1 GBPS for $70/mo.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/14/tech/web/google-fiber-kansas-city/index.html?hpt=hp_bn5
So why does Verizon say it's too expensive to continue building out FIOS?
I like the fact that this is attracting start ups. ISP start ups and Web Start ups.
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-google-fiber-would-be-web-entrepreneurs.html
@bbinnard wrote:1 GBPS for $70/mo.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/14/tech/web/google-fiber-kansas-city/index.html?hpt=hp_bn5
So why does Verizon say it's too expensive to continue building out FIOS?
Because it cost about $9000 or more just to add a GPON to the C/O for one OLT rack, then multiply that by the number of OLT racks required, and the fiber build out, then the ONT and hardware cost at the customer location. Hope they get a return on investment. I think, the build it and they will come has worked so far, but they had to stop for the numbers to balance out.
This google will be interesting. But what is more interesting is how the US is lagging so far behing on the Internet technology compaired to a few other countries. Perhaps it should not be a public utility, and the Feds should run it, why not, we have plenty to spent? Pallets full. Obama has proven it.
that's gotta be great for the economy out there, and if start ups are going in droves, it could be the next silicon valley.
My thougth might be along the lines of what prisaz is mentioning, along with the fact that Verizon has already built out a significantly larger portion of the country with Fiber. Now the speed of course is nothing compared to what Google has going, but Verizon in theory could do it right now on GPON if they wanted to. With XGPON it will just be another walk in the park.
Unlike what Google's doing, Verizon kicked resellers off of their Fiber network a few years ago. If you wanted FiOS cheaper for just Internet, DSLExtreme used to sell the classic FiOS tiers at the classic prices. You know, $30/m for 5Mbps/2Mbps or $60 for 50Mbps/20Mbps back when the service was cheaper and supported better. Kicking off resellers probably hurt them more than it did help as it definitely did turn down some folks from buying service due to cost.
I might also put to the table the amount of income Google has in comparison to what Verizon's making. I'd have to look at financial statements but Google is pretty darn big. Don't forget too, they had to reach a ton of special agreements with Kansas City that allowed them to make it that cheap. Free pole space, no fees to the government, etc. Verizon couldn't get by that easy.
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