Thursday, October 16, 2014

Google Fiber to be Unleashed in Austin this December

     So it seems that AT&T's new gigabit internet is going to gain some competition this December in Austin, Texas. Google Fiber in a recent planning meeting in Mountain View detailed how it will finally roll out the service. The company's gigabit internet service is up to 100 times faster than what most ISPs can currently offer throughout the US. With these greater speeds it will also bring major opportunities to the area itself.

David Anthony program manager at the event stated: "Launching a fiber network is really three parts: planning, permitting, and construction,". He also explained that the Fiber service will begin in the southeast areas of the city and requires permits to build the infrastructure. So this will not be happening overnight in other words. "Not every part of Austin will get Fiber. But every area of Austin will have an opportunity to get it," according to Google Fiber head Mark Strama.





     As the USA has some of the lowest internet speeds in the world compared to our European friends it is about time that we receive speeds that reflect our work ethic, fast, reliable and constant. This coming from Google will most certainly add tons of opportunities to the areas it moves to and also cause competitors to get their speeds up to snuff with the competition. We may slowly be moving into the era of internet speeds that will blow our minds.

Sources: VentureBeat
               Engadget

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