After postponing their decision of which town was worthy of Google Fiber, it looks like the search engine giant has finally chosen a city to host the future of the internet.
After a careful review, today we’re very happy to announce that we will build our ultra high-speed network in Kansas City, Kansas. We’ve signed a development agreement with the city, and we’ll be working closely with local organizations, businesses and universities to bring a next-generation web experience to the community. (Official Google Blog)
Although the state of Kansas is known mainly for Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, it looks like the region (or rather the city) will soon be famous for boasting 1 gigabit/sec connection speeds.
Google plans on launching the service in 2012, although the company has not yet revealed what the prices will be for Google Fiber, although they do mention it will be “at a competitive price.”
Despite the fact that Google could only choose one city in the US, hopefully other internet service providers will be able to match Google’s speed in order to increase broadband speeds for the benefit of all.
Image Credit: John R. Neill
Originally posted on March 30, 2011 @ 1:05 pm