Nobody here can guarantee a high level of reliable data communications.
But reliability is exactly what Ford needs. Before it could build cars, Ford spent almost a year building a relationship with the local telephone company and educating the Chinese on Western concepts of quality, reliability, and speed. Once the Chinese understood Ford's needs for fiber, Ford had to teach them about fiber optics. It's a trade-off. The high-speed line should be operational in six months, just in time for the plant's 2003 opening.