<s>
Gigabit	B-Protocol
Seattle	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
fiber-to-the-home	B-Architecture
/	O
fiber-to-the-business	O
network	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
deployed	O
in	O
Seattle	O
,	O
Washington	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
at	O
an	O
event	O
at	O
the	O
Paul	O
G	O
.	O
Allen	O
Center	O
for	O
Computer	O
Science	O
&	O
Engineering	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Washington	O
,	O
Mayor	O
Michael	O
McGinn	O
and	O
Gigabit	O
Squared	O
President	O
Mark	O
Ansboury	O
announced	O
the	O
Gigabit	B-Protocol
Seattle	I-Protocol
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
three	O
parts	O
:	O
fiber-to-the-home	B-Architecture
and	O
fiber-to-the-business	O
,	O
a	O
dedicated	O
gigabit	O
to	O
multi-family	O
housing	O
and	O
offices	O
and	O
next-generation	O
wireless	O
cloud	O
services	O
in	O
12	O
neighborhoods	O
throughout	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gigabit	B-Protocol
Seattle	I-Protocol
plans	O
to	O
build	O
out	O
a	O
fiber-to-the-home/fiber	O
-to-the-business	O
network	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
50,000	O
households	O
and	O
businesses	O
in	O
14	O
demonstration	O
neighborhoods	O
,	O
connected	O
together	O
with	O
excess	O
capacity	O
that	O
Gigabit	B-Protocol
Seattle	I-Protocol
will	O
lease	O
from	O
the	O
City	O
’s	O
own	O
fiber	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
provide	O
coverage	O
beyond	O
the	O
14	O
demonstration	O
neighborhoods	O
,	O
Gigabit	B-Protocol
Seattle	I-Protocol
intends	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
dedicated	O
gigabit	O
broadband	O
wireless	O
umbrella	O
to	O
cover	O
Seattle	O
providing	O
point-to-point	O
radio	O
access	O
up	O
to	O
one	O
gigabit	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
achieved	O
by	O
placing	O
fiber	O
transmitters	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
38	O
buildings	O
across	O
Seattle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gigabit	B-Protocol
Seattle	I-Protocol
will	O
provide	O
next	O
generation	O
mobile	O
,	O
wireless	O
cloud	O
services	O
in	O
its	O
14	O
neighborhoods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gigabit	B-Protocol
Seattle	I-Protocol
network	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
rolled	O
out	O
initially	O
to	O
14	O
demonstration	O
neighborhoods	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Gigabit	B-Protocol
Seattle	I-Protocol
will	O
own	O
and	O
operate	O
the	O
fiber	O
network	O
and	O
broadband	O
wireless	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
University	O
of	O
Washington	O
will	O
provide	O
community	O
leadership	O
and	O
collaborate	O
with	O
Gigabit	B-Protocol
Seattle	I-Protocol
on	O
public	O
uses	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
network	O
,	O
piloting	O
health	O
care	O
and	O
education	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
