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Ärende: Re: Google Taps Fiber with Manhattan Move
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From: /m <mike@barkto.com>


Woof...

 /m

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:08:50 -0400, "Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote:

>http://www.curbed.com/archives/2005/11/15/inside_new_gooooogles_new_chelsea_oo
oooffice.php
>
>pictures of the floor google rented
>
>Geo.
>
>"/m" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message
>news:qklog2tiacog2edbjrs8tb08fe2muuneig@4ax.com...
>>
>> It looks like an interesting set-up...
>>
>> ===
>>
>> Freight Elevators
>>
>> * Nine large freight elevators, each with 10,000 pound capacity.
>>
>> * Two 40,000-pound truck elevators, one each servicing the Eighth and
>> Ninth Avenue sides of the building. Each elevator can accommodate
>> vehicles up to 32 feet in length.
>>
>> ===
>>
>>   /m
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 14:32:00 -0400, "RobertB." <rb28@nyu.edu> wrote:
>>
>> >Oh, yeah, I know where it is now. Been by there lots of times, although
>> >I don't get over there much now.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >In article <3gtng2pbifamgddove15tldf5hcs37nq5e@4ax.com>,
>> > /m <mike@barkto.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> There was a map in the linked article.
>> >>
>> >> Look here:
>> >> http://www.111eighth.com/general.htm
>> >>
>> >>  /m
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:47:18 -0400, "RobertB." <rb28@nyu.edu> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >What's the cross street? I must have walked by there dozens of times.
>I
>> >> >think I know that building in fact. Lots of big industrial buildings
>on
>> >> >the West side (too many now converted into "luxury living" quarters).
>> >> >
>> >> >Interestingly, when I last talked to Verizon (to complain about a
>bill,
>> >> >naturally), the rep told me that I might want to think about FTTH in
>the
>> >> >near future. She said that she knew for a fact that some private
>> >> >residences were already using FTTH in Manhattan, although I didn't
>> >> >recognize the streets she mentioned (one was northern Manhattan). She
>> >> >didn't mention price, of course, and I didn't ask.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >In article <chugg2501n52quthnomokbv29pfnkl4kql@4ax.com>,
>> >> > /m <mike@barkto.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>http://googlewatch.eweek.com/blogs/google_watch/archive/2006/09/13/13133.as
>> >> >> px
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ===
>> >> >> Google's new Manhattan office sites atop one of the biggest
>fiberoptic
>> >> >> facilities in North America.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I've been doing research for a separate project on Google's new
>offices
>> >> >> in Manhattan, which I first reported about here. I can't reveal
>> >> >> everything just yet, but I do have more details to report. Turns out
>111
>> >> >> 8th Avenue is one of the premier "carrier hotels" in the country, a
>> >> >> 2.8-million-square-foot behemoth of a fiber gateway.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> What's a carrier hotel? It's a very secure, very expensive location
>for
>> >> >> firms that traffic in large amounts of data. 111 8th Avenue, it
>turns
>> >> >> out, sits right on top of the Hudson Street-Ninth Avenue fiber
>highway.
>> >> >> By moving into its new building, Google is gaining access to a
>nearly
>> >> >> unlimited amount of bandwidth. (For more eWEEK coverage on this, see
>> >> >> David Morgenstern's Google and its Continuing Dark Fiber Mystery.)
>The
>> >> >> only other building in New York that has this kind of power is 60
>Hudson
>> >> >> Street. Suffice to say, the two are closely connected.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Google won't say anything about this. And what's more, anyone
>involved
>> >> >> in the deal is under a nondisclosure agreement, as Google is wont to
>do.
>> >> >> But by moving into 111 8th Avenue, Google is gaining access to a
>schload
>> >> >> of Tier 1 service providers like AT&T, Verizon, NTT, Sprint, and
>others,
>> >> >> who all have a presence in the building (here's a tenant list, which
>is
>> >> >> more or less up to date). Ostensibly, Google will be able to bypass
>the
>> >> >> telcos and offer services directly with the Tier 2 providers in the
>> >> >> building.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It's also interesting to note that a co-landlord of the building is
>NYC
>> >> >> Connect, a premier co-location and fiber-optic services company. Its
>> >> >> facilities are built to N+1 redundancy. According to its Web site,
>its
>> >> >> facilities are served by 1,200-amps from a 480-volt electric power
>> >> >> supply with a 750KW Cummins diesel generator and UPS system
>providing
>> >> >> backup power.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I can't say much more because of the project I'm working on, but
>suffice
>> >> >> to say Google basically just tapped the biggest river of data in
>North
>> >> >> America. According to a few people that I've talked with, at some
>point
>> >> >> in time, every piece of data that travels on high-speed cables in
>North
>> >> >> America goes through that building.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> 111 8th Avenue is also the second-largest building in New York (or
>> >> >> perhaps third--experts differ here), covering an entire city block
>> >> >> between 8th and 9th Avenues with 2.8 million square feet.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Other interesting facts: 111 8th Avenue was built in 1932 as the
>Port
>> >> >> Authority of New York's commerce building. It functioned under the
>PA
>> >> >> until 1973, when Sylvan Lawrence bought the building. In 1998 it was
>> >> >> bought by another firm, Taconic, which refurbished the place and
>> >> >> installed generators, cooling systems and fiber-optic capacity. They
>> >> >> also remodeled some interior spaces, creating the open areas that
>are
>> >> >> part of Google's floor plan now.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Fascinating tidbit: 111 8th Avenue used to be an old media
>headquarters
>> >> >> and was once the biggest paper check processing center in Manhattan.
>> >> >> Chemical Bank, which merged with Chase in the '90s, ran a huge
>> >> >> processing center here. If you wrote a check in New York, odds were
>it
>> >> >> was processed and filed in the basement of 111 8th Avenue.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Today odds are, if you're advertising online, the money goes through
>> >> >> that building once again.
>> >> >> ===
>> >> >>
>> >> >>  /m
>

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