Google Fiber has recently announced that it will double the maximum internet speed offered to its customers starting later this year from 1 Gbps to 2 Gbps. The new plan will cost $100 a month, $30 more than the company’s existing 1 Gbps option. However, only downloads will be offered at the new maximum speed; uploads will remain at 1 Gbps. With the new plan, Google says it will provide customers with an unspecified new Wi-Fi 6 router and mesh extender to make the most of the new speeds.
The trials of the new plan will start in Nashville, Tennessee, and Huntsville, Alabama, next month, with a fully rollout in the two cities planned for later in the year. The company says it currently offers Google Fiber and Google Fiber Webpass in 19 cities in the US. 2 Gbps trials will start in its other markets later this year, and will rollout in most cities in early 2021.
A Google Fiber executive earlier said that the cost of acquiring video content was a big impediment to rolling the service out more widely. But with the 2 Gbps rollout, it looks like we’re finally seeing the fruits of Google Fiber’s more focused approach to high-speed internet.
If you’re in a Google Fiber city and interested in signing up for the faster service, then you can do so over on its website or click the link.
