Get your check book out :)
On 2/9/2019 11:27 AM, Chuck Hogg wrote:
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
<mailto: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
<mailto: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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