Google has recently announced that they are planning to build a new experimental high speed broadband network across a few locations in the U.S.A.
Their aim is to increase the speed of the Internet by over 100 times the present speed that most Americans have. They will introduce 1 gigabit per second fibre-to-the-home connections.
Google’s goal in doing so is to help make the Internet better and faster than it is at present for all users.
Some of the features they hope to be able to achieve are as follows:
- Next Generation Apps: They believe that developers and users may be able to create new bandwidth intensive “killer” apps with the ultra high speeds.
- New Deployment Techniques: They will test new ways to build fibre networks and to help in informing and supporting deployments elsewhere. They will also share this know-how with others.
- Openness and Choice: They will operate an open access network, which will give users a choice between several service providers.
Google is yet to identify the appropriate communities in which to set up and conduct this trial. They intend to offer this service to anywhere between 50,000 and 5,00,000 people at very competitive prices.
