Google rolls out 2Gbps fiber service in Huntsville and Nashville

Posted on 04/12/2020 by Engadget

After launching a beta program just months ago, Google Fiber has announced that its 2 Gbps “2 Gig” tier is now widely available in Nashville and Huntsville. The plan costs $100 a month, compared to $70 for the 1 Gbps, and includes a WiFi 6 Multi-Gig...

Comcast tests tech that enables gigabit upload speeds over cable

Posted on 10/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Just a few years ago Comcast started rolling out 1Gbps cable service and now it’s widely available in many areas across the country, but it still can’t match fiber for upload speed. Many fiber services offer gigabit speeds for customers on uploads an...

Google Fiber’s two gigabit broadband is almost ready

Posted on 16/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google Fiber is about to start testing a new 2 Gbps internet service in two cities with the plan to launch it widely in 2021, the company announced. The plan will cost $100 per month, or $30 more than the current 1 Gbps service. In exchange, you’ll g...

Google asks to test a new type of wireless broadband

Posted on 18/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google has asked the FCC for permission to conduct secret wireless broad tests using the 6GHz spectrum in multiple cities across the US, according to a document spotted by Business Insider. It wants to run “experimental propagation testing in the 6GH...

Google Fiber’s first expansion in four years is in West Des Moines

Posted on 07/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

About ten years after starting its high speed internet quest, Google Fiber is expanding again. Availability in the city of West Des Moines, IA adds its first new market in four years. It will be a tenant, leasing space in an open conduit network that...

Verizon adds free Disney+, Hulu streaming to some Fios packages

Posted on 02/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Verizon (Engadget's parent company) has launched a new deal to try to entice people to its Fios service. Building on the Disney+ promotion the telecom announced last year, new customers can get up to 12 months of Hulu free when they subscribe to Veri...

Researchers squeeze 44.2 Tbps through existing fiber optic cables

Posted on 22/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Today’s cable and fiber optic internet connections are good enough -- at least where they’re available. Home users can browse the web, stream videos and play online games, and companies can keep business moving. But as content becomes more complex, t...

Google Fiber stops offering traditional TV service to new customers

Posted on 04/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

If you're ready to sign up for Google Fiber but want TV service at the same time, you'll have to go online. Google has stopped selling conventional TV service to new customers as of today. Instead, it'll give customers the choice to sign up for YouTu...

Google Fiber drops its 100Mbps tier in favor of gigabit-only service

Posted on 04/12/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google Fiber's main selling point has been its gigabit internet access, but there has usually been a low-cost option like the $50 100Mbps plan. However, that choice is going away. Google has announced that it no longer offers the 100Mbps tier to ne...

FCC offers another $950 million for broadband in Puerto Rico

Posted on 04/09/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

The FCC isn't done funding Puerto Rican broadband in the wakes of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Chairman Ajit Pai has circulated a draft order that would offer another $950 million to "storm-harden, improve and expand" broadband in Puerto Rico and the...

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