If you are already tired of hearing news about Google, brace yourself. It looks like the folks at Mountain View are systematically penetrating every aspect of day to day use technology.
We already have the whole web service combo. Google provides us all with an amazing search engine, a reliable email service, instant messaging, VOIP, maps and even a full faux-3D photo-Earth. Sure there are occasionally services such as Google Video and Wave that simply do not work out. But at the same time, there are gems like Picasa and the acquisitioned YouTube.
Google has also ventured into development outside of web. The Chrome web browser and the Chrome OS are reported to be getting its own net book (and according to rumors, a tablet). The Google Android operating system is getting plenty of positive feedback in the mobile phone community. The Google branded Nexus One mobile phone launched early this January and it looks like a Nexus Two device (through a tie up with Motorola) is in the works.
Now, it looks like Google is looking into providing the internet itself to us.
Right now, they have already laid the groundwork and the foundation by setting up the fiber network for high speed transfer. It has been reported that the connection will reach speeds of about 1 gigabit per second.
So far, the announcement is only good for the US –and most likely in selected areas only. But if Google’s network does prove to be superior to what we commonly consider as the base standard, it would not be too surprising to see other internet service providers to follow suit. For now, the 1gbps connection speed is practically worthless unless you are also accessing content that can deliver the same speed.
Read more about Google’s new broadband service on Times Online UK.
