A technician gets cabling out of his truck to install Google Fiber in a residential home in Provo, Utah. (Photo : Reuters)
Google Fiber is expanding and this time the ultra-fast Internet service from the search engine giant is coming to San Antonio, Texas. The addition of the new city will expand Google Fiber's coverage to 24 United States cities scattered in seven different states.
According to CNBC, of the 24 cities that has Google Fiber service, San Antonio will be the largest. Marketed with a promise of ultra-fast Internet speeds, Google Fiber aims to persuade San Antonio's residents which are currently estimated at around 1.4 million.
No Internet infrastructure has been built in the city yet. Google Fiber head in Texas Mark Strama posted the announcement on the company's official blog saying, "Soon, we'll enter the design phase of building our network in San Antonio. We'll work closely with city leaders over the next several months to plan the layout of over 4,000 miles of fiber-optic cables."
Strama added that the amount of fiber-optic cables that well be laid in San Antonio is enough to stretch up to Canada and back.
Google is also working with the White House and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in a project called ConnectHome. This program aims bring high-speed Internet connection to low-income households in the US. As part of its mission to help the community, Google also promised to setup computer labs and provide computer skills training in all of the cities that have Google Fiber service.
Currently, Google Fiber is up and running in three cities; Provo, Austin and Kansas City. The company also has an expansion plan lined up for Raleigh-Durham, Atlanta, Nashville Charlotte and Salt Lake City.
