Google Fiber is a project in the United States to build a broadband internet network infrastructure using fiber-optic communication.It runs 100 times faster than today’s average broadband connection. The service will let users download unlimited Internet data at the speed of 1000 megabits per second for $70 per month. The search engine giant is bringing the ultra-high speeds first to Kansas City, Kan. and Kansas City, Mo.
“No more buffering. No more loading. No more waiting,” the company notes on its blog. “Imagine: instantaneous sharing; truly global education; medical appointments with 3D imaging; even new industries that we haven’t even dreamed of, powered by a gig.”
To get things started, the company divided Kansas City into small communities called “fiberhoods.” Each fiberhood needs a high majority of their residents to pre-register to get the service. Those communities with a high pre-registration percentage will be among the first to get Google Fiber. Households in those communities can register for the service throughout the next six weeks. Households in fiberhoods that qualify will be able to select from various subscription packages. Internet will cost $70 a month, while Internet along with television will cost about $120. According to the New York Times, a Nexus 7 tablet will come with the TV service package and serve as a remote.
“It’s easy to forget how revolutionary high-speed Internet access was in the 1990s,” the company said. “Not only did broadband kill the screeching sound of dial-up, it also spurred innovation, helping to create amazing new services as well as new job opportunities for many thousands of Americans. But today the Internet is not as fast as it should be.”Apart from the speed, what is exciting about Google Fiber is that it is offering unlimited data uploading and downloading. There are no star marks or caps that the company plans to put on the amount of data you transfer. Google Fiber TV also comes along with a DVR box that lets users record as many as eight channels simultaneously. There is also an on-board memory of 2TB to help store all data that one may want to save.
