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Google achieves 50 Gbps fiber speeds on a live network

The search giant argues you'll need these blistering speeds sooner or later

What just happened? In a recent field test conducted jointly with Nokia, Google's experimental fiber broadband arm GFiber Labs achieved a mind-boggling 41.89 gigabits per second download speed on a live Google Fiber network in Kansas City.

Full story By Zo Ahmed, July 10, 2024, 9:31 AM

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Google Fiber launches super-fast 20Gbps internet service for $250 per month

Installations will begin in Q1 2024

By Kishalaya Kundu, December 12, 2023, 9:25 AM 9 comments

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Google Fiber begins trialing 20 Gig residential internet with Wi-Fi 7 routers

Custom routers use Nokia's 20G technology

By Daniel Sims, October 27, 2023, 6:15 AM 24 comments

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Google Fiber puts out a call to test 20 Gig Internet service

The need for speed

By Shawn Knight, May 17, 2023, 1:44 PM

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Google launches 5 Gig Internet service in three cities for $125/month

Symmetrical upload and download speeds

By Shawn Knight, February 15, 2023, 11:18 AM 13 comments

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Google's 2 Gbps fiber Internet service is now widely available in Nashville and Huntsville

More cities will gain access in 2021

By Shawn Knight, December 4, 2020, 10:43 AM 13 comments

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Google's new 2 Gig fiber Internet service costs $100 per month

Fast can always be faster

By Shawn Knight, September 15, 2020, 12:50 PM 36 comments

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Google Fiber drops its cheaper 100Mbps internet plan, goes 'all in' on $70 gigabit subscription

Google Fiber is streamlining its operations

By Cohen Coberly, December 6, 2019, 6:15 AM 15 comments

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Google rolls out high-speed gigabit 'Fiber' network in Austin, Texas

More Texans can get gigabit speeds for $70/month

By Cohen Coberly, August 7, 2019, 3:28 PM 14 comments

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Google is shutting down its Louisville fiber network in April

Not all experiments are a success

By Shawn Knight, February 7, 2019, 4:55 PM

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FCC proposal could streamline installation of new fiber internet

One-touch make-ready is so simple the FCC couldn't mess it up... right?

By Greg Synek, July 16, 2018, 8:15 AM 15 comments

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Google Fiber team hires former Time Warner Cable executive to take over as CEO

Google Fiber may finally expand again

By Cohen Coberly, February 7, 2018, 2:00 PM

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Access loses another CEO, Larry Page reiterates commitment to Google Fiber

Gregory McCray steps down after five months in the job

By Jose Vilches, July 18, 2017, 10:45 AM

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Google Fiber to cancel hundreds of Kansas City installations

By William Gayde, March 21, 2017, 6:45 PM 8 comments

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Google launches first gigabit wireless home internet service

Connectivity comes as part of Google's newly acquired Webpass service

By William Gayde, February 23, 2017, 8:15 PM 10 comments

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Google Fiber gets new CEO, sheds more staff as it shifts focus to wireless

Google Fiber heading in a new direction

By Jose Vilches, February 16, 2017, 10:15 AM

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Google "pauses" plans to roll out Fiber internet service to any new cities

By Jose Vilches, October 26, 2016, 12:15 PM 10 comments

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Google Fiber to acquire gigabit Internet provider Webpass

By Jose Vilches, June 23, 2016, 2:00 PM

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Google looks into gigabit Wi-Fi to expand Fiber service faster, cheaper

By Jose Vilches, June 10, 2016, 5:15 PM

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Google announces $10/month home phone service for fiber cities

By Shawn Knight, March 29, 2016, 5:30 PM

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Google's Fiber internet might come to Chicago and Los Angeles, but don't hold your breath

By Devin Kate Pope, December 8, 2015, 4:30 PM

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Verizon's new Internet technology is 10x faster than Google Fiber

By Shawn Knight, August 12, 2015, 8:30 AM 12 comments

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Comcast's speedy Gigabit Pro Internet service priced at $300/month with $1,000 in startup fees

By Shawn Knight, July 13, 2015, 6:15 PM

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AT&T brings $70/mo gigabit fiber to Kansas City, with a major catch

By Shawn Knight, February 16, 2015, 5:45 PM 33 comments

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Google Fiber expansion targets Atlanta, Nashville and more

By Shawn Knight, January 27, 2015, 5:30 PM 12 comments