Yep - who would have thought - people in Boston are giggling over google since the mayor over there has announced that they are ready for Google Fiber (me too;)! - you may think people in Boston are having bowel issues, but no - they are referring to Google's Fiber Optic network (yes they are getting into the local ISP business). Google is quite possibly going to supply Gigabit speed to neighborhoods all over Boston.Some people may say "Wow - high tech!" - But this is nothing new, gigabit fiber has been around for a few years now, the only reason you dont hear about it is because the telcos that own the fiber are charging megabucks to have it, so really nobody buys it but companies like CBS or Level3 and such, I priced out a fiber connection for a client a few months back and it was a mere $5000 per month.
The new in this situation is Google - who has been known to give amazing products away for next to nothing - so if I can get a Gig fiber connection to my house for $100/month - I will jump right on that giggling train.
Most likely this (like many google services), is a preemptor to their television network - yes, google is ramping up to push their ads on THEIR network of course - why should they want to advertise on Cox cable? Oh and dont forget phone, I would bet theres some sort of phone service that these customers will qualify for - such as Google Voice with a service level agreement, then of course - they would have to push hosted phone systems!
Is there nothing google cant keep their hands out of?? -next thing you know there will be a google church - sorry i will not be bowing to that google.
more on Google Fiber in Boston here
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