Ultra High-Speed Experimental Fiber Network

In February, search engine giant Google announced their plans to create ultra high-speed Internet access for certain locations in the United States. This sent citizens as well as government officials into a submission frenzy on Google's nomination site before the deadline in March. Cities and states were doing some outrageous things to grab Google's attention.

The result? Hundreds of communities and hundreds of thousands of individuals across the country have nominated their cities for this project. The Google Fiber website shows a map where the responses are concentrated. Now Google plans to review the nominations to choose which locations to start building in. As they narrow down their list of choices, they will be visiting sites, meeting with local officials and consulting with third-party organizations to make their final decision.

What does this mean for us? According to the 2009 CWA report of Internet speeds, Hawaii ranks at 47th of all states in terms of average downloading speed. Having access to this fiber broadband network will allow Hawaii to develop in many areas, some of which include our educational system, and local industry. Google has a few goals in mind like next generation apps, new ways to build fiber networks and they even plan on operating on an "open-access" network, giving Internet users the choice between multiple service providers.

At Meyer Computer, we can only imagine what new types of web site designs and custom creations will be boosted with the use of ultra high-speed Internet.  It could even allow us to create more features and services for our clientèle. The possibilities are endless.
 

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