Google Launches Google Fiber for Communities Site
Google began accepting applications from towns and cities back in February to be part of their new high-speed fiber broadband initiative. While the winning municipalities won’t be announce until later...
View ArticleVerizon Fiber Network Hits Nearly 1Gbps in New Trial
In a Verizon statement today, the company announced that a recent field test of their fiber optic network showed near gigabit speeds. The test was carried out in Taunton, Mass with the help of a...
View ArticleGoogle's Fiber Lines Under Fire, Literally
If you were to take a stroll along the Columbia river in Oregon. You might find the quaint city of Dalles. In Dalles, is a sizable Google data center. All that data needs some fat pipes to flow...
View ArticleGoogle to Build Fiber Network for Stanford
Google has just announced the next step in their plans to build out super high-speed fiber internet in the US. The Big G will be building a fiber network capable of 1Gbps speeds for Stanford...
View ArticleVerizon Successfully Tests 10Gbps FiOS, You Can't Have it
In a lot of ways, Verizon's FiOS service has always been about showing off more than it's been about making money. Back in August Verizon proved that again when they created an experimental 1Gbps fiber...
View Article1Gbps Internet Access For $70 in America? Sonic Says Yes
If Comcast’s 105Mbps service costs $199.95 per month (in select markets), then naturally 1Gbps service should cost around $2,000 a month right? Well according to scrappy independent ISP sonic.net,...
View ArticleGoogle Fiber One Step Closer To Reality In KC
A net neutrality bill may be hacking its way through Washingtonian red tape as we speak, but its long-term success is far from certain. If you remember correctly, one of the matches that lit the...
View ArticleGoogle Starts Laying Fiber In Kansas Cities
Google's plans to bring a face-meltingly fast 1Gbps Internet connection to Kansas Cities (in both Missouri and Kansas) took a big step towards becoming reality today. After haggling with city officials...
View ArticleThe Future of Broadband Internet
Honoring 20 years of the World Wide Web by looking forward at the future of broadband InternetThe World Wide Web has been around for 20 years as of today and broadband internet has evolved considerably...
View ArticleGoogle Fiber Arrives in Provo, Utah and Rolling Out to Austin, Texas in 2014
In-demand fiber service coming to only a handful of placesGoogle has been laying low about plans to bring its exponentially quick Google Fiberservice to areas around the United States, and we took you...
View ArticleGoogle Has 3 Year Plan to Deliver 10 Gigabit Internet Service
1Gbps is nice, but 10Gbps is betterLucky residents in Kansas City and Provo, Utah can already sign up for 1Gbps Google Fiber service, and Austin, Texas isn't far behind. That's 100 times faster than...
View ArticleGoogle Looking at 34 Cities to Receive Google Fiber
Studies to be conductedGoogle has announced plans to investigate the possibilities of expanding its Google Fiber service to nine metro areas in the United States. Having set up its network system in...
View Article8 Technologies We Want
4TB SSDs, CrossFire/SLI cross compatibility, and more!For as much as technology has evolved over the years, there’s still plenty of things we still want. Where are our stock 4GHz Intel processors?...
View ArticleGoogle Reveals Pricing Plans for Google Fiber in Austin
Insanely fast internet for $70Austin, Texas is one of the areas that Google is currently developing its fiber network. While the company is still constructing the network, Google has revealed its...
View ArticleGoogle Delays Fiber Expansion, Keeps the Details Vague
Several U.S. cities eagerly await Google to announce its fiber expansion plansJust a few locations have benefited from Google's fiber roll out, which allows for up to 1Gbps Internet service (both...
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