[1st-mile-nm] Google Fiber Poles

[Christopher Mitchell]

In the spirit of fun, be sure to check out Google Maps today - in addition
to satellite view, they have treasure map view. Be sure to zoom into street
view while in treasure map view for fun.

Christopher Mitchell
Director, Telecommunications as Commons Initiative
Institute for Local Self-Reliance

http://www.muninetworks.org
@communitynets
612-276-3456 x209


On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.com> wrote:

> FIBER POLES
>
> [SOURCE: Google, AUTHOR: Michael Plump]
>
> We’ve heard this feedback a few times from our customers in Kansas
> City; it seems that some folks have become hesitant to leave their home
> connections. They want to be able to have access to Fiber even when
> they’re out and about in KC, not just within the confines of their own
> home. So my team of engineers started thinking about possible solutions.
> How do you get a Gigabit everywhere in the community? We realized that
> the answer was all around us — utility poles. Poles already have our
> Fiber strung to them; all we had to do was come up with a way to make
> that Fiber accessible. That’s what we’ve done today. I’m happy to
> announce our newest project: Google Fiber Poles.
>
>
> http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/introducing-google-fiber-poles.html
>
> https://fiber.google.com/about/poles/
>
>
>
> (April Fools Day postings from Google)
>
>
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> Richard Lowenberg, Executive Dir.
> 1st-Mile Institute, 505-603-5200
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