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Google testing super-fast fiber broadband network Google said Wednesday that it will start testing a new broadband network that will deliver speeds more than 100 times faster than traditional broadband.
Google is aiming to link up with states and municipalities to build and test a fiber-optic network that will offer download speeds of about 1 gigabit per second, according to a blog post on the company's Web site. Google said that speed would be fast enough to download a high-definition, full-length feature film in less than five minutes.
The company said the network would offer wire-line service directly to consumers' homes at "a competitive price." The network will be built by Google (GOOG, Fortune 500), but consumers will be able to choose their service provider. Google expects the test will provide its service to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people.
"Our goal is to experiment with new ways to help make Internet access better and faster for everyone," the company said in its blog post. "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."
Google put out a request for information to interested communities on Wednesday but had no immediate timeline for when the test network would be up and running.
In 2006, the search giant launched a free mobile broadband network in Mountain View, Calif., using small WiFi radios hanging on lampposts throughout the city.
Source : CNN Money
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