March 3, 2010 by Jenny Sanderson
It never comes as a surprise to hear that Google are putting their fingers into yet another pie as they gather pace in their quest to take over the online world. Back in 2005 it was reported that Google had bought up a huge stock pile of fibre optics, this sparked mass rumours that they were planning to release some sort of ‘GoogleNet’ service that was sure to be better then any other Internet Service Provider, five years later and there would appear to be rumblings of this actually coming to fruition.
Google have always sort of flirted with this idea, having offered free Wi-Fi services in airports and select places around the US. This week they have announced that they are planning to launch a fiber optic based ISP service that will apparently offer speeds of 1Gbps at a “competitive price.” But before we get to excited at the prospect of an internet connection that doesn’t at times resemble a snail in treacle the service will only be rolled out to “select markets” according to Google.
They will be having a trial run of the service in an attempt to provide the next-gen service to 50,000-500,000 people to see how fast and efficient it is. Google are asking communities in America to apply for the service that will be a strong representation of the company’s pro-net neutrality efforts.
Launch markets for the service are to be announced later this year, if it is successful as most Google products are it would be welcomed with open arms on these shores and all over the world.
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