Smarter Technology. Stronger Communities. Better Business Outcomes.
Community Network Solutions (CNS) is a technology advisory and solutions organization helping communities, property owners, operators, management companies, developers, portfolio organizations, and investment groups navigate an increasingly complex technology landscape.
We serve as the connection between real estate and technology. From telecommunications and fiber infrastructure to managed Wi-Fi, smart-community solutions, security, access control, IoT, EV infrastructure, and emerging technologies, CNS helps clients understand their options, identify opportunities, evaluate providers, and implement solutions designed around their specific needs.
But our role goes beyond introducing technology. We help our clients determine what they need, why they need it, what it should cost, who should provide it, and how the decision can create long-term value.
Simply put: We sit on our client’s side of the table.
CNS was built to support technology decision-making at every level of residential real estate.
We sit on our client’s side of the table.
We help board members and community managers evaluate telecommunications agreements, infrastructure, connectivity, security, smart-community technologies, and other opportunities while simplifying complex decisions for volunteer leadership.
We help multifamily organizations evaluate technology through both an operational and asset-performance lens—improving connectivity, resident experience, efficiency, infrastructure, and long-term property value.
CNS serves as a strategic technology resource for management teams overseeing individual communities or large portfolios, helping reduce vendor complexity and bring consistency to technology planning and implementation.
Technology should be part of the planning process—not an afterthought. CNS works with developers and project stakeholders to evaluate connectivity, fiber, Wi-Fi, smart-building infrastructure, security, and access control during design and development.
For organizations managing multiple assets, CNS helps create portfolio-level technology strategies, identify opportunities across properties, evaluate vendor relationships, and develop scalable standards across multiple communities and markets.
Technology can influence operating expenses, resident experience, NOI, risk, and ultimately asset value. CNS helps investment groups evaluate opportunities across holdings, acquisitions, and portfolio companies.
Technology isn’t one-dimensional. Neither is CNS. Our organization brings together specialized areas of expertise designed to address the evolving technology, infrastructure, operational, and financial needs of the residential real-estate industry.
Strategy first. Technology second.
Fiber and broadband infrastructure, bulk internet and telecommunications agreements, managed Wi-Fi, carrier negotiations, contract renewals, infrastructure upgrades, and portfolio-wide connectivity strategies. Better connectivity, stronger agreements, greater long-term value.
Smart-building technology, access control, security and surveillance, smart gates, IoT devices, leak detection, energy management, resident platforms, and EV infrastructure. Every solution should solve a problem or create measurable value.
Technology audits, vendor evaluations, contract analysis, portfolio assessments, technology roadmaps, RFP and competitive evaluation support, acquisition assessments, and future infrastructure planning. Sometimes the most valuable service is perspective.
Identifying opportunities that improve net operating income, operating efficiency, resident experience, technology standardization, vendor accountability, risk management, and long-term property value across multiple assets.
There are plenty of companies that can sell technology. That’s not why CNS was created. CNS was created to help clients make better decisions about technology.
We begin with the property, community, portfolio, and people we are serving. Then we evaluate the technology. Then the providers. Then the economics.
Our relationships across telecommunications, technology, real estate, and strategic service providers allow us to bring the right resources to the table while maintaining one central focus:
What creates the greatest value for our client?
Six principles guide every recommendation we make and every relationship we build.
Great business begins with trust. We believe lasting relationships with our clients and strategic partners create better outcomes.
Our recommendations should be based on what makes sense for the client—not simply what is easiest to sell.
We sit on our client’s side of the table. Their objectives guide the process.
Technology doesn’t need to be overwhelming. We translate complicated options into understandable business decisions.
No single company has every answer. We bring together the right people, providers, and strategic partners to create better solutions.
Every recommendation should have a purpose—improving experience, reducing costs, increasing efficiency, strengthening infrastructure, or preparing an asset for the future.