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(javascript:goPrint()) Google Plans Ultra High-Speed Internet
By Kim Tae-gyu
Staff Reporter
Google, the world's foremost Web search engine said Thursday it would
speed up Internet traffic speed in the United States 100 times faster than the
current norm.
In its corporate blog, Google said that the corporation will build a fiber
optic broadband network to offer the super-fast Internet connection.
"Today we announced plans to build and test ultra high-speed broadband
networks, delivering Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what's
available today to most Americans, with over 1 gigabit per second (Gbps)
fiber connections," Google said.
"Our goal is to experiment with new ways to help make broadband Internet
access better, faster, and more widely available.''
When the Gbps era by Google arrives, high-definition video clips will be
transferred at a fraction of second, or the time presently needed for
Google to show the search results.
The networks will be set up in a small number of trial locations across
the U.S. Up to half a million people will be able to enjoy the service at a
competitive price by the end of this year.
It remains to be seen whether the Google policy will penetrate other
countries such as Korea or Japan where network speeds are relatively good.
Such
steps are seemingly not on the priority list of the firm right away.
"We have no immediate plan to establish an ultra-fast network in Korea.
Plus, we will decide later whether to build one later. Nothing is determined
yet," Google Korea spokesperson Kate Park said.
According to the International Technology and Innovation Foundation, the
average U.S. Internet connection speed is a mere 5 megabits per second
(Mbps), in comparison to 49Mbps of Korea and 63Mbps of Japan.
Experts say Google will want to spearhead the upgrade of Internet speeds
so that their bandwidth-hungry services such as the streaming of
high-definition video clips will materialize.
Google made it clear that it would operate an open access network, thus
giving end users the choice of multiple service providers.
"The message of the Google test networks is very clear-cut. It urges
Internet service providers to improve the networks across the board to enable
its futuristic offerings," a Seoul analyst said.
"It would put the U.S. on the front burner right away. After dealing with
things in the U.S., it might turn its eyes to other markets such as Korea
or Japan should they fail to offer sufficient Internet speeds from the
perspective of Google," he said.
Google has expanded its business horizon from just the search engine
industry to various info-tech areas. It acquired many innovative companies
including YouTube, the world's largest video-sharing site.
Recently, its Android operating system has been integrated on a slew of
mobile phones.
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