Want faster Internet? You may be in luck. Google has set its sights on 34 cities for its Google Fiber Internet expansion, according to Tech Times. On Feb. 19, Google announced that it plans to bring the upgrade to several cities spread across nine different metropolitan areas.
"People are hungrier than ever for faster Internet, and as a result, cities across America are making speed a priority," said Milo Medin, the vice president of Google Access Services, in a company blog, according to ABC News. "Now that we've learned a lot from our Google Fiber projects in Kansas City, Austin and Provo, we want to help build more ultra-fast networks."
So what city centers are involved? According to The Washington Post, there are nine major metropolitan areas. In Arizona, there's Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe; in California there's San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Palo Alto; in Georgia there's Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, College Park, Decatur, East Point, Hapeville, Sandy Springs and Smyrna; in North Carolina, there's Charlotte, Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Garner, Morrisville and Raleigh; in Oregon, there's Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Gresham, Lake Oswego and Tigard; in Tennessee there's Nashville-Davidson; in Texas there's San Antonio; and in Utah there's Salt Lake City.
Currently, Google is committed to bringing Fiber Internet to as many cities as possible. Yet the work isn't easy; building an entire network across a city is a big project. Yet it looks as if Google is taking strides toward their goal.
"The future of the Internet will be built on gigabit speeds," said Kevin Lo, Google Fiber general manager, in an interview with TechTimes. "We're going to do our part to help move the web forward."
Watch out: your city may be next to get the ultra-fast Internet speeds that Google Fiber is known for.
