Seattle's Gigabit Squared network appears to have failed, illustrating a recurring problem with all municipal or joint venture Internet access efforts, namely creation of sustainable revenue models.
Gigabit Squared had hoped to use municipal dark fiber as the backbone for a gigabit access network in parts of Seattle. But the effort seems to have foundered for financial reasons, even before any construction began.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Seattle's Gigabit Squared Fails: Sustainability Remains an Issue for Muni Access Networks
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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