Google Fiber was the subject of two recent announcements, one about a planned network in Texas and the other about network construction starting in Nevada.
In the Austin, Texas, area, an online media outlet has reported an agreement between Google Fiber and the city of Bee Cave, Texas, located about 16 miles west of Austin. According to Community Impact, the agreement involves using the public right-of-way to install new fiber optic network to provide faster internet in Bee Cave.
Pending necessary approvals, design and engineering phases, and construction, the article postulated that the Google Fiber service could be available to Bee Cave residents and businesses by the end of 2026. The article explained that while Google Fiber potentially will be building the infrastructure, it would not be the only service provider that customers could choose from.
In other news, after reaching agreements with both the city of Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, last year, Google Fiber officially broke ground on construction of a new network on the west side of Las Vegas, the company posted on its Connect blog. Construction will occur in other parts of Clark County starting next month, the post added.
The bottom line is that GFiber service will be available starting later this year in segments of the metro area. “Nevada residents and business owners will be able to choose between Google Fiber’s plans with prices that haven’t changed since 2012 and speeds up to 8 Gig,” the blog said.
Telecompetitor reported about this planned broadband deployment last May, emphasizing that it would support speeds up to 8 Gbps symmetrically in Las Vegas, as well as fiber broadband service in other parts of Clark County.
Last May, Telecompetitor reported that Google Fiber was testing its capability for higher speeds. The company successfully tested a 50 Gbps connection on a live network in its Kansas City fiber huts. The test was described as “the next step in Google Fiber’s ambition to be capable of providing speeds as high as 100 Gbps.”
