A Pressure Chamber of Innovation
Google Fiber and Flexible Capital
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12739899 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Mejia (SUNY Brockport, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 289-308 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1479-1420 • E-ISSN: 1479-4233 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14791420.2015.1027240 |
| OpenAlex | W2006193470 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
the United States Federal Communications Commission identified broadband as "the great infrastructure challenge of the early twenty-first century."One month earlier, on February 10, 2010, in anticipation of the FCC's announcement, Google announced its intent to build ultra-high-speed broadband networks across the United States to serve as a model for overcoming this challenge.Since then, Google Fiber, as it is called, has succeeded in being recognized as a model for other communities interested in establishing ultra-high-speed broadband infrastructure.This article serves as an analysis of the political economic consequences of this particular configuration of broadband infrastructure, and argues that Google Fiber operates as a mechanism of flexible capital whereby the emphases on short-over long-term relationships, meritocracy over craftsmanship, and the devaluation of past experience in favor of potential outcomes are embedded in the institutional and technical infrastructure of ultra-high-speed Internet
Broadband · Business · Commission · Telecommunications · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Engineering · ICT Impact and Policies · Finance
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |