Manager, Market & Network Planning

About Accelecom

Accelecom is a leading provider of high-speed fiber optic network solutions delivering reliable high-performance connectivity to enterprise government and industrial customers across Georgia Kentucky and the broader Southeast. We build and operate the fiber and we decide where to build it next based on hard market intelligence. Thats where this role comes in.

The Opportunity

Were looking for a Manager Market & Network Planning to determine where our fiber network should grow next and to build the market intelligence behind those decisions. Youll pair outside-plant (OSP) network planning fiber routes build-versus-buy and capacity with market planning: sizing the total addressable market (TAM) assessing competitive density mapping which providers serve each street today and understanding what they offer and charge. Its an analytical high-visibility role for someone who has planned built or competed in carrier networks.

Read This First

This is a telecom carrier planning role not an IT role.

This position is not a corporate/enterprise IT help-desk system administration cloud cybersecurity or enterprise network-engineering role. Here network means a service-provider outside-plant fiber network feeder and distribution routes homes and businesses passed serviceable addresses not LAN/WAN routers and switches or datacenter/cloud infrastructure. Were specifically seeking candidates from telecommunications carriers and service providers LEC CLEC ISP or MSO. If your experience is primarily in corporate/enterprise IT this role will not be a match.

Market Planning

Perform geo-market assessments to size the total addressable market (TAM) and evaluate competitive density across target areas.

Build TAM analysis spanning both brownfield and greenfield customer prospects (businesses and locations).

Determine which carriers and service providers are serving each target at the street level.

Capture competitors current offerings and pricing to inform positioning and go/no-go decisions.

Create and manage pro forma financial models that weigh the cost to build into a market against the implied revenue from its TAM over time and the resulting return on investment (ROI).

Translate market and competitive intelligence into a prioritized network-expansion opportunity pipeline.

Network Planning

Plan and design fiber network expansion routes feeder and distribution for greenfield and brownfield builds.

Drive build-versus-buy decisions using IRU/lease economics and construction cost.

Support IRU and off-net (Type 2) arrangements across their life cycle.

Maintain a full dashboard tracking all IRU and colocation (Colo) contracts plus forward-looking financials.

Perform capacity analysis and forecasting to stay ahead of demand.

Keep designs and market data current and accurate in fiber GIS/planning tools such as 3GIS.

What You Bring

Telecom carrier / service provider experience (LEC CLEC ISP or MSO) in network and/or market planning this is required; enterprise IT experience alone will not qualify.

Working knowledge of outside-plant (OSP) fiber networks: routes feeder/distribution and serviceability.

Experience with market sizing / TAM competitive density or street-level serviceability and pricing analysis.

Understanding of build-versus-buy economics IRU/leasing and carrier interconnection.

Strong analytical and data skills across GIS and spreadsheet/market data with the ability to turn analysis into clear recommendations.

5 years in telecom network and/or market planning.

Nice to Have

Hands-on experience with 3GIS Connected2Fiber ArcGIS or similar fiber GIS / market-intelligence platforms.

Familiarity with FTTX DWDM and access/transport technologies.

Knowledge of the southeastern U.S. fiber and carrier landscape.

Bachelors degree in a relevant field or equivalent telecom experience and/or industry certifications.