Google Fiber Being Delayed - It turns out that laying fiber costs real money

[NQ 952]

Google Fiber rollouts are being delayed I the Silicon Valley area.

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area...ibers-silicon-valley-rollout-is-delayed-while

It also turns out that Google is testing wireless networks in these areas. It's almost like Google completely ignored what happened to Verizon FiOS.

http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/08/...t-silicon-valley-cities-google-fiber-delayed/

 

[LulzKiller]

I thought Google fiber was just doing it on land where fiber had already been laid out and not used for whatever bureaucratic reason.

 

[NumberingYourState]

Google cannot get their own VR off the ground, then this.

One of the richest companies in the world, then this. Seriously?

 

[_blank_]

Turns out that sitting in front of screens all day is a bit different than actual infrastructure work.

Who would have thought.

 

[millais]

I thought Google Fiber would be like a Soylent nutritional supplement product.

 

[fcgh vgcf]

I thought Google Fiber would be like a Soylent nutritional supplement product.

''The... The fiber cables! They're... They're made of people!

SOYLENT IS MADE OF PEOPLE, OH GOD... OH GOD THE CABLES!!"