Trevor ModrySection 611/12/13

Background Information• Importance of the Internet• Internet dependence.

• Is the Internet as efficient as it could be? • Google Fiber • Internet speeds will increase as a whole• Faster and more efficient.• U.S. will be more competitive on a global scale.

Internet Speeds• U.S. Average: Just under 10mb/s• Google Fiber: 1000 mb/s• 100x faster than current average.• https://fiber.google.com/about/

• Speed Comparison

Internet Speeds Across the WorldRanking Country/Region Internet Speed

1 South Korea 14.2 mb/s

2 Japan 11.7 mb/s

3 Hong Kong 10.9 mb/s

4 Switzerland 10.1 mb/s

5 Netherlands 9.9 mb/s

6 Latvia 9.8 mb/s

7 Czech Republic 9.6 mb/s

8 Sweden 8.9 mb/s

9 United States 8.6 mb/s

• Global Average: 3.1 mb/s• South Korea’s average Internet speed is 65% faster than the U.S.’s.

Innovation• Stream TV directly to a tablet.• Optimized Cloud Storage• Online Education

Disadvantages• Google Fiber is only available in three cities currently.• The cost of Google Fiber: $70 per month. • Huffington Post offers a price comparison analysis:

• Japan: 2gb/s for $51 per month.• Hong Kong: 500 mb/s for $25 per month. • Seoul: 500 mb/s for $30 per month.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/us-internet-speed

Significance• Levels the playing field.• Massive increase in efficiency.• Look at the timeline of technology as a whole.

• What will come next?

Works Cited• Ackerman, Elise. "Google Fiber Could Reach 8 Million Homes By 2022." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 14

June 2013. Web. 09 Nov. 2013. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/google-fiber-could-reach-8-million-homes-by-2022>.

• DesMarais, Christina. "Google Fiber: Pros and Cons." PCWorld. N.p., 29 July 2012. Web. 09 Nov. 2013. <http://www.pcworld.com/article/260013/google_fiber>.

• "Fiber." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2013. <https://fiber.google.com/about/>.• Gustin, Sam. "Business & Money." Business Money Google Fiber Issues Public Challenge Get Up To

Speed Comments. Time, 14 Sept. 2012. Web. 09 Nov. 2013. <http://business.time.com/with-google-fiber/>.

• Isaacson, Betsy. "U.S. Internet Speed Slows Compared To Other Countries: Report." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 24 July 2013. Web. 09 Nov. 2013. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/24/us-internet-speed>.

• Kerr, Dara. "Google Fiber's TV App Lets Users Stream Directly to an IPad." CNET News. CBSInteractive, 23 Apr. 2013. Web. 09 Nov. 2013. <http://news.cnet.com/google-fibers-tv/>.

• Smith, Gerry. "Internet Speed In United States Lags Behind Many Countries, Highlighting Global Digital Divide." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 05 Sept. 2012. Web. 09 Nov. 2013. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/internet-speed-united-states>.

• Talbot, David. "You're Talking About Privacy All Wrong." MIT Technology Review. N.p., 9 Oct. 2013. Web. 09 Nov. 2013. <http://www.technologyreview.com/data-discrimination/>.

• Way, Allison. "Top 5 Things Google Fiber Can Do for Kansas City (And 5 It Can Do for the World)." The Gigabit Challenge. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2013. <http://www.gigabitchallenge.com/top-5-things-google-fiber-can-do>.