Comments on: Googles internet bandwidth may be free http://blog.xero.com/2009/10/googles-internet-bandwidth-may-be-free/ Xero Accounting Software Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Adam http://blog.xero.com/2009/10/googles-internet-bandwidth-may-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-3255 Adam Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:44:08 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=7472#comment-3255 Interesting note about the dark-fibre buy-up during the last bubble. I wonder who's taking the initiative this time? As for CDN hosting in NZ? Never. No way. The latency is a double hit, one on the request and one of the download, and would totally defeat the point of a CDN for international data. NZ seems to have other big problems for hosting. Namely we live on a fault line, and we have poor infrastructure (thinking of Auckland's blackouts). Interesting note about the dark-fibre buy-up during the last bubble. I wonder who’s taking the initiative this time?

As for CDN hosting in NZ? Never. No way. The latency is a double hit, one on the request and one of the download, and would totally defeat the point of a CDN for international data.

NZ seems to have other big problems for hosting. Namely we live on a fault line, and we have poor infrastructure (thinking of Auckland’s blackouts).

]]> By: John Humphrey http://blog.xero.com/2009/10/googles-internet-bandwidth-may-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-3245 John Humphrey Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:38:42 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=7472#comment-3245 Google purchased a lot of international dark fibre during the dot.com and telco downturn in 2001 - 2004 when operators who don't normally sell dark fibre grabbed the Google lifeline. If NZ had a big low cost intenational fibre link and tax incentives; we could attract players here for diversity hosting / data centres etc for their CDNs - even with the increased latency. Google purchased a lot of international dark fibre during the dot.com and telco downturn in 2001 – 2004 when operators who don’t normally sell dark fibre grabbed the Google lifeline.

If NZ had a big low cost intenational fibre link and tax incentives; we could attract players here for diversity hosting / data centres etc for their CDNs – even with the increased latency.

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