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Google ‘to build US broadband networks’
11 February 2010
Google is planning to build a limited number of broadband networks in US cities, operating at up to one gigabit a second
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Google is planning to set up a number of trial high-speed fibre-optic broadband networks in the US. The search engine company is seeking to provide internet speeds that are over 100 times faster than that offered by its rivals including Verizon, AT&T and Comcast.
The company is planning to introduce the networks with speeds of one gigabit per second in cities that have not yet been identified.
Verizon’s FiOS, AT&T’s U-Verse and Comcast’s cable broadband services provide residential downloads at speeds up to 50 megabits a second, with the cheapest connections being one megabit or less.
The company already provides a wireless network in California and has invested in Clearwire, which offers wireless internet access using WiMax.
Google is looking to work with companies that make fibre-optic networks. It is believed to be in touch with vendors such as Alcatel-Lucent, Tellabs and Corning. GTB