Neowin News Feed for: Google fiber

1 Gbps Google Fiber service headed to a third city: Provo, Utah

John Callaham — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:57:33 +0100

Google has just announced that its 1 Gbps Google Fiber Internet and TV service will be coming to Provo, Utah, making it the third U.S. city to receive the service. Read more...

1 Gbps Google Fiber confirmed for Austin, Texas in mid-2014 [Update]

John Callaham — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:30:04 +0100

Google has now confirmed the rumors that it will bring its 1 Gbps Google Fiber ISP operation to Austin, Texas, with the first homes planned for connection by mid-2014. Read more...

Google Fiber possibly coming to Austin, Texas

John Callaham — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:01:08 +0100

Google may be planning to announce next week that it will expand its 1 Gbps Google Fiber Internet and TV service to Austin, Texas, after first launching in Kansas City. Read more...

Google Fiber coming to NYC, announcement coming at 10:30AM EST?

Brad Sams — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:04:32 +0000

It looks like Google Fiber may be headed to New York City after a new job posting for a Google Fiber sales staff was spotted and now there is a joint Google/NYC conference scheduled for later today. Read more...

1 Gbps Google Fiber service could expand to more cities

John Callaham — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:44:00 +0000

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said that the company is "hopefully" going to expand its 1 Gbps Google Fiber Internet service to more cities after its launch in Kansas City, Kansas earlier this year. Read more...

(Not a) surprise: Google Fiber is Netflix's fastest ISP

John Callaham — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:26:53 +0000

Netflix has rated the recently launched Google Fiber service in Kansas City, Kansas to be the fastest ISP in the US, according to data taken from the popular video streaming service. Read more...

Google Fiber in Kansas City is live - and fast!

Christopher White — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:49:39 +0000

Google Fiber's gigabit speeds to the home is now live in the Hanover Heights neighborhood of Kansas City, and the feedback has been extremely positive, making the rest of the world extremely jealous. Read more...

Google Fiber in Kansas City to go live in a few weeks

John Callaham — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:18:25 +0100

Google has announced that the first customer in Kansas City, Kansas for its 1 Gbps Google Fiber TV and Internet service in Kansas City will start receiving the service in a few weeks. Read more...

Google Fiber signs up majority of Kansas City

John Callaham — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:03:32 +0100

Google has announced that at least 180 of the 202 neighborhoods in Kansas City have qualified to receive the company's 1 Gbps Google Fiber Internet and television service. Read more...

Some sections of Kansas City slow to register for Google Fiber

John Callaham — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:24:23 +0100

Some poor neighborhoods of Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri have been slow to register for the 1 Gbps Google Fiber Internet service so Google is lowering their registration goals. Read more...

Google Fiber to offer WiFi hotspots in Kansas City

John Callaham — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:24:24 +0100

Google will offer Kansas City residents WiFi hotspots to connect to in 400 locations in Kansas City as part of the company's recently announced Google Fiber service. Read more...

Google Fiber to expand to three more Kansas towns

John Callaham — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:47:03 +0100

Google has announced that it will expand its 1 Gbps Google Fiber Internet and TV service to three more towns in the state of Kansas, pending approval from their governments. Read more...

Google rumored to be selling off Motorola cable TV division

John Callaham — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 20:35:13 +0100

A new rumor claims that Google could be planning to sell off the division of Motorola that makes set top cable TV boxes as early as this fall, even as it launches its own Google Fiber service. Read more...

Google officially announces Google Fiber in Kansas City

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:21:55 +0100

Google is announcing the launch of their Fiber network in Kansas City, which includes the new Google Fiber TV, and great prices for various packages. Read more...

Google plans July 26th reveal for Kansas City 1 Gbps Internet

John Callaham — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:42:34 +0100

After months of delays, Google has now stated that there will be a major announcement on July 26th in regards to its plans to bring 1 Gbps Internet service to Kansas City. Read more...

Google keeps delaying Kansas City 1 Gbps Internet service

John Callaham — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:16:02 +0100

Google has pushed back the launch of its 1 Gbps Internet service in Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri. Previously promised for the end of June, it will now happen sometime later in the summer. Read more...

Is Google going to launch a TV service in Kansas City?

John Callaham — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:25:56 +0000

Google has applied to run a video service in Missouri and Kansas, hinting that the company is planning to launch a TV service in Kansas City, where it is also launching a 1Gpbs net service. Read more...

Google finally starts building Kansas City internet service

John Callaham — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:43:11 +0000

Google has announced that it has finally begun laying down the fiber network for its previously announced 1Gbps internet service in Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. Read more...

Topeka changes name to Google, KS; pushes for fiber

Benjamin Rubenstein — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:46:01 +0000

Last month, Google unveiled their bold plan to bring 1 Gb/s Internet to the United States using a fiber optic network. As part of the plan, Google is looking for cities to nominate themselves to... Read more...

Google announces its own experimental fiber network

Tom Warren — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:22:00 +0000

Google announced on Wednesday that it plans to create and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States. The network connections will deliver Internet speeds of 1 gigabit... Read more...