W W W.EXTREMENETWORKS.COM 1 The City of Ann Arbor is Michigan? s sixth largest city, located in the southeast region of the state. The municipal economy is largely driven by the University of Michigan, as well as high technology; many businesses are drawn to the area as a result of university research and development. The city? s fiber network was 1 5 years old, experiencing some reliability issues, consisted of aging hardware, and a City franchise agreement w ith the current fiber contractor was coming to an end. The city decision makers had an opportunity to address their next generation network by continuing to lease a fiber network or build their own. The city chose to build their own community fiber network with an emphasis on quality, reliability, resiliency, and failover.

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