Assuming that project takes several years to deploy, the Terminal will need other companies lining up behind it to avoid a potential boom-bust scenario.
The plan will begin with a demonstration fiber project in twelve Seattle neighborhoods and includes wireless methods to deploy services more quickly to other areas in the city.
If IT decision-makers buy into them, she says, they can easily underestimate what that technology will actually cost, which could include the time it takes to deploy a technology or the opportunity cost of devoting resources to a new project.