Huge implications for future network speeds. This is LAN speeds on the Internet. Download a HD movie in 5 minutes. Store all your data online seamlessly. Something like this completely changes how the Internet works. 100 times faster than typical home Broadband speeds. Whole new industries and web tools become possible. Awesome!
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Google Plans To Deliver 1Gb/sec Fiber-Optic Broadband Network To More Than 50,000 Homes – Annotated
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Google is getting into the broadband business.
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The fiber-optic network will deliver speeds of 1 gigabit-per-second, which is more than 20 times faster than residential fiber optic services offered today in the U.S.
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Google says it is doing this on an trial basis to promote new killer apps that will take advantage of the faster speeds
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Maybe they can throw in Google Voice service and an Android phone that lets you talk over WiFi.
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Yay for Google getting on board to make this happen!
By: Kelly Tenkely on February 12, 2010
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