Google to built its own super fast Internet network.

Frustrasted by the state of broadband in the U.S., Google announced earlier this month its plan to built its own super fast Internet network as a way to showcase all the possibilities that such high-speed network have to offer.
To be clear, Google is not trying to be an Internet service provider but just a catalhyst looking to force the hands of the players in that field, mainly cable and telephone companies and the lawmakers. As a testimony of its good intentions, Google said it will open the network to other service providers.
According to Google's plan, the new network dubbed Google Fiber for Communities, could top speed of a gigabyte or about 100 times the speed of today's main broadband connections. In concrete terms, the new network could for instance allow the live streaming of 3-D medical images or the downloading of a full-length movie in a minutes, the company said.
According to the company, the new service will be tested in different communities and could reach as many as 500,000 with the hope to have it deployed by year end in some areas.
Google is now encouraging communities and individuals or groups to submit applications for why their communities should be chosen to be part of the test.
The deadline to apply is March 26 2010 and the request forms can be downloaded at the special section in Google own Web site. Here is the link: http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/options.

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