VERSANT SOLUTIONS GROUP
ACCELERATE
NETWORK
UPGRADES.
DONE.
Plan and design intelligent networks with a click of a button that will take fiber internet where it’s never been before.
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IT WORKS

Plan. Design. Implement at high speed.
Win Rural broadband contracts and get to market faster with the most comprehensive software to get the job done in weeks not months.
AUTOMATED DESIGN SAVES TIME AND REDUCES PRODUCTION COSTS
Generate multiple detailed network architectures using AI automation at your fingertips with precision.
GENERATE ACCURATE LABOR AND MATERIAL COSTS WITH CONFIDENCE
Get instant cost estimates to plan out a job from start to finish. Know what materials you need to order.
ANALYZE, REFINE AND OPTIMIZE IN COLLABORATIVE MODE
Together, your team can efficiently analyze network design performance using real-time modeling and simulation to fine-tune and optimize capital investment.
Designed and
perfected by
broadband
industry
experts
Built by network designers and engineers with decades of hands-on experience, NetVersant Greenfield was developed to save time and money in the design and deployment of rural broadband projects.
The software is an expansion of the successful NetVersant platform which optimizes existing complex network architectures using advanced AI automation.

LEADERSHIP
IAN D OLIVER
IAN D OLIVER
President
Ian has built a career on his ability to pull order out chaos, to have a really good idea of what’s going to happen next, and to cut a trail for others to follow. He has developed and sharpened his abilities over a 35 year run in the television, broadband, and telecom industries in North America and overseas.
As co-founder and President of Versant Solutions Group, Ian leads a team of industry leaders possessing decades of experience in the design and implementation of broadband networks and in advanced computing technology, including AI, to deliver a suite of applications that allow network operators to build the right network, in the right place, at the right time, for the right cost.
Ian has built a career on pulling order out chaos, having a good idea of what’s going to happen next, and cutting trail for others to follow.
He has developed and sharpened his abilities over a 35-year run in the television, broadband, and telecom industries in North America and overseas, having been responsible for the planning and execution of large-scale, complex initiatives, typically involving rapidly evolving technology.
Ian’s range of experience from the field to senior management allows him to move effortlessly between the front lines and the boardroom to build powerful teams of smart people. He has a finely-honed ability to distill the truly fundamental factors in complicated circumstances, then to develop and implement both strategic and tactical approaches that obtain the desired objectives.
JENNIFER HORWOOD
JENNIFER HORWOOD
Chief Strategy Offier
Ian has built a career on his ability to pull order out chaos, to have a really good idea of what’s going to happen next, and to cut a trail for others to follow. He has developed and sharpened his abilities over a 35 year run in the television, broadband, and telecom industries in North America and overseas.
As co-founder and President of Versant Solutions Group, Ian leads a team of industry leaders possessing decades of experience in the design and implementation of broadband networks and in advanced computing technology, including AI, to deliver a suite of applications that allow network operators to build the right network, in the right place, at the right time, for the right cost.
Ian has built a career on pulling order out chaos, having a good idea of what’s going to happen next, and cutting trail for others to follow.
He has developed and sharpened his abilities over a 35-year run in the television, broadband, and telecom industries in North America and overseas, having been responsible for the planning and execution of large-scale, complex initiatives, typically involving rapidly evolving technology.
Ian’s range of experience from the field to senior management allows him to move effortlessly between the front lines and the boardroom to build powerful teams of smart people. He has a finely-honed ability to distill the truly fundamental factors in complicated circumstances, then to develop and implement both strategic and tactical approaches that obtain the desired objectives.
MARK ZANGARI
MARK ZANGARI
Chief Technology Offier
Ian has built a career on his ability to pull order out chaos, to have a really good idea of what’s going to happen next, and to cut a trail for others to follow. He has developed and sharpened his abilities over a 35 year run in the television, broadband, and telecom industries in North America and overseas.
As co-founder and President of Versant Solutions Group, Ian leads a team of industry leaders possessing decades of experience in the design and implementation of broadband networks and in advanced computing technology, including AI, to deliver a suite of applications that allow network operators to build the right network, in the right place, at the right time, for the right cost.
Ian has built a career on pulling order out chaos, having a good idea of what’s going to happen next, and cutting trail for others to follow.
He has developed and sharpened his abilities over a 35-year run in the television, broadband, and telecom industries in North America and overseas, having been responsible for the planning and execution of large-scale, complex initiatives, typically involving rapidly evolving technology.
Ian’s range of experience from the field to senior management allows him to move effortlessly between the front lines and the boardroom to build powerful teams of smart people. He has a finely-honed ability to distill the truly fundamental factors in complicated circumstances, then to develop and implement both strategic and tactical approaches that obtain the desired objectives.
BILL SHUFFLER
BILL SHUFFLER
Vice President, Business Development
Ian has built a career on his ability to pull order out chaos, to have a really good idea of what’s going to happen next, and to cut a trail for others to follow. He has developed and sharpened his abilities over a 35 year run in the television, broadband, and telecom industries in North America and overseas.
As co-founder and President of Versant Solutions Group, Ian leads a team of industry leaders possessing decades of experience in the design and implementation of broadband networks and in advanced computing technology, including AI, to deliver a suite of applications that allow network operators to build the right network, in the right place, at the right time, for the right cost.
Ian has built a career on pulling order out chaos, having a good idea of what’s going to happen next, and cutting trail for others to follow.
He has developed and sharpened his abilities over a 35-year run in the television, broadband, and telecom industries in North America and overseas, having been responsible for the planning and execution of large-scale, complex initiatives, typically involving rapidly evolving technology.
Ian’s range of experience from the field to senior management allows him to move effortlessly between the front lines and the boardroom to build powerful teams of smart people. He has a finely-honed ability to distill the truly fundamental factors in complicated circumstances, then to develop and implement both strategic and tactical approaches that obtain the desired objectives.
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Accelerating Network Planning into the 21st Century
The ability to holistically compare designs and cost estimates for different network architectures provides a level of comfort with the final network for all stakeholders both when construction is completed and in the years that follow.
Precision + Creativity = Quality
NetVersant empowers creativity for network engineers by giving them the freedom to work through multiple architectures and options in a fiber build.
NetVersant Greenfield - Fiber Connect 2022
The Leading Optical Fiber Business & Technology Event in the World.
NETVERSANT EMPOWERS CREATIVITY FOR NETWORK ENGINEERS BY GIVING THEM THE FREEDOM TO WORK THROUGH MULTIPLE ARCHITECTURES AND OPTIONS IN A FIBER BUILD.
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