[CAnet - news] Google wants to build a worldwide backbone network

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[Thanks to Ian Gordon for this pointer. I don't know if this article is
recirculation of an earlier rumour about Google building their own network
but  I agree with Google that bandwidth and sever costs will rapidly
approach zero and fundamentally change the business models of today's
telecom market. Some excerpts from the original article-- BSA]

http://www.isp-planet.com/cplanet/tech/2005/prime_letter_050419.html

Google wants to peer with you
Building a worldwide backbone
In a decision that is changing the future of the internet, Google has told
employees to move forward on the assumption that bandwidth and server costs
will rapidly approach zero. That's a revolutionary development, whose
importance is being evaluated on Wall Street and in the press in several
articles you'll read next week. 

Google builds their own servers by the tens of thousands and would probably
rank as number three or number four manufacturer. To lower bandwidth costs,
they are hiring for "Negotiation and purchasing of IP transit services in
North America, Europe, Asia, and/or Latin America; negotiation of
partnerships with Internet exchanges, regional peering providers, and paid
peering arrangements with major carriers. Identification, selection, and
negotiation of dark fiber contracts both in metropolitan areas and over long
distances as part of development of a global backbone network."

Persistent rumors have Google jumping in to voice over IP. What I hear is
they won't be just competitors with Skype and Vonage, but instead will offer
a far more comprehensive set of services that include video. But that's
unconfirmed.




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