News Editor
Google’s
plans to expand their Google Fiber service into the Triangle have been
confirmed. At a press conference on January 27, Google officially announced
their plans to expand the service into the Triangle, including Carrboro, Cary,
Chapel Hill, Durham, Garner, Morrisville and Raleigh. Google Fiber will provide
the Triangle with ultra-fast Internet expected to benefit businesses, schools,
and Internet users in general.
Google
Fiber offers three different services including a free broadband Internet
option, a 1 Gbit/s Internet option, and a television and 1Gbit/s Internet
service package. The Google Fiber DVR feature can record up to an impressive eight
shows at once.
Apex
and other surrounding towns have been excluded from the list, though Apex
Council members and city staff are working to influence Google to provide the
town with high speed Internet as well. Current existing Google Fiber cities
include Stanford, Kansas City Metro, Austin, and Provo. Aside from Raleigh-Durham,
Google Fiber is expected to come to Nashville, Charlotte, and Atlanta in the
coming years.
