Executives from the largest search engine in the world recently attended the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Innovation Conference. Their purpose was to discuss the construction of Google Fiber, an internet service with speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today. Kansas City has been chosen as the first test market for the new product, and it can expect an exclusive window well into the 2012 fiscal year. If you don’t live in Kansas City, don’t worry. Google announced it is, “looking closely at ways to bring ultra high-speed Internet to other cities across the country” The most logical place to continue construction would be across the states of Kansas and Missouri. This is great news for Kansas capital Topeka, which briefly changed its name to Google, Kansas to attract Google’s attention in hopes of hosting the initial Fiber test market.
Why Kansas City? Nearly 1,100 towns and cities across the country expressed interest in the Google Fiber project. Google felt that Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri were the best places to build efficiently, make an impact on the community, and develop partnerships with the local government, utility, and community organizations. Apparently, the Kauffman Foundation, KCNext, the University of Kansas Medical Center, and KC Power and Light presented an attractive opportunity to Google executives. Google has even promised free access for schools. Google plans to begin construction in Kansas City by the end of 2011 and will offer service in the first quarter of 2012. Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Sly James expressed his excitement in a bold statement--”As a result of this announcement, we have become the most attractive city on the planet to entrepreneurs.”
Google Fiber has never been introduced in a consumer market. If you are a tech head, you might find it interesting that Google Fiber promises to deliver upload and download speeds of one gigabit per second. Currently, most broadband internet connections have download speeds of approximately 8 megabits per second. At 1,000 megabits per second, Google’s new product blows all other internet speeds out of the water. As I understand it, the technology works by transmitting light over a fiber-optic cable. You might not immediately see the need for ultra high speed internet, but Google claims it will deliver support for organizations vital to daily lives. Apps will be created for schools, libraries, health centers, and senior centers.
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