What is Google Fiber?
[[File:Google-Fiber.png|thumb|Google Fiber's logo]] '''Google Fiber''' is a company within the [[Alphabet Inc.|Alphabet]] holding. Its main product is a project to create an infrastructure for a broadband Internet access network using fiber optics. The project has been implemented in two parts of the Kansas City metropolitan area ([[Kansas City, Missouri]], and [[Kansas City, Kansas]]). Still, expansion is planned in [[Kansas City North]], [[Kansas City South]], [[Westwood]], [[Westwood Hills]], [[and Mission Woods]]. The city-pioneer was chosen by competition. Google announced its choice on March 30, 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wakabayashi|first=Daisuke|date=2016-10-26|title=Google Curbs Expansion of Fiber Optic Network, Cutting Jobs|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/technology/google-curbs-expansion-of-fiber-optic-network-cutting-jobs.html|access-date=2022-05-04|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> By July 2012, the network infrastructure was successfully laid and ready for operation. At the same time, Google announced tariff plans for accessing the network. Three projects were offered: free broadband, 1Gbps for $70/month, and the previous version with TV service for $120/month. In addition to Internet access, subscribers get one terabyte of Google Drive storage, and TV plan subscribers also get a DVR with two terabytes of storage for recording TV shows. It is noteworthy that the video recorder can record up to 8 TV channels simultaneously, and the Nexus 7 is included with the TV set, which is used as a [[remote control]] to control the entire system. In addition, the TV service can stream video to iPads and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] tablets. == References == {{reflist}} {{commonscat}} [[Category:American internet service providers]] [[Category:Google]] {{tech-stub}}