Sometimes with all of Google ’s highfalutin public lecture about making the existence ’s information utilitarian , it ’s soft to forget that it ’s a byplay . GigaOm reports that the Google Fiber “ experimentation ” in Kansas City is no exception . It ’s not infrastructural charity . It ’s a money - maker . Or at least it could be .
On newspaper publisher the economics of Google Fiber seem a trivial precarious . Google spent obscure 1000000000 installing the connection only to extradite unheard - of Gigabit speeds for just $ 70 a month . What ’s more , it ’s offer residents of Kansas City 5 Mbps fiber table service for gratis . GigaOm spoke with top Google EXEC and other source and explains the bright business moves that not onlymake the intersection better for consumers but also better business for Google .
Building its own gear : Rather than turn to an out-of-door vendor for its web boxes , Google cut cost on gear by organize them from the earth up . Building custom train intend it ’s not pay for any extraneous features , and also provide Google to on the nose pull off and update the hardware to the exact needs of its internet design .
Getting people mad : Google worked with local government and other companies to get the mainlines of the mesh installed , but if client want Google Fiber they ’re give way to have to fight for it . Google separate the urban center up into “ Fiberhoods , ” and want to get five to 25 - percentage of households in each to put to Google Fiber before sending out technicians . The Fiberhoods with the most commitment to the serving get it first .
User installing and service : You know what sucks about your ISP ’s service ? Everything . But the worst part is wait two weeks for a technician to show up and establish your gear , or , worse , waiting two weeks for them to show up and fix something that does n’t work . Google ’s web Boxes are outfitted with QR codification that will eventually permit users to install and perform maintenance on their own . What ’s more , as with the Nexus 7 tablet , Google might even eventually start selling the boxful and service on Google Play . conceive of never talking to a customer service repp again . Sounds good .
Of course , we have no idea how long it will take Google to recuperate its investment on Google Fiber , and many of these cost - trim back measures are still in the works . Still , it ’s nice to hear that delivering what looks like a brilliant ware to consumers is something that might really make a company money . Crappy ISPs mind . [ GigaOm ]
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