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onlyonereason
| the pipes man,
Its the pipes that run the internet, fiber...
Eventually, you will need massive scale for video and other yet to mature services. Google obviously is making a move towards becoming some sort of SERVICE PROVIDER.. because as telcos learned... the old revenue streams are drying up to SPAM and SLAM artists... SO what's left? become a VOIP company? content company? no... service provider.. building internet-2 speeds and possibly being there to pick up the last mile if TELCOS and CABLECOS are unwilling/unable to compelte the last mile in high-speed internet 1, or more robust internet 2 speeds - direct to the consumer.
So, that new video phone set-top box might not say AT&T, it might say "GOOGLE DVR-Multi-Media"
Keep in mind, even fibers laid by Verizon today, DO NOT deliver internet-2 speeds (or anywhere close). It's probably the "ah-ha" epiphany that microsoft had when they saw mosaic building steam in unix environments building on the popularit of web-browsing at (abliet) modem speeds in the late 1980's, time to prepare for 'what's next' and it WILL most likely needs a ultra-FAT pipe | |
JWFokker
@rr.com
| If this is accurate, free ad-drive wifi is only the start. They could very well intend to compete with or even replace landline based telephone companies, cable companies AND cellular companies. With as much bandwidth as it sounds like Google intends to create, they could do it all and completely cut everyone else out of the equation.
Of course, Google won't be left unchallenged if they do attempt this. You can bet Verizon will make a big push into laying down lots of fiber, and they can afford it with 90+ billion dollars in the bank. And as well all know, competition is good for the consumer. In a few years, we may have Google to thank for jump-starting the stagnant US broadband industry.
I think Google's ultrasecret meeting may have a lot to do with this. I don't know about anyone else, but I think it would be cool to see a massive explosion of bandwidth and content, by whatever means necessary. | |
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