tooley

Founder & Managing Partner
Today

January 2023

Multiple briefings at the FCC in the matter of Secure Internet Routing

November 2022

Technical expert for NCTA's comments filed in the matter of Request for Information on Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022

April 2022

Technical expert for NCTA's comments filed in the matter of Evaluating and Improving NIST Cybersecurity Resources: The Cybersecurity Framework and Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management

April 2021

Panelist at LightReading Next-Gen Cable conference for a discussion on broadband performance.

March 2021

Awarded US patent 10,936,700 for a Method and System for Detecting Pirated Video Network Traffic

April 2021

Lead editor for the BITAG report on network performance during the 2020 pandemic.

October 2020

Lead author for the SCTE paper, Tele-Everything and Its Impact to the Network

September 2019

Authored the SCTE paper, Detecting Video Piracy with Machine Learning

July 2017

Technical expert for NCTA's comments filed in the matter of Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats

May 2017

Technical expert for NCTA's comments filed in the matter of The Benefits, Challenges, and Potential Roles for the Government in Fostering the Advancement of the Internet of Things

August 2016

Technical expert for NCTA's comments filed in the matter broadband outage reporting

May 2016

NCTA's technical expert for comments filed in the matter of Protecting the Privacy of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services

May 2015

Lead author for the SCTE paper, The Evolution of Cable Network Security

November 2014

Key contributor to the BITAG report on Interconnection and Traffic Exchange on the Internet

September 2014

Lead editor the FCC CSRIC IV working group report on Long Term Core [Internet] Protocol Improvements

August 2013

Key contributor to the BITAG report, Real-time Network Management of Internet Congestion

January 2010

Co-authored a paper for the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), An Overview of the DOCSIS (Cable) Platform

December 2005

Key contributor to the PacketCable Multimedia Web Services Interface Specification

June 2003

Co-founded Xinnia Technology - a QoE software company

2000

Engineering manager for the team that developed one of the industry's first DOCSIS Cable Modem Termination Systems (CMTS)

1993

Designed NASA's first packet-based communications system for low earth orbiting satellites that would become the standard.

1987

Awarded BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Evansville

March 2023

Technical expert for NCTA's comments to NIST on Improving the Cybersecurity Framework

December 2022

Key contributor to the BITAG report on Security of Internet's Routing Infrastructure

February 2022

Nominated and accepted to the FCC Technical Advisory Council for Working Group 6

June 2021

Key contributor to the BITAG report explaining network latency.

April 2021

Multiple briefings to Congressional staff on network performance during the pandemic

September 2021

Lead author for the SCTE paper on Best Practices for the Use of AI/ML in the Mitigation of Video Piracy

December 2020

Lead editor for the Streaming Video Technology Alliance report on Securing Streaming Video

June 2020

Open Security is More Important Than Ever

February 2018

Technical expert for NCTA's comments filed in the matter of Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats

July 2017

Authored the Communications Sector Coordinating Council's paper on Botnet Mitigation

November 2016

Briefed the FCC on proposed broadband outage reporting rules

July 2016

Technical expert for NCTA's comments filed in the matter of Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services

October 2015

Key contributor to the BITAG report on Differentiated Treatment of Internet Traffic

March 2015

Key contributor to the FCC CSRIC report on Cybersecurity Risk Management and Best Practices Work Group 4 final report.

October 2014

Technical expert for NCTA's comments filed in the matter of Experience with the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

September 2014

Technical expert for NCTA's comments filed in the matter of Implementation of CSRIC III Cybersecurity Best Practices

June 2011

Authored the SCTE paper, Adoption Trends of Over-the-top Video from a Network Perspective

June 2007

Successful exit with the the sale of Cablematrix to Sandvine

May 2005

Merged Xinnia Technolgy with CableMatrix

May 2004

Key contributor to the CableLabs PacketCable Multimedia Specification

2003

Awarded an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business

1998

Principal Engineer on a team that developed a frame relay router for a world class bank's global banking system
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Solutions for Better Broadband

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