Today on the
official Google blog
, the company announced plans “to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States.” Two obvious questions:
1) How fast is “ultra high-speed”?
2) How many babies must we sacrifice to participate?
Google says their network will deliver speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans currently experience — over a gigabit per second. That’s fast enough to download a high-definition, full-length movie in less than five minutes or stream live video in 3-D.
Can we be their guinea pigs (oh please oh please)? Maybe. Google is
seeking feedback
from interested state, county and city officials before deciding where to test these fiber-to-home connections. They’ll even allow plebes like us to
have a say
.
We don’t know what the company’s criteria might be, but the survey linked above encourages the submission of YouTube videos and other creative doodads. I don’t need to remind you of our local
fiber woes
. If you want to get aboard the Google speed train, spread the word.
This article appears in Thrift Store Angels.
Corrected link to make "have a say" comments (the one in the article produces an error message):
https://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/options
I might draw the line at babies but I’m not sure…If my computer drops off the internet one more time tonight, the nearest nursery might have another empty crib.
This sounds just right for our area–we’re under-served.