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Higher-ed physical-plant cost amortization + cabling 61% of campus networking

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Higher-ed physical-plant amortizes over 10-15-year cycles for mechanical and electrical infrastructure, longer for building shells. Cabling accounts for 61% of campus networking infrastructure costs and is embedded in buildings regardless of traffic.

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Original whitepaper reference: [86]