I once admire Americans who can use Google Fiber, which is nearly 100 times faster than traditional fiber optics. In order to upgrade the service, Google Fiber has just entered into a partnership with Webpass, a high-speed wireless network service provider. Google, the service, said that it could not hold it.
On October 25th, US time, Google Fiber announced that it would suspend its fiber expansion plans in ten “potential citiesâ€.
Google Fiber CEO Craig Barratt published an article on the official blog saying:
We must insist on not only attacking the city, but also stabilizing the city – constantly expanding the boundaries of technology, commerce, and policy – ​​and insisting on being an industry leader in providing ultra-high-speed network services. So we decided to reshape our plan to achieve this goal. We must make changes to pay more attention to business and product systems. More importantly, this program will reinforce our focus on new technologies and resource scheduling methods, resulting in more ultra-high-speed network resources than today.
Google Fibers has been online since March 2011, and the service has now expanded to 13 cities in the United States, and the 10 “potential cities†that were shut down include: Dallas, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Portland, San Jose, and Tampa.
(Image courtesy of Google Fiber Official Blog)
According to engadget, the shutdown will not affect cities that have previously been deployed and confirmed to be online, but the cities that were previously in the company's “expansion map†include Chicago, Dallas, Portland, Tampa and San Diego. The outlook for Google Fiber Services is not optimistic.
Although Barrett pointed out that Google Fiber's service subscriptions and revenues are growing, Google may consider suspending its physical fiber optic cable based on the contradiction between high fiber-optic network operating expenses and substandard subscribers. Laying.
(Photo from: Tech News Today)
In addition, it is reported that Google Fiber will also reduce the number of employees in these cities, affecting nearly 9%.
Barrett also expressed his willingness to leave the Google Fiber CEO position in a blog post, saying that he will continue to serve as a consultant.
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