Showing posts with label fibre-optical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fibre-optical. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Google has finished high-speed selection

Internet connect

Corporation Google has finished a demands acceptance for high-speed Internet connection, is informed in blog Google. From February, 10th till March, 26th, all interested persons had chance to fill the corresponding form on web site Google.

50 thousand lucky beggars

Individual demands for connection of the high-speed Internet channel have submitted more than 194,000 persons. In total at initial stage Google plans to provide with the high-speed Internet of 50,000 persons. In the long term number of participants of experiment can be increased to 500,000...

Within the next months, representatives of Google will analyse the submitted demands. In particular, employees of Google will visit some cities, will hold meetings with representatives of local authorities, and also will consult with the foreign organisations. Winners of competition will be declared in the end of a year.

Division of Google powers

During experiment, representatives of Google plan to test web appendices of new generation, and also new ways of a lining of fibre-optical cables. Thus the corporation is not going to begin granting of paid access to the Internet. Google will be engaged only in a lining of channels, and foreign partners will connect subscribers to the Internet.

Related Posts: Google

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Capital of the State of Kansas will rename in Google

Building of city council

The capital of the State of Kansas Topeka within March will be called "Google, Kansas — the capital city of fiber optics". The corresponding appeal was submitted for consideration city council by mayor Bill Bunten, writes The Topeka Capital-Journal. Members of city council have already approved the offer.

Auxiliary experiment

The mayor has expressed hope, that renaming will help a city to become a part of experiment Google with granting to Americans of high-speed Internet channels. Within the limits of experiment, from 50 to 500 thousand Americans will get a hundred times faster access to the Internet, than on the average in the USA.

Till March, 26th Google collects demands from cities and other settlements on participation in the program of reception of the superfast Internet. Till the end of a year, corporation Google will define areas in which fibre-optical lines will be laid.

Informal renaming

Renaming of Topeka if it takes place, will not be completely official. The document presented by the mayor, has more likely recommendatory character for townsmen. It is necessary to notice, that the administration of Topeka already has an experience of release of similar appeals. In 1998 the name of capital of Kansas has been informally changed on "ToPikachu" in honour of the animated hero.

Related Posts: Google

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Google will accelerate the American Internet in 100 times

Fibre-optical project

Corporation Google intends in an experimental order to provide parts of Americans access to the Network for the speed in one GB a second. It approximately a hundred times more than average speed of access to the USA.

The fibre-optical Internet

During experiment from 50,000 to 500,000 inhabitants of the United States can enter into the Internet through the allocated fibre-optical line. Representatives of corporation assert, that Internet access will be given for competitive prices.

By means of the users connected to high-speed Internet channels employees Google expect to test web appendices of following generation. Besides, they intend to test new ways of a lining of fibre-optical cables. Thus Google only will lay channels. Users can choose the provider independently from the several companies.

Lucky beggars will be defined in March

Now Google has begun gathering of demands from the settlements interested in a lining to them of fibre-optical lines. Demands can send the American municipalities till March, 26th. Till the end of a year the corporation intends to inform areas where experiment will take place.

Related Posts: Google