So here's why Google Fiber failed.
1. Microtrenches were done as little as 2" in some areas. When roads got
resurfaced, they ate up Google Fiber. Additionally, you could go down a
road and see foam coming up in some areas. Google Fiber contractors were
not what I'd call first rate. They were being pressured by the local
project manager to get things completed fast. Anyone in construction knows
that means quality can go to shit.
2. Anytime a permit was pulled for Google Fiber microtrenching, AT&T owned
the poles, so they deployed fiber within 2 weeks of a permit. The work
usually didn't commence for a month and by that time, AT&T had went through
and signed up a bunch of customers. So Google Fiber take rate was not very
high as AT&T built faster than them. AT&T project managers were given an
"unlimited" budget to beat Google Fiber on every project. Spectrum would
also upgrade those same areas to latest DOCSIS technology to deploy gigabit
speeds as well.
3. Lots of promises and not a lot delivered. They know the plant does not
have a long term life and don't feel like fixing things. So now the city
has to deal with it for the time to come.
That sad part is that a lot of my friends have it where it is available to
them. They like it a lot and don't want to go back to AT&T/Spectrum.
On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 12:20 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sure enough. But if it doesn't get USA attention, you may be doing a lot
> of repairs. Sounds like that's what Google discovered.
>
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> On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 9:15 AM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
>
>> I recently got a quote from a contractor for microtrenching. $12/foot
>> asphalt repair, duct and handholes included. Cheaper than boring.
>>
>> *From:* Colin Stanners
>> *Sent:* Saturday, February 09, 2019 10:01 AM
>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Google fiber bailing on Louisville
>>
>> From the article: *The tech giant acknowledged problems in Louisville
>> with a new method of digging shallower trenches to speed up the
>> installation times of the fiber optic cable. Google says the problems were
>> "disruptive to residents and caused service issues for our customers."*
>>
>> Sounds like they tried microtrenching and then discovered its
>> limitations, or how little city/construction crews worry about hitting
>> fiber when it's at pretty much street level/directly in their work area.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 10:43 AM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
>>
>>> And an unlimited supply of money does not help. Slow and careful on a
>>> limited budget does work. Many on this list can prove it.
>>>
>>> *From:* Bill Prince
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, February 09, 2019 9:38 AM
>>> *To:* AFMUG
>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT: Google fiber bailing on Louisville
>>>
>>>
>>> Yet another confirmation that it's not as easy as it looks.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://finance.yahoo.com/news/googles-high-speed-internet-pulling-220020962.html
>>>
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