It is currently available in three US cities
So far, Provo, Kansas City and Austin have access to Google Fiber. A further four cities are already slated to receive it: Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham. Google also lists Portland, San Jose, Salt Lake and Phoenix as potential "Fiber cities".
It is up to 100 times faster than the average broadband connection
Fiber runs at 1000 mbps, or one gigabyte per second. This is roughly 100 times faster than Americans’ average broadband speeds. In Provo, Google claimed that human genome files that once took 77 hours to download can be downloaded in half an hour.
It doesn’t use underground cabling
For the last mile, Google eschews underground cabling in favour of "Google Fiber Huts". These data centres containing fibre-optic equipment are linked to the regional network that circles a metropolitan area, acting as aggregation nodes.
It comes with extras
Fiber comes with a terabyte of storage on Google Drive. The cloud service provides added security for your files and the ability to access them from home, the office or while out-and-about. Different packages offer access to Google Fiber TV, with more than 150 channels and on-demand films and shows.
It won’t break the bank
Taking Kansas City as an example, Comcast currently offers 46.1 mbps for $66.95 per month, with the cheapest offering from Time Warner Cable coming in at $34.99 – but with only 22.5 mbps. Google charges $70.00 per month for its 1000 mbps.
