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Re: Google Plans to Build Ultra High-Speed Broadband Networks
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:58:38 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: mailers () oranged to Date: February 11, 2010 12:07:33 AM EST To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] Google Plans to Build Ultra High-Speed Broadband Networks Hi Dave There are some interesting points which your readers may find interesting. Contary to many peoples opinion google does currently have its own network that it runs. It may not own all the fibre in the ground but there are very few carriers which do own their entire network. More often than not its the case that companies will actually lease the dark fibre from other providers to give them reach into areas where they do not or can't have capacity. Google has over the last 6 years or so been busy purchasing vast capacity Here are some dated articles to show just how long the story really is : http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Google-and-Its-Continuing-Dark-Fiber-Mystery/ (2005) http://www.infoniac.com/hi-tech/google-purchases-10000km-undersea-fiber-optic-cable.html (2008) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Farber" <dave () farber net> To: "ip" <ip () v2 listbox com> Sent: Thursday, 11 February, 2010 10:50:11 AM Subject: [IP] Google Plans to Build Ultra High-Speed Broadband Networks I agree with Gerry. Djf Begin forwarded message: From: Gerry Faulhaber < gerry-faulhaber () mchsi com > Date: February 10, 2010 5:59:59 PM EST To: dave () farber net Subject: Google Plans to Build Ultra High-Speed Broadband Networks Dave [for IP] I am a huge enthusiast for more broadband competition and welcome Google into the business. I have always wondered why Google (whose market cap = $179B compared to total US cable industry = $95B) whined incessantly about the domestic BB providers when it could well have entered the market itself. It certainly has the financial strength to do so, and has for quite some time. Its entry (which this announcement perhaps heralds) is long overdue, in my book. But this is merely a blog announcement, and talk is cheap. Let's be cautious about how much we read into this. But let's be serious; Google has never run a carrier-grade local networking business (besides its trivial Mountainside, CA WiFi network) and has zero experience in networking. Networking is a very different business from anything Google has done before, and my guess is that unless they are in for the long haul, they will get their head handed to them...by customers who are unwilling to tolerate poorly performing networks. They have also shown themselves cack-handed at dealing with the politics of local distribution. Remember the Google/Earthlink San Francisco Free WiFi network proposal? Google, I certainly encourage you to get into this business. But this ain't no search engine biz; running carrier-grade networks for commercial and residential customers is tough and demanding and presents challenges you have never encountered before. I hope you are up to it. Professor Emeritus Gerald Faulhaber Wharton School and Law School, University of Pennsylvania ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Farber To: ip Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:25 PM Subject: [IP] WSJ TECHNOLOGY ALERT: Google Plans to Build Ultra High-Speed Broadband Networks Begin forwarded message: From: "charles.brownstein" < charles.brownstein () verizon net > Date: February 10, 2010 1:18:05 PM EST To: David Farber < dave () farber net > Subject: Fwd: WSJ TECHNOLOGY ALERT: Google Plans to Build Ultra High-Speed Broadband Networks __________________________________ Technology Alert from The Wall Street Journal Google plans to build and test broadband networks that could deliver speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans use. The plan, announced on a company blog, could expand Google's position on the Internet by answering consumer demands for ever-faster connections. http://online.wsj.com/?mod=djemalertTECH Archives Archives ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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