Menlo Park (ip-192.com): Google is on its way to become an ISP and offer super-fast Internet access. In a post on its corporate blog, the search and advertising giant said it plans to build and test a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network capable of allowing people to surf the Web at 100 times the speed of most broadband connections. An early trial could be offered to as many as 500,000 Internet users.
"Our goal is to experiment with new ways to help make Internet access better and faster for everyone," Minnie Ingersoll and James Kelly wrote in the blog post. The product managers said that Google will solicit proposals from communities interested in the service over the next six weeks, and then announce trial communities later this year.
The blog states that the new service will accommodate:
- Next generation apps: We want to see what developers and users can do with ultra high-speeds, whether it's creating new bandwidth-intensive "killer apps" and services, or other uses we can't yet imagine.
- New deployment techniques: We'll test new ways to build fiber networks, and to help inform and support deployments elsewhere, we'll share key lessons learned with the world.
- Openness and choice: We'll operate an "open access" network, giving users the choice of multiple service providers. And consistent with our past advocacy, we'll manage our network in an open, non-discriminatory and transparent way.
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