AT&T is claiming to be the fastest major internet provider, thanks to its 5Gbps fiber service that is now available in 70 metro areas.
AT&T Delays Fiber to 500,000 Homes Due to Chip Shortage
AT&T is the latest company to face delays in product rollouts as a result of a global ship shortage.
Google Fiber Sign Ups Go Live In Provo, Utah
Back in April of this year, Google announced that it had purchased iProvo – a city-run ISP that provided fiber Internet to Provo, Utah. Upon completion of the purchase, Google was going to upgrade the existing fiber network and roll…
AT&T Takes on Google With Austin Fiber Network
AT&T today announced that it will, for sure, be installing 1 Gigabit fiber network in Austin, Texas. The company had announced in April that it intended to expand U-verse to the city. AT&T is currently deploying the network and intends…
Google Fiber To Head To Leawood, Kansas
Google announced that Leawood, Kansas’ City Council has voted to make the town the 14th Kansas City area to get Google Fiber. “We look forward to bringing service to Leawood, but there’s quite a bit of planning and construction work…
Google Fiber To Launch In Provo, Utah Before The End Of The Year
In April, Google announced that it was planning to buy the fiber infrastructure in Provo, Utah. The intention was to bring Google Fiber to the city, but the company hasn’t said much on that front since the initial announcement. That…
Gigabit Internet Is Coming To Tullahoma, Tennessee
Chattanooga was one of the first cities in the nation to introduce Fiber Internet to its residents through city-owned utilities. Other cities have slowly been jumping on board with the help of Google Fiber and other organizations. Now the gigabit…
FCC To Hold First Gigabit Workshop This Month
In late January, the FCC announced the Gigabit City Challenge. The campaign aims to get at least one gigabit network in all 50 states by 2015. To do that, the Commission will be holding a number of workshops to help…
Google Fiber Is Hiring Engineers In Canada
UPDATE: Google told us that Google Fiber is only hiring engineers in Canada. There are no plans to expand. Headline was changed to reflect this. For the time being, Google Fiber is a strictly Kansas City affair. The company has…
Time Warner Cable Increases Speeds Near Kansas City, Could Be In Response To Google Fiber
Back when Google Fiber first launched, Time Warner Cable, the incumbent ISP in the area, went into panic mode. The ISP even began offering cash rewards to anybody who had information on Google Fiber’s activities. It was all a little…