30 Jan
2013
30 Jan
'13
1:08 a.m.
That's why I think rather than having the muni run colo (which may fill), they should just allow providers to drop in their own fiber cables, and run a fiber patch only room. There could then be hundreds of private colo providers in a 1km radius of the fiber MMR, generating lots of competition for the space/power side of the equation. If one fills up, someone will build another, and it need not be on the same square of land....
The two options are not mutually exclusive. Nothing precludes bringing additional fiber in where that makes sense even if you have an on-site colo facility. Owen