Google's Dark Fibre Plans?

sebFlyte writes "According to news.com "Google is looking for Strategic Negotiator candidates with experience in...(i)dentification, selection, and negotiation of dark fiber contracts both in metropolitan areas and over long distances as part of development of a global backbone network." Is the search giant planning to build a global fibre-optic network?" Or perhaps simply use unused fibre that they can get for cheaper then from the datacenter providers; although at least from my talks with the datacenter folks, Google's not paying much per Mbps as it is.

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Unification

[Fleetie]

Ah, so has Google unified String Theory, Dark Matter, and Dark Energy?

We knew it would happen

[Prince Vegeta SSJ4]

Once Google went public, now they have joined the Dark Side. The Chairman will show you the true nature of the force, he is your master now.

The thing is

[Yourbitch]

You really can't fail with responsive organisational projections - the consultants recommend interactive administrative time-phases. Actually the solution can only be homogenised management mobility..

The Google Empire

[imthatguy]

And thus it begins....it was difficult to see at first; what Google's plans were. Only after it had struck first using highspeed fiber to initiate the subroutines in the Google desktop search companion did humanity realize its vast mistake. Only it was too late...Google was selfaware...and it was hungry...for pie...I mean Pi...

Re:You mean "than"

[Anonymous Coward]

Give him a break, he's only an editor. It's not like he's supposed to know the difference. Oh, wait...

I know!

[SharpFang]

Bastards :)
They want to take over the Internet. :)
Create a new backbone. Replace InterNIC and all the suits who control the net now.
Then compete and eliminate most first tier providers, and generally own the global network.
Best luck, Google! I hope you will succeed!

Re:I know!

[Anita Coney]

I for one welcome our new backbone replacing internet overlords!

Re:I know!

[Ingolfke]

The two factors Google is considering right now are time for complete transmission of a dataset (they measure it in petabytes) and cost. With the high cost of fuel and the increased maintenance costs, they've decided it is cheaper to purchase a dark fiber network and light it, then to maintain their fleet of 1985 Chevy Station Wagons, the ones with the sweet fake wood trim.

quick grammar question

[revery]

Which word is "dark" modifying, "plans" or "fibre"?

--
so dark, you'll forget the fibre

Google's plans

[nounderscores]

They're going to build a huge pair of AI called Icarus and Daedalus. They will merege to form the AI Helios. You will be given the choice to merge with Helios - using your Google branded brain implant, or stop using Google alltogether - causing a new dark age.

Or you could just go to a rave.

than

[MarkoNo5]

It is "cheaper than", not "cheaper then". Only on slashdot does a Belgian reader teach English grammar to an American editor.

Re:horrible writing

[DeadSea]

this article is horribly written! impossible to understand.

Why did you try to read it?

Nobody else here ever does.

Am I the only one....

[B5_geek]

Am I the only one who thought of a few laxitive jokes when they read this?

Who has got the bigger one?

[Raindeer]

Both AMS-IX and LINX staff can impress the girls/guys with having the bigger one. LINX's switches are pushing more data (71 Gbit total include private+public/49.23Gbit for public peering) Ams-ix is doing 49.7 (dunno if that includes private)

AMS-IX has more members 210 against LINX having only 169 members.

However they are both equally fun to party with. ;-)

Re:Google is taking over the world.

[Gherald]

People are mad at Microsoft, but google is a forthcomming world dominator....

If that's so then Slashdot will be the first to declare allegiance.

We are practically a Google Temple here, folks.

Doesn't "dark fibe" use "dark suckers"?

[Anonymous Coward]

Wouldn't "dark fibre" be powered by dark suckers instead of light sources? Hence the term "dark fibre"?

Re:Dark Fibre (Fiber) defined.

[nizo]

The nice thing about dark fiber is that it is more efficient. While regular fiber uses light to transmit data, dark fiber uses a lack of light to transmit data.

Google makes a move into the government sector

[Ingolfke]

Google will create a massive distributed infrastrucutre for processing all electronic communications using their existing search technology and their keyhole mapping technology. The system will be complemented by a series of satellites launched by Google to monitor all activity on the planet. Google will purchase North Dakota and set themselves up as an independant state, and will then sell the results of their new search system to governments for a nominal fee. Governments will flock to the new service as it reduces the cost of maintaining their own spy network and allows them to avoid pesky local privacy laws.

We joke about welcoming our new overlords, but, in earnest, I for one welcome our new all seeing, all knowing, all searching Google overlords.

Re:Why bother with dark fibre?

[1_interest_1]

Uh, what is the new whizbang replacement for fibre?.

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