Comments on: GoogleNET Going Global http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: GoogleNET Update: Google Buys A Piece Of TransPacific Cable - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-863018 GoogleNET Update: Google Buys A Piece Of TransPacific Cable - GigaOM Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:21:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-863018 <p>[...] has been trying to buy a piece of a trans-pacific cable for a while now. Google CEO Eric Schmidt had admitted to as much a few months [...]</p> [...] has been trying to buy a piece of a trans-pacific cable for a while now. Google CEO Eric Schmidt had admitted to as much a few months [...]

]]> By: Google’s Infrastructure is its Strategic Advantage - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-741719 Google’s Infrastructure is its Strategic Advantage - GigaOM Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:57:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-741719 <p>[...] Google has built or is building the gear. It has been rumored to be a big buyer of dark fiber to connect its data centers, which helps explain why the company spent nearly $3.8 billion over the past seven [...]</p> [...] Google has built or is building the gear. It has been rumored to be a big buyer of dark fiber to connect its data centers, which helps explain why the company spent nearly $3.8 billion over the past seven [...]

]]> By: Jesse http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-607679 Jesse Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:38:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-607679 <p>Another article about Google's Internet Plans: http://fishtrain.com/2007/10/10/googles-internet-plan/</p> Another article about Google’s Internet Plans: http://fishtrain.com/2007/10/10/googles-internet-plan/

]]> By: goBroadband » Blog Archive » Reliance to feed Google’s hunger for bandwidth http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-581483 goBroadband » Blog Archive » Reliance to feed Google’s hunger for bandwidth Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:38:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-581483 <p>[...] intensive, Google can’t afford to sit quiet and dance to the tune of Telcos. Last week Om wrote about Google’s Trans-oceanic bandwidth needs. Latest reports suggest, Google is reportedly [...]</p> [...] intensive, Google can’t afford to sit quiet and dance to the tune of Telcos. Last week Om wrote about Google’s Trans-oceanic bandwidth needs. Latest reports suggest, Google is reportedly [...]

]]> By: rohit http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-578100 rohit Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:05:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-578100 <p>Google is the new Bell System.</p> <p><</p> <p>p> From servers to switches to optical transport gear, a great new network is taking shape. I wouldn't be surprised if at some point, bits from a google server through their proprietary switches to other google data centers and servers aren't even standard TCP/IP anymore... GCP/IP anyone?</p> Google is the new Bell System.

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p> From servers to switches to optical transport gear, a great new network is taking shape. I wouldn’t be surprised if at some point, bits from a google server through their proprietary switches to other google data centers and servers aren’t even standard TCP/IP anymore… GCP/IP anyone?

]]> By: The social something or the other–TechBizMedia http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-576594 The social something or the other–TechBizMedia Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:59:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-576594 <p>[...] are at a much grander scale and have always been so (there is a reason they want to get intotrans-pacific cable), although judging from all the writing, this seems to actually be the case. Even if that were so, [...]</p> [...] are at a much grander scale and have always been so (there is a reason they want to get intotrans-pacific cable), although judging from all the writing, this seems to actually be the case. Even if that were so, [...]

]]> By: Brent Hopkins http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-575910 Brent Hopkins Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:57:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-575910 <p>I would like to see some forward-thinking initiative with some muscle behind it, working on true wireless networking. Backhaul is currently the foundation of wireless communication, but need it be? The expense of it is astronomical and ultimately will require too many resources to maintain. I believe much of the current 'forward thinking' is actually backward thinking with concepts mired in an outlook dating back to the telegraph. The FCC and its overseas counterparts are smothering innovation by treating 'radio' spectrum as a scarce resource. In fact it is a vastly underused resource with deliberately created 'scarcity.' Let the mighty brains of Google chew on that: ultimately it would be a more efficient allocation of resources to go truly wireless.</p> I would like to see some forward-thinking initiative with some muscle behind it, working on true wireless networking. Backhaul is currently the foundation of wireless communication, but need it be? The expense of it is astronomical and ultimately will require too many resources to maintain. I believe much of the current ‘forward thinking’ is actually backward thinking with concepts mired in an outlook dating back to the telegraph. The FCC and its overseas counterparts are smothering innovation by treating ‘radio’ spectrum as a scarce resource. In fact it is a vastly underused resource with deliberately created ’scarcity.’ Let the mighty brains of Google chew on that: ultimately it would be a more efficient allocation of resources to go truly wireless.

]]> By:   google ´s multi - terabit submarine cable — onlinevideoconferenceandcollaboration.com http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-575336   google ´s multi - terabit submarine cable — onlinevideoconferenceandcollaboration.com Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:11:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-575336 <p>[...] Day reports,  more on a related topic is here, and here and something here about GOOG wanting to take on [...]</p> [...] Day reports,  more on a related topic is here, and here and something here about GOOG wanting to take on [...]

]]> By: Clearwater art studio 727-298-8989 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-575074 Clearwater art studio 727-298-8989 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:51:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-575074 <p>[...] GoogleNET Going Global « GigaOM (tags: google) [...]</p> [...] GoogleNET Going Global « GigaOM (tags: google) [...]

