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There are a lot of upset people today following Google's announcement that Kansas City was the company's choice for its blistering fast 1 Gbps broadband Internet.
When Google (GOOG) announced its desire to find a place to test the development of a 1 gigabit fiber to the home network last February, cities and towns all across the nation started working on their presentations to get Google to come to their area. Google received 1,100 applications, but in the end, it is Kansas City that got the nod.
What does this mean for people living in Kansas City? It means that starting in 2012 they will be enjoying Internet speeds that are around 100 times faster than the average U.S. citizen.
Piping fiber optics into users homes is by no means an earth-shaking breakthrough. It's widely used in other countries around the world, but so far Americans have been pretty much limited to cable or DSL Internet connections, which basically stand still versus the speed that Google's fiber network will bring to lucky Kansas City citizens.
The good news is that Kansas City probably will not be the only city in America that Google installs its 1 Gbps network; it will just be the testing ground. Google has stated that it is looking to test out new ways to build fiber networks and that it will looking over the upcoming months at other locations in the country to bring ultra high-speed Internet as well.
Google stated in its blog that "In selecting a city, our goal was to find a location where we could build efficiently, make an impact on the community and develop relationships with local government and community organizations. We've found this in Kansas City."
Congratulations Kansas City ... you are the envy of the rest of the nation today!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-31-2011 @ 12:48PM
B.D.M. said...
This is great news for kansas City and the entire Metro area.
My hope is that Google will carry their experimentation out into the wireless realm, and provide some sort of enhanced wireless infrastructure to go along with a great fiber optics backbone.
It seems like its been a long time since KC has been chosen to introduce anything, or be a part of the cutting edge technologies that have been streaming in by the wayside. My only question is, "Why is that the case?"
"Where are more introductory innovations, and why doesnt KC and the entire area grasp them and try to bring them here?" Such as electric cars, and the circuitry for electric and electronically controlled cars? Why arent these technologies taking off in the Mid section of the U.S.A.?
I would like to be the first to extend an open invitation to these technologies, along with solar power, and wind power to come to the Kansas City area.
My guess is that one day, soon, all of these technologies will be linked together anyway.