Fiber micro-trenching at Google

Video documents a good-natured "race" to deploy fiber-optic cabling via micro-trenching, recently filmed on the Google campus.

The following video documents a good-natured "race" to deploy fiber-optic cabling via micro-trenching, as recently filmed on the Google campus.

"We had the idea of promoting a healthy sense of competition between companies, and we thought what better way to do that than to have a race, a really fun event...it seemed like a really Google-y thing to do," commented Google's James Kelly.

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Participating cabling installer companies included HP Communications, Ditch Witch, Team Cal West, Husqvarna and Bering Sea Eccotech.

"We want to encourage companies to think about how to deploy fiber more efficiently and faster -- and with less disruption to residents," added Google's Kelly.

See also: Neighbors angry over Google Fiber tree cutting

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Matt Vincent

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Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]

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