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The failure of Google Fiber paints a very bleak picture of the future of internet infrastructure, or even all communication in this country. If Google cannot compete with the status quo, who can?
"But Google Fiber got something out of its time here. It learned that nanotrenching—the cost-saving process of burying fiber optic cables just two inches underground—was a bust. “We currently do not have plans that call for 2 inch trenches, our primary specifications are focused on going deeper,” a Google Fiber spokesperson said in an email." It's so weird to just use cities as A/B tests and just disregard all the pe…
https://i.stuff.co.nz/technology/social-networking/103511194...
Edit: Looks like it didn’t actually work in those cities either. One wonders why the Louisville representatives missed this.
https://www.wsmv.com/news/repaving-streets-reveal-google-fib...
The failure of Google Fiber paints a very bleak picture of the future of internet infrastructure, or even all communication in this country. If Google cannot compete with the status quo, who can?
Municipalities. They are world class experts in running broadband infrastructure if only evil ISPs let them.
The failure of Google Fiber paints a very bleak picture of the future of internet infrastructure, or even all communication in this country. If Google cannot compete with the status quo, who can?
That's not the lesson I'd learn here. This seems like Google has not yet learned how civil engineering works, which is a crucial component in internet infrastructure. It's unfortunate that Louisville is getting bit hard here.
The failure of Google Fiber paints a very bleak picture of the future of internet infrastructure, or even all communication in this country. If Google cannot compete with the status quo, who can?
They tried to lay fiber in 2in trenches instead of typical 6in trenches. Then left when it didn't work. This isn't Goliath beating David. This is David throwing a rock, missing, and going home.
The failure of Google Fiber paints a very bleak picture of the future of internet infrastructure, or even all communication in this country. If Google cannot compete with the status quo, who can?
Grace Simrall the CTO over there is no n00b. They're a customer of ours and they're probably one of the most advanced cities we work with in terms of thinking about a "city stack". Google Fiber didn't abandon them, as far as I can tell they just have better plans that don't include being strong armed by google.
What does that mean exactly?
I would think getting more competition would be welcome.