Chimidi_Mukku Posted December 4, 2012 Report Posted December 4, 2012 http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/google-fiber-puts-the-isps-shame-208004 [color=#000000][size=3] [url="http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/google-fiber-must-succeed-198733"]As I predicted[/url], Google's fiber experiment in Kansas City is [url="http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/11/google-fiber-is-live-in-kansas-city-real-world-speeds-at-700-mbps/"]fast succeeding[/url]. As the rollout pushes forward, it's educating the general population on what [i]real[/i] broadband Internet service is like. If that weren't enough, Google is tossing in goodies like HD television channels, DVRs, tablets, and cloud storage for seemingly free.[/size][/color][color=#000000][size=3] Make no mistake, Google is not just embarrassing the competition -- it's humiliating its rivals. It's like Muhammad Ali vs. Napoleon Dynamite in a cage match. Some reports say that Time Warner, the incumbent ISP in the area, is [url="http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/BTIG-Google-Fiber-is-Awesome-and-Time-Warner-is-Worried-122187"]going door to door[/url], asking customers if they're satisfied with their service. Time Warner can't compete with Google at this game -- Time Warner has worked hard at [i]not[/i] investing in its infrastructure for years, leaving the carrier bereft of options other than to watch helplessly as its customer base dwindles. Time Warner has two choices: upgrade its infrastructure to match Google's or bail out entirely. [/size][/color][color=#000000][size=3] [b][ Also on InfoWorld: [url="http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/google-fiber-must-succeed-198733?source=fssr"]Google Fiber must succeed[/url] | [url="http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/google-in-talks-dish-build-wireless-network-report-says-207248?source=fssr"]Google in talks with Dish to create wireless network[/url] | Get the latest practical data center info and news with [url="http://www.infoworld.com/newsletters/subscribe?showlist=infoworld_data_center&source=ifwelg_fssr"]InfoWorld's Data Center newsletter[/url]. ][/b][/size][/color][color=#000000][size=3] Now that Google Fiber is a reality and houses are connected, we see pleas like this one from a [url="http://bgr.com/2012/11/28/google-fiber-praise-comcast-criticism/"]poor soul stuck in metropolitan Boston with a Comcast cable connection[/url] that would be [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Romania#Average_Speed"]an embarrassment in rural Romania[/url]. This is the sad reality of broadband in the United States, especially in the major cities.[/size][/color][color=#000000][size=3] It could be argued that the big ISPs deliver better service in rural areas (the ones they actually reach) due to the lower concentration of subscribers, as well as the nature of DSL and cable plants. This starves more densely populated areas of reasonable bandwidth -- resulting in exactly the situation described by the disgruntled Comcast customer in Boston. Business-class services may be less impacted, but residential broadband is simply terrible in many of the population centers of the United States. That's just depressing.[/size][/color][color=#000000][size=3] The reasons for this have been widely discussed for years: There's little to no competition in these markets, and thus very little motivation for the incumbent ISPs to improve their service or their networks. I mean, what else are you going to do? Where else are you going to go?[/size][/color][color=#000000][size=3] You might have the opportunity to select DSL over cable, but if you want TV service, you wind up paying much more in combined costs. You might give wireless networks a try, but not if you want to do anything more than general-purpose Internet activities. Netflix, gaming, and a plethora of other activities aren't going to fly on those networks due to a combination of factors, including latency, bandwidth, and data caps and fees.....[/size][/color]
Chimidi_Mukku Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Posted December 4, 2012 [quote name='minnu' timestamp='1354586964' post='1302891960'] pity the incumbents [/quote] antey endi bhayya ?
minnu Posted December 4, 2012 Report Posted December 4, 2012 [quote name='Chimidi_Mukku' timestamp='1354587005' post='1302891961'] antey endi bhayya ? [/quote] akkada existing internet providers paapam ani
Chimidi_Mukku Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Posted December 4, 2012 [quote name='minnu' timestamp='1354587152' post='1302891968'] akkada existing internet providers paapam ani [/quote] oho.. ok.
Spartan Posted December 4, 2012 Report Posted December 4, 2012 I guess...something missing.. few cons..i heard from people over there.... 1) Manam present ga vaade usage ki..anta speeds avasaram ledu..it might help enterprises but not common user as of now 2) manaki vaches speeds high unte saripodu, even the domains and other interconnections should respond to them at that same speed,,which is not possible anduke even if ur using it..u wont feel much difference apart from youtube and google services, vadu already vadi infrastructure daniki supported ga setup chesaka fiber implement chesadu... 3) its very costly..
Chimidi_Mukku Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Posted December 4, 2012 [quote name='ChittiNaidu' timestamp='1354587453' post='1302891985'] I guess...something missing.. few cons..i heard from people over there.... 1) Manam present ga vaade usage ki..anta speeds avasaram ledu..it might help enterprises but not common user as of now 2) manaki vaches speeds high unte saripodu, even the domains and other interconnections should respond to them at that same speed,,which is not possible anduke even if ur using it..u wont feel much difference apart from youtube and google services, vadu already vadi infrastructure daniki supported ga setup chesaka fiber implement chesadu... 3) its very costly.. [/quote] enthuntundo monthly
_pardhu Posted December 4, 2012 Report Posted December 4, 2012 [quote name='minnu' timestamp='1354587152' post='1302891968'] akkada existing internet providers[b] paapam [/b]ani [/quote]
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