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:
From: The Official google Blog
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Chapel Hill, NC and the Research Triangle Park would be a great area to get involved with a Google Network.
This is an excellent step in the right direction. However, in a short time, less than two years, there will be an urgent need for another upgrade. The problem of speed can’t be resolved by incremental solutions. This problem needs novel technology, which can be used for the next decade or more. The Photonics Company has invented this technology using optical fiber as an active device as well as the communication link, i.e. modulation, multiplexing, switching, coupling, and other functionalities, are done within the optical fiber cable. In this way, we can take the advantage of the real ultra high speed and enormous bandwidth of optical communication. This technology will provide the proper tools for transmission not only at 1G but up to 100G and more. This technology has been developed and proof of concept has been completed. This technology can be a perfect marriage to the Google’s Next Generation All-Fiber Networks. Please, visit the Photonics Company’s web-sites ( http://www.photonicsonfiber.com and http://www.photonicslabs.com ), or call 215-291-4410 (or Fax 215-291-4490) to receive more details on this innovative technology on ON-FIBER DEVICES.