More Hope for Google’s Ultra-High Speed Fiber in Philadelphia

Last night's Ignite Philly event at Johnny Brendas in Fishtown was particularly electric.  That's because Philadelphia's Chief Technology Officer, Allan Frank, had some good news. Philly will be applying for the Google fiber experiment,
which we wrote about last month. Ignite Philly is an annual meeting of entrepreneurs to highlight the sharing of ideas in Philadelphia. Presenters speak for five minutes using slideshows.

One of our favorite Philly blogs, Technically Philly, was there and captured a video of Frank's speech.

If selected, Philadelphia could be on the trial markets for ultra-high speed network, which could mean speeds of up to 100 times faster than they already are. Frank, along with councilman Bill Green, are currently working on their submission to Google. What makes Philadelphia a prime candidate? Officials mention our  research buffs over in University City and our wireless network infrastructure.

If you haven't nominated Philly yet, you can get involved at Google's Fiber For Communities site.