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> The moment Google Fiber or something better comes along in my area I've got some bad news - Google has "paused" its fiber rollout. With that on life support

> The moment Google Fiber or something better comes along in my area I've got some bad news - Google has "paused" its fiber rollout. With that on life support and Verizon FIOS rollout seemingly dead, I don't see much changing anytime soon.

colejohnson66 10y ago
Because rolling out fiber (alongside competitors) to everyone (including those who won't join your network) is a big investment that may not pay for itself. What needs to happen is cities roll out their own fiber and lease it to the ISPs. Then Google won't have to deal with the problems moving pole wires or digging has. What Google is doing is ditching fiber for wireless. That way they don't have to bother rolling fiber to people who don't want it. And before someone says wireless is slower than fiber, a directional antenna can get you pretty fast speeds. I don't know the actual numbers, but I think you can still get gigabit over wireless if done right.
- kruptos 10y ago
  I work at a fairly large WISP and we have 10 Gbps wireless point to point backhauls. We also provide customers 1000/1000 Mbps fiber like wireless point to point WAN connections.
  - hanklazard 10y ago
    Sounds great. I'm trapped in an apt building with Comcast as the only broadband option. As soon as there's a reasonable point-to-point wireless that I can put in my 10th story window, I'm in.
    - narrowrail 10y ago
      Don't these wireless signals eventually go to cables? Can you imagine if everyone in your building had point-to-point connections? How many dish antennas is that? I hope more municipalities pursue their own fiber in the future.
      - dylz 10y ago
        Webpass (in SF) does a PTP wireless link on the top of each building, then ethernet to each unit from there, ~500+mbps for 30-40/m (paid yearly)
  - DiabloD3 10y ago
    Come to Ellsworth, Maine, and I will give you money. We pay insane money for very little.
- aswanson 10y ago
  I always thought wimax was going to be the Comcas t killer. Don't understand why it never happened.
  - kruptos 10y ago
    WiMax is a joke compared the point to multipoint LTE solutions in the 2.5 and 3.65 spectrum.
- jdavis703 10y ago
  I have Google wireless ISP service (via Webpass). The speeds are easily running at 500Mbs.
dawnerd 10y ago
Not only is Fios dead but they're selling it off. I think the whole west coast is now owned by Frontier (somehow a worse company).

colejohnson66 10y ago

Because rolling out fiber (alongside competitors) to everyone (including those who won't join your network) is a big investment that may not pay for itself. What needs to happen is cities roll out their own fiber and lease it to the ISPs. Then Google won't have to deal with the problems moving pole wires or digging has. What Google is doing is ditching fiber for wireless. That way they don't have to bother rolling fiber to people who don't want it. And before someone says wireless is slower than fiber, a directional antenna can get you pretty fast speeds. I don't know the actual numbers, but I think you can still get gigabit over wireless if done right.

kruptos 10y ago
I work at a fairly large WISP and we have 10 Gbps wireless point to point backhauls. We also provide customers 1000/1000 Mbps fiber like wireless point to point WAN connections.
- hanklazard 10y ago
  Sounds great. I'm trapped in an apt building with Comcast as the only broadband option. As soon as there's a reasonable point-to-point wireless that I can put in my 10th story window, I'm in.
  - narrowrail 10y ago
    Don't these wireless signals eventually go to cables? Can you imagine if everyone in your building had point-to-point connections? How many dish antennas is that? I hope more municipalities pursue their own fiber in the future.
    - dylz 10y ago
      Webpass (in SF) does a PTP wireless link on the top of each building, then ethernet to each unit from there, ~500+mbps for 30-40/m (paid yearly)
- DiabloD3 10y ago
  Come to Ellsworth, Maine, and I will give you money. We pay insane money for very little.
aswanson 10y ago
I always thought wimax was going to be the Comcas t killer. Don't understand why it never happened.
- kruptos 10y ago
  WiMax is a joke compared the point to multipoint LTE solutions in the 2.5 and 3.65 spectrum.
jdavis703 10y ago
I have Google wireless ISP service (via Webpass). The speeds are easily running at 500Mbs.

dawnerd 10y ago

Not only is Fios dead but they're selling it off. I think the whole west coast is now owned by Frontier (somehow a worse company).