And Now, Google the ISP
So, Google has been busy announcing products this week. Lost in the Buzz news was this bit that Google is planning to build its own high-speed fiber network.
Mmm, fiber.
Their goals are:
We’re planning to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States. We’ll deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today with 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. We plan to offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people.Our goal is to experiment with new ways to help make Internet access better and faster for everyone. Here are some specific things that we have in mind:
- Next generation apps: We want to see what developers and users can do with ultra high-speeds, whether it’s creating new bandwidth-intensive “killer apps” and services, or other uses we can’t yet imagine.
- New deployment techniques: We’ll test new ways to build fiber networks, and to help inform and support deployments elsewhere, we’ll share key lessons learned with the world.
- Openness and choice: We’ll operate an “open access” network, giving users the choice of multiple service providers. And consistent with our past advocacy, we’ll manage our network in an open, non-discriminatory and transparent way.
Sounds pretty sweet, but as will all Google products, lingering privacy concerns, well, linger.
Check out the video and rally your state and/or local officials to bring the Google pipe to your neighborhood.
OK, am I the only one who remembers the April Fools’ 2007 and the Google TiSP? Seriously, how close to true is that joke now? I’ll bet someone floated (puntastic) that idea in a meeting.
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February 9th, 2010 at 11:40 pm
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February 10th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Agree sounds too sweet to be true… But I am in… Good Bye Comcast
February 10th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
Want fiber. Do not want Verizon upselling me TV and phone over the same line. So, if I have no internet, TV or phone, what am I supposed to do?
February 10th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
mmmmm
http://www.googleandmoney.com
is that site true?
February 10th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
No idea, really, but isn't everything on the internet true? Like that's really your email address
February 10th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
And Now, Google the ISP http://goo.gl/fb/C6KG
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February 10th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
RT @theappslab And Now, Google the ISP http://bit.ly/9ngD7q @teo_hernandez Too sweet to be true, but I am in
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February 10th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
If only they'd bring that to Australia…
Sick and tired of waiting for the local telco to finish the fibre to every door, at least in the major cities.
Would switch on the spot!
February 11th, 2010 at 1:01 am
¿Igual lo que le molestaba a alierta es que Google planea ser ISP http://ow.ly/16dqU ?
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February 11th, 2010 at 9:01 am
I'm with you. Verizon has been rolling out FiOS since the mid-00s, and it feels like an eternity. Even now, it's available in my metro area, but I don't think I can get it b/c I live in an area covered by a different telco.
Plus, they're bundling TV, phone and internet, which I don't like. One rule that never fails: you can never have internet service that's too fast.
February 12th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
The money is almost always in the DISTRIBUTION of resources, not the CREATION of resources. This is true for essentials like food and water, as well as modern things like books and software. Sure, Apple and Microsoft make money… but telecommunication companies like AT&T and Comcast make boatloads more.
Google avoided being content “creators” for two good reasons… One: if their content was high on the google result page, people would suspect some kind of cheating. Two: content creation just isn't that lucrative, when compared with helping people find relevant content.
Becoming an ISP to compete with Comcast is just about the best idea. Both for them — more cash — and for consumers — more competition.
February 13th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Somehow, I think they'd be money in the creation of water
Great point. I, for one, welcome our Google overlords. People complain about what they know, but all the other vendors we use, especially ISPs, know more. They just keep quiet about it.
BTW, I hear they have super fast, free wi-fi in The Dalles, OR, where they have a huge datacenter. The wi-fi is part of the deal they struck a few years ago. Next time I get out there, I'm dying to see *exactly* how fast it really is.
February 13th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
Somehow, I think they'd be money in the creation of water
Great point. I, for one, welcome our Google overlords. People complain about what they know, but all the other vendors we use, especially ISPs, know more. They just keep quiet about it.
BTW, I hear they have super fast, free wi-fi in The Dalles, OR, where they have a huge datacenter. The wi-fi is part of the deal they struck a few years ago. Next time I get out there, I'm dying to see *exactly* how fast it really is.