Google Fiber is now providing 5 Gbps speeds in sure markets (by way of Engadget). Prospects in Kansas Metropolis, West Des Moines, and the Salt Lake Metropolis metropolitan space would be the first to get the choice for the quicker tier, which is rolling out now. Late final yr, Google began testing restricted entry to Fiber’s quicker 5-gig and even 8-gig packages for some prospects in those self same areas.
The brand new 5 Gbps providing will price subscribers $125 a month and consists of an non-compulsory Wi-Fi 6 router, as much as two mesh extenders, {and professional} set up that additionally upgrades houses to be 10Gbps-ready.
Google Fiber’s 5 Gbps web gives symmetrical add and obtain speeds for individuals who work closely within the cloud with giant information and is an enormous improve from present 1- to 2.5-gigabit choices. After staying stagnant for a number of years, Google is lastly working to broaden service to extra cities and can ultimately provide 8-gigabit-plus speeds.
Firms like Frontier and Optimum are beginning to provide 5 Gbps service, albeit for the next $155 monthly and $180 monthly worth (respectively). And, after all, Comcast says it’s near launching “10G” multi-gig service (learn: 2 Gbps up and down, thus far) in choose markets.
