Text 12973, 175 rader
Skriven 2006-09-18 13:57:10 av RobertB. (1:379/45)
     Kommentar till en text av Geo (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Google Taps Fiber with Manhattan Move
=================================================
From: "RobertB." <rb28@nyu.edu>

Hmm. That's one big ass studio apartment. <g>


In article <450d6cd3$3@w3.nls.net>, "Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote:

> http://www.curbed.com/archives/2005/11/15/inside_new_gooooogles_new_chelsea_o
o
> 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
>
>

--- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5
 * Origin: Barktopia BBS Site http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45)