Google is developing another initiative that will bring high-speed internet to developing countries with the use of fiber networks, and it is called “Project Link.”
According to Google’s blog post on Wednesday, Project Link is created to wire cities in developing countries and supply them with high-speed fiber networks.
Google is not satisfied with its Project Loon, a program aiming to bring the Internet to remote areas of the world with hot-air balloons, so they've come up with this fresh project.
In line with this Project Link, Google spokesperson Kelly Mason revealed to Mashable that it has already tried applying the wiring technique in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The wiring up used 100 kilometers of fiber and it runs from the center of Kampala, towards the out areas.
"Project Link's network is available today to connect providers to long-distance fiber lines, equipping them with near-unlimited capacity to build and expand services to Ugandans," the blog post read. "By making this connection, we're strengthening a crucial piece of the Internet supply chain."
In the meantime, Kampala will be the sole city for the Project Link because Google has still no plans of wiring up other cities.
Google wants local Internet Service Providers to create them to customers and Universities. And so far, a couple of Internet Service Providers have signed up with Google for this project, Roke Telcom and One Solutions.
Mason told Mashable, "We have several customers signed up. Those customers are ISPs and mobile operators and they determine the end service plans that are offered to citizens. Our role is equipping those providers with high-capacity fiber to better serve users."
The Internet giant chose Kampala for this program because they aim to give its citizens a better chance of creating new startups, accessing online learning tools, and improving commerce and their economy.