]]> By: Frank A. Coluccio http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-575012 Frank A. Coluccio Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:53:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-575012 <p>The French, too, are said to be planning a transpacific route, as reported by CommsDay, which is the same publication that leaked the Google story. Hm..</p> <p>This leaves room for further speculation about the original two speculations, since the carriers that are said to be partnering with Google haven't been identified (rumored?) yet, either.</p> <p>In any event, I posted this story last month to another forum, along with a curious tidbit concerning Bangladesh's submarine "miscreant" woes:</p> <p>8/28/2007 | Submarine Cables:</p> <p>[1] France in the Pacific http://www.commsday.com/comment/reply/177</p> <p>[2] Bangladesh's "Miscreant" Woes</p> <p>http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=1726</p> <p>Frank</p> The French, too, are said to be planning a transpacific route, as reported by CommsDay, which is the same publication that leaked the Google story. Hm..

This leaves room for further speculation about the original two speculations, since the carriers that are said to be partnering with Google haven’t been identified (rumored?) yet, either.

In any event, I posted this story last month to another forum, along with a curious tidbit concerning Bangladesh’s submarine “miscreant” woes:

8/28/2007 | Submarine Cables:

[1] France in the Pacific http://www.commsday.com/comment/reply/177

[2] Bangladesh’s “Miscreant” Woes

http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=1726

Frank

]]> By: Mike’s ramblings » Blog Archive » Google building its own Pacific undersea cable? http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-573966 Mike’s ramblings » Blog Archive » Google building its own Pacific undersea cable? Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:31:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-573966 <p>[...] that Google may have met with Telstra and Asia Netcomm last week in Sydney to discuss the plans. GigaOm’s article is, as always, very insightful and gives a lot of background information. Mashable, [...]</p> [...] that Google may have met with Telstra and Asia Netcomm last week in Sydney to discuss the plans. GigaOm’s article is, as always, very insightful and gives a lot of background information. Mashable, [...]

]]> By: Lee http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-571959 Lee Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:11:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-571959 <p>Why not be a telco indeed.. with the Google Mobile OS on the way, and with Google's connections to the iPhone.. why not use the infrastructure and offer large enterprises full VOIP over Google infrastructure.</p> <p>Google Phone, running a Google OS, powered by Google services running over a Google infrastructure for a subscriber like service.</p> <p>Consumer skew gives Google another outlet for it's advertising money machine, Enterprise outlet gives a high-revenue entrenched business.. and is yet another kick to the already tender regions of Microsoft's flailing Live platform..</p> Why not be a telco indeed.. with the Google Mobile OS on the way, and with Google’s connections to the iPhone.. why not use the infrastructure and offer large enterprises full VOIP over Google infrastructure.

Google Phone, running a Google OS, powered by Google services running over a Google infrastructure for a subscriber like service.

Consumer skew gives Google another outlet for it’s advertising money machine, Enterprise outlet gives a high-revenue entrenched business.. and is yet another kick to the already tender regions of Microsoft’s flailing Live platform..

]]> By: Rick http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-571898 Rick Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:29:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-571898 <p>A wireless network is feasible given this development. Backhaul and backbone would be available to just build on top. Why not be a telephone operator with all this infrastructure.</p> A wireless network is feasible given this development. Backhaul and backbone would be available to just build on top. Why not be a telephone operator with all this infrastructure.

]]> By: Ragunath Padmanabhan http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-571855 Ragunath Padmanabhan Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:03:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-571855 <p>I think at some point in this ambitious growth Google will start realizing that it needs to operate like a collection of small entities - with responsibilities and ownership equitably shared. And what will remain Google about these small entities are shared resources, best practices and above all a set of guiding principles. Dee Hock did this with Visa. What would be even better is the synergies between Google.org with Google.com. I'd love to see within my lifetime (I'm 35) Google becoming a word that simply refers to a certain way of organizing economic and social activities such that there is no evil on the economics side and unlimited good on the social side. What else is there to dream about when you are already in the top ten list of billionaires?</p> I think at some point in this ambitious growth Google will start realizing that it needs to operate like a collection of small entities – with responsibilities and ownership equitably shared. And what will remain Google about these small entities are shared resources, best practices and above all a set of guiding principles. Dee Hock did this with Visa. What would be even better is the synergies between Google.org with Google.com. I’d love to see within my lifetime (I’m 35) Google becoming a word that simply refers to a certain way of organizing economic and social activities such that there is no evil on the economics side and unlimited good on the social side. What else is there to dream about when you are already in the top ten list of billionaires?

]]> By: Eddie http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-571700 Eddie Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:45:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/21/googlenet-going-global/#comment-571700 <p>Once Google has all this bandwidth, will their web services put just about everyone else out of business? For example, will Google replace investment banks like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley? Will Google buy News Corp from Rupert Murdoch and own the Wall St. Journal? Will Google buy Walt Disney (and all its assets) and just turn Disney into a giant YouTube? Google is already starting to look scary as if they truly could rule the world (and make Microsoft's once monopoly look like child's play). What would Larry Lessig say?</p> Once Google has all this bandwidth, will their web services put just about everyone else out of business? For example, will Google replace investment banks like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley? Will Google buy News Corp from Rupert Murdoch and own the Wall St. Journal? Will Google buy Walt Disney (and all its assets) and just turn Disney into a giant YouTube? Google is already starting to look scary as if they truly could rule the world (and make Microsoft’s once monopoly look like child’s play). What would Larry Lessig say?

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