Baltimore for high-speed fiber -- even if it's not Google's
The folks who organized Baltimore's application for the Google Fiber for Communities project (where the city is vying with more than 1,000 other communities for a high-speed broadband project from the search giant) are moving the ball further by organizing a symposium next month on the topic of high speed broadband fiber in the city.
The thinking is that Baltimore should want to try to build out its fiber-optic broadband network for its citizens, even if Google doesn't choose us. So how do we as a city get there? That's what this symposium will be all about, I gather.
Here's the link for full details -- cost is $25 to attend.
Maybe I'll see you there?
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Posted by Gus Sentementes at 10:33 AM | Permalink
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Categories: Events (Baltimore area)
Categories: Events (Baltimore area)
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Doesn't Baltimore have high speed internet? i thought Comcast serves the city?? and maybe a little slower, but DSL too?
Posted by: JZ | May 14, 2010 11:14 AM
No Baltimore city does not have high speed internet. While many Enterprise level companies take advantage of either T1 or Ethernet Based Solutions, the city, in general, has a limited number of buildings lit with fiber. Comcast can offer fiber in some cases but, the cost for companies to allow Comcast to do buildouts is absolutely absurd and has monopolized the areas internet with pooer Comcast Services. Furthermore, residential Comcast Customers can only recieve digital services and not Fiber Optics based Technology (i.e. FiOS). Let's not forget how bad Comcast's customer service is as well.
The google move and other high speed fiber moves would light the majority of the city w/Fiber.
Also, most of Comcasts offerings (even on the Enterprise level) are not dedicated services meaning, the majority of what they sell to end users are digital and don't have an actual line (i.e. cable) going to the customer location.
Posted by: Tim | May 14, 2010 11:37 AM
JZ, What Comcast and Verizon call "high speed" is just marketing. Google Fiber will provide speeds 100 times faster than what any city in this country currently has.
Posted by: Todd | May 14, 2010 5:23 PM