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[Barefootsies]

Think big with a gig: Our experimental fiber network
2/10/2010 08:00:00 AM
Imagine sitting in a rural health clinic, streaming three-dimensional medical imaging over the web and discussing a unique condition with a specialist in New York. Or downloading a high-definition, full-length feature film in less than five minutes. Or collaborating with classmates around the world while watching live 3-D video of a university lecture. Universal, ultra high-speed Internet access will make all this and more possible. We've urged the FCC to look at new and creative ways to get there in its National Broadband Plan ? and today we're announcing an experiment of our own.

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.

Like our WiFi network in Mountain View, the purpose of this project is to experiment and learn. Network providers are making real progress to expand and improve high-speed Internet access, but there's still more to be done. We don't think we have all the answers ? but through our trial, we hope to make a meaningful contribution to the shared goal of delivering faster and better Internet for everyone.

As a first step, today we're putting out a request for information (RFI) to help identify interested communities. We welcome responses from local government, as well as members of the public. If you'd like to respond, visit this page to learn more, or check out our video:

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/...erimental.html

[mmcfadden]

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[Barefootsies]

Originally Posted by mmcfadden

is this porn related or just breaking news?

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[pornguy]

They already have a system that works on the electric lines but can you imagein the phone companies are not happy about that. and on top of being able to use any plug in the house, its about 100 times faster. The were testing this in Sandiego when i lived there.

[Barefootsies]

Originally Posted by pornguy

They already have a system that works on the electric lines but can you imagein the phone companies are not happy about that. and on top of being able to use any plug in the house, its about 100 times faster. The were testing this in Sandiego when i lived there.

Yeah. I heard that some time back.

Back when I was leaving telco and a lot of the dot.com's were going bust. I had heard Google, among other companies, were buying up the black fiber for cheap. A lot of the dot coms or telcos start ups of the 90's had laid so much fiber that it would have never been used at that time. It was insane over capacity.

Glad to hear it is being put to use by some company with a forward vision. The Bells and other telcoms are not moving fast enough to keep pace with the rest of the world.