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Re: Google fiber hopes to expand to 34 new cities

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On 2014-02-20, wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 2/20/2014 4:08 AM, RS Wood wrote:
>>>  From the "but first we tear up your road" department:
>>> Title: Google Fiber, Ultrahigh-Speed Internet, May Expand to 34 New Cities
>>> Author: By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
>>> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 19:52:52 -0500
>>> Link: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/19/google-fiber-ultrahigh-speed-internet-may-expand-to-34-new-cities/
>>>
>>> Google is asking 34 cities to pave the way for Fiber without guaranteeing it
>>> will install it, a change in approach as the Internet giant grapples with
>>> real-world challenges like tearing up roads.
>>>
>>
>> Gigabit ethernet connections (or anything close to that speed) for the
>> end user requires that speed *end to end* on the route. Folks on Google
>> fiber will probably have gigabit speed routes to Google servers / google
>> search/apps/docs etc, but probably hardly anything else. I would think
>> most other content providers would need to pretty much have to pay
>> Google to install their servers at Google's datacenters to be able to
>> provide similar speed, or get some seriously expensive peering circuits.
>>
>
> Wait a minute, isn't the Internet just a bunch of tubes that carry data
> (e.g., cat videos, urgent messages about what people just had for breakfast,
> streaming porn, conspiracy theories, and NSA-required metadata)? If
> that's still true, then shouldn't "bigger mains" equate to "faster lolz"?
>
> P.S. haha. :p
> --
> Now frequenting comp.misc daily in a prolonged fit of netstalgia.
>

I think the Google team is moving rapidly into sectors where they have
little experience or knowledge.  I worked for a long time in civil
engineering, dealing with public utilities and digging permits and all
that stuff.  It's a lot of bureaucracy, not technical, and unless
they're hiring the right people/subcontracting the right firms, they've
got a tough road ahead of them.

On the other hand, I wish them luck and hope they choose a city I live
in!  

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Google fiber hopes to expand to 34 new cities RS Wood  <rswood@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-20 09:08 +0000
  Re: Google fiber hopes to expand to 34 new cities 2phar <none@example.com> - 2014-02-20 09:35 -0500
    Re: Google fiber hopes to expand to 34 new cities wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 09:59 +0000
      Re: Google fiber hopes to expand to 34 new cities RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-20 18:47 +0000

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