
News Summary
- Google Fiber plans to upgrade some users to outrageously fast Gbps service by the end of the year.
- The service is made possible by new networking gear Nokia s G PON passive optical network technology which lets Internet service providers push more bandwidth over existing fiber lines.
- There s no word yet on the price or which utopian Google Fiber cities will get access to the GMbps service.
- Google has already run trials in Kansas City Missouri and says it will eventually roll out in most if not all of our markets.
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