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Google's superfast 20Gbps Wi-Fi 7 Fiber plan costs $250 a month
If you've been thinking about hosting your own mini data center or need to stream 1,333 Netflix 4K programs at once, Google Fiber has the answer.
Verizon expands its 2Gbps Fios to New York’s five boroughs
Verizon says its Fios 2 Gig service is now available across New York City’s five boroughs, although it hasn’t clarified just how available it is in each area.
Frontier rolls out 5Gbps fiber internet across the US
Frontier is challenging AT&T and Google by trotting out 5Gbps internet access across its network.
Google Fiber will offer 5Gbps and 8Gbps internet plans in early 2023
Google Fiber will offer 8Gbps service as soon as early 2023, and it could easily outperform your cable provider.
Google Fiber is expanding again after years of inactivity
It's making its way to Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Idaho over the next years.
The man who built his own ISP to avoid huge fees is expanding his service
A Michigan is expanding his fiber internet service from about 70 customers to nearly 600 thanks to funding aimed at expanding access to broadband internet.
Researchers break world record for quantum-encrypted communications
Researchers in Beijing have set a new quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) world record of 102.2 km (64 miles).
AT&T is rolling out multi-gig fiber internet to more than 70 cities
In order to provide easier access to faster internet, AT&T is rolling out new multi-gigabit fiber plans that start as low as $110 a month.
California's upcoming open fiber network could make fast broadband more accessible
California legislators have approved plans for an open fiber network that could make broadband much faster for rural and small internet providers.
AT&T's entry and mid-level fiber plans get a 200 Mbps speed bump
AT&T is increasing the speeds of its entry and mid-level fiber internet plans by 200 Mbps
Google rolls out 2Gbps fiber service in Huntsville and Nashville
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.
Comcast tests tech that enables gigabit upload speeds over cable
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 and downloads, while the Xfinity package is limited to 35Mbps upload, at a time when people are creating more content and producing more video streams from home than ever before. This week however, Comcast ran a test that enabled 1.25Gbps speeds up and down on their live network at a home in Jacksonville.
Google Fiber's two gigabit broadband is almost ready
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 offering.
Google asks to test a new type of wireless broadband
Google has asked the FCC for permission to run secret wireless broad tests using the 6Ghz spectrum in multiple cities across the US. That could point to future internet services using the recently released spectrum, possibly under its new Fiber WebPass banner.
Google Fiber's first expansion in four years is in West Des Moines
Availability in the city of West Des Moines, IA adds its first new market in four years.
Verizon adds free Disney+, Hulu streaming to some Fios packages
For a limited time, you can get free Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions if you subscribe to Verizon's Fios internet service.
Researchers squeeze 44.2 Tbps through existing fiber optic cables
Researchers in Australia used a device called a microcomb to break the record for the fastest internet connection.
Google Fiber stops offering traditional TV service to new customers
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 YouTube TV (as announced in December) or the sports-oriented fuboTV. The company characterizes this as reflecting the modern reality. "Customers just don't need traditional TV," Google said.
Verizon promo gives gigabit Fios customers free Google Stadia bundles
How do you sweeten the pot for gamers wanting extra-fast internet access? Throw in free goodies, apparently. Verizon (Engadget's parent company) is launching a promo that gives new Fios gigabit internet customers a free Google Stadia Premiere Edition bundle if they sign up through June 30th and are installed by August 1st, 2020. You'll have 4K game streaming tech that can take advantage of that fiber optic bandwidth. With that said, you'll want to think carefully about taking up that offer -- there are a couple of gotchas.
Google Fiber drops its 100Mbps tier in favor of gigabit-only service
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 new customers -- it's either the $70 gigabit plan or nothing. If you ask the company, it's a reflection of evolving internet technology and usage habits.
