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.

Comments

Unification

[Fleetie]

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

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...

quick grammar question

[revery]

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

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so dark, you'll forget the fibre

than

[MarkoNo5]

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

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.

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.