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Do they actually own and operate all of the wires between various datacenters? That sounds like a huge undertaking.
by brown9-2 13y ago
Do they actually own and operate all of the wires between various datacenters? That sounds like a huge undertaking.
- mindcrime 13y agoI doubt they own all of the links they use worldwide, but Google did go on a buying binge a few years ago, acquiring large amounts of "dark fiber". There's some discussion about that whole topic here: http://www.howstuffworks.com/tech-myths/5-myths-about-google5.htm http://www.howstuffworks.com/tech-myths/5-myths-about-google... http://news.cnet.com/Google-wants-dark-fiber/2100-1034_3-5537392.html http://news.cnet.com/Google-wants-dark-fiber/2100-1034_3-553... http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=633236 http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=633236