Tag Archives: google-fiber

Google Fiber has announced its internet service can now provide download speeds of up to 2Gbps in some areas. The speedy service will cost $100 a month, the provider said Tuesday, with that price including a Wi-Fi 7 router and extender. It comes at a time when more people are working or learning from home …

The robot rests delicately atop a power line, balanced high above the ground, almost as if it’s floating. Like a short, stocky tightrope walker, it gradually makes its way forward, leaving a string of cable in its wake. When it comes to a pole, it gracefully elevates its body to pass the roadblock and keep chugging along.   This isn’t …

Google Fiber is expanding its Austin offering, and it is doing so with gigabit wireless internet.  This week the internet giant announced it would be expanding Fiber in the city through its Webpass subsidiary, offering a new wireless way to connect people to its high-speed internet service.  While Google has been providing gigabit internet in Austin since 2014, the new …

The Federal Trade Commission is demanding that the nation’s largest broadband and wireless companies explain their privacy practices and how they monetize consumer data. On Tuesday, the agency sent letters to seven companies, including AT&T, Comcast, Google Fiber, T-Mobile and Verizon, posing a series of questions about their data practices.  “The FTC is initiating this study to better understand internet …

If you can count on anything, it’s people being disgruntled with their cable company.  A survey from Consumer Reports, out Wednesday, found that only 38 percent of those with paid TV subscriptions with cable or satellite providers said they were very or completely satisfied with their service.  Consumer Reports said most of the larger cable companies — think Comcast, Spectrum …

Google Fiber is without a chief executive for the second time in less than a year. Gregory McCray has stepped down as CEO of Access, the Alphabet unit that houses Google Fiber, a Google spokesperson said Monday. McCray was tapped in February to run Google’s broadband and cable business after the departure of Craig Barratt in October. While the exit …

After showing signs of emerging from last year’s funk with Fiber 2.0, Google has appointed a new CEO to lead the Fiber unit. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, tapped broadband veteran Gregory McCray to take over the Access unit, the Alphabet team primarily focused on Fiber. McCray comes to Google from Michigan’s Aero Communications and fills the roll left vacant after …

Get ready for a wild 2017 when it comes to the world of wireless. From the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States to ever-growing hype around 5G wireless technology, the signs of change are unmistakable. It could mean anything from a shift in who provides your service to how exactly your connections get made. Trump may …

In the San Francisco Bay Area, home to countless tech titans, there’s precious little competition for home internet access. The choice is generally between Comcast and AT&T — assuming there’s a choice at all. There was a spark of hope for me and fellow Bay Area residents: Google Fiber, which promised to bring unheard-of speeds and meaningful competition to the …