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Still waiting for it to "come" to Austin. But on the plus side, TWC, ATT, and Grande (my favorite) all upgraded their networks in Austin in the year+ after Goo
by caseysoftware 11y ago
Still waiting for it to "come" to Austin.
But on the plus side, TWC, ATT, and Grande (my favorite) all upgraded their networks in Austin in the year+ after Google's announcement. Even though coverage still isn't complete, we have all of them fighting it out.
- simplyluke 11y agoSeriously. Have any cities without large pre-existing fiber networks actually seen widespread google fiber adoption? I was singing its praises multiple years ago when Austin was announced, but excluding a couple of small neighborhoods in south-central Austin, the city has seen relatively little in the way of google fiber. AT&T, and Grande have actually been expanding much faster from what I can see. Major business areas still haven't seen Gbps speeds.
- nulltype 11y agoIt sure would be clever if Google realized they don't have to build out the fiber, just threaten to.
- freehunter 11y agoProblem is, if you promise the dog treats and never deliver, they'll eventually stop doing the trick.
- rayiner 11y agoIt's not a coincidence. Cities like Austin had existing fiber because they had more relaxed regulatory regimes that made it attractive for smaller companies to put in fiber. Google demands such regulatory loosening as part of the bargain for getting fiber, so it's unsurprising that cities like that were the first targets of Google Fiber. Meanwhile, there are places like Baltimore that turned down fiber because they wouldn't agree to regulatory concessions less demanding than what Google requires. Google Fiber is never coming here.
- jrockway 11y ago> Have any cities without large pre-existing fiber networks actually seen widespread google fiber adoption? Kansas City?
- EarthLaunch 11y agoAustin has had residential AT&T gigabit fiber in some areas for more than a year.