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High-Tech Reaches New Level at One America

SAN DIEGO-The owners of One America Plaza take high-tech tenancy to a new horizon by installing a common, agnostic network in the trophy office tower that will allow it to offer gigabit network speeds at a low cost.

By Erin Cassin | Updated on May 07, 2003

SAN DIEGO-High-tech tenancy has been brought to a new level at One America Plaza, as owners SENTRE Partners and GE Asset Management are installing a common, agnostic network in the trophy office tower that will allow it to offer gigabit network speeds at a low cost.

“Our concept is really simple…provide bandwidth as the 4th utility and Wi-Fi (wireless Internet) as an amenity,” says Matthew T. Spathas, partner of SENTRE Partners. “This is really no different than the move from kerosene to electricity or stairs to elevators,” he adds. “Optical wires and switches should be treated like electrical wires and the transformer…owned by the building, managed by a third party for the benefit of our tenants.”

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