Fiber-to-the-Home
“Our goal is to experiment with new ways to help make Internet access better and faster for everyone,” says Google’s site built specifically for their Fiber For Communities project.
The internet giant is bringing 1Gbps connections (100 faster) to one lucky community in North America. No word yet as to which community, but an announcement is promised later this year. The results of this initial trial will determine if Google expands the service. Again from Google, “We’ll offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 people and potentially up to 500,000 people.”
Opportunities for Voice and Data Contractors
With this massive fiber-to-the-home project on the horizon, it got me wondering what sort of opportunities does this offer voice and data contractors?
Whose fiber do they plan to use?
Whose connectivity?
How many installers are needed for such a large project?
When you think about the scale of this undertaking, it’s clear there’s money to be made. What opportunities to do you see with this project?