Google Fiber
I think of Google as my search engine of choice, and I like using their other applications like Chrome, Gmail, Adsense, Adwords, Google Earth and YouTube.
I’ve never considered Google as an ISP or internet service provider. But Google is about to start testing ultra-high speed fiber optic broadband in several areas across the country.
google.com has issued a request for information from interested parties to participate in their experiment, claiming the possibility to deliver internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what is available today. They call it “think big with a gig.”
They’re talking about one gigabit per second, optical-fiber-to-the-home connections, serving anywhere from 50,000 up to 500,000 people. That’s a lot of bandwidth!
Currently that kind of territory is being served and expanded upon by the likes of AT&T and Verizon, who are locked in head-to-head competition over optical-fiber-to-the-home connections. It’s still developing, but you can find it in the larger metropolitan areas in the newer homes and apartment communities.
usatoday.com has a good article that argues both the pros and cons of such a fiber network.
There’s more info on Google Fiber on their webpage.
Friday, February 19th, 2010
Written by: Mike
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