Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout

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Post by gm-conspiracy » Wed, Oct 26, 2016, 2:16 PM UTC

Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout
nytimes.com

Re: Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout

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Post by Leszek » Wed, Oct 26, 2016, 2:26 PM UTC

Previous discussion (mostly about the blog post): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12792928

Re: Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout

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Post by atomical » Wed, Oct 26, 2016, 2:29 PM UTC

A nation-wide rollout would have been one of the most transformative things Google could have done. Growing their profits now depends on a thirty year bet on unproven technologies.

Re: Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout

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Post by the_mitsuhiko » Wed, Oct 26, 2016, 2:31 PM UTC

Can't say I'm surprised. I expect Google fi to have a similar fate in a few years. It's not Google business.

Re: Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout

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Post by andrewvijay » Wed, Oct 26, 2016, 2:33 PM UTC

Just as expected. It was just to force the network carriers to speed up wasn't it?

Re: Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout

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Post by jonknee » Wed, Oct 26, 2016, 2:33 PM UTC

the_mitsuhiko wrote: post #4

Can't say I'm surprised. I expect Google fi to have a similar fate in a few years. It's not Google business.

Project Fi doesn't involve nearly the amount of staff though--they're using someone else's network. As Google has found out, digging holes and getting permits doesn't get cheaper with better software.

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Post by rch » Wed, Oct 26, 2016, 2:33 PM UTC

This should have been the headline on yesterday's news.

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Post by Yhippa » Wed, Oct 26, 2016, 2:34 PM UTC

Leszek wrote: post #2

Previous discussion (mostly about the blog post): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12792928

I read that one first then started seeing these articles like the OP all over. What incredible spin. Two completely different things happened if you read each one separately.

Re: Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout

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Post by Yhippa » Wed, Oct 26, 2016, 2:35 PM UTC

jonknee wrote: post #6

the_mitsuhiko wrote: post #4

Can't say I'm surprised. I expect Google fi to have a similar fate in a few years. It's not Google business.

Project Fi doesn't involve nearly the amount of staff though--they're using someone else's network. As Google has found out, digging holes and getting permits doesn't get cheaper with better software.

I have no idea what the economics are but I imagine the carriers they're piggybacking off of could charge higher fees for MVNOing if Fi were to get to a certain scale.

Re: Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout

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Post by ethanbond » Wed, Oct 26, 2016, 2:37 PM UTC

andrewvijay wrote: post #5

Just as expected. It was just to force the network carriers to speed up wasn't it?

Force them to speed up (maybe) in a dozen cities? I don't think that's "just as expected."