Google Fiber To Support Super Fast Internet In Kansas City

Google is finally getting to the job of installing fiber optic cables for its super past "Google-Fiber" network. The lines are set to be installed between Kansas City, , Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri, to supply a solid backbone which will eventually branch out to Kansas City consumers on both sides of the state line. The project is named 'Google Fiber', as it brings fiber optic lines directly to homes. The new fiber line promises an internet speed at least a 100 times faster than what broadband provides now.

Each cable is made up of many thin glass fibers, each about the width of a human hair. All these fibers together will constitute a backbone network, which will give Google its own high-speed infrastructure. Once the infrastructure is constructed, Google will decide on how it intends to branch out the network across the city.

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The project was previously stalled by by the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities due to an impending issue about where Google would the fiber optic cables to its poles. The issue has been resolved and Google will install its cable in the upper portion of the utility pole. The space is free to use but Google would have to shell out a few bucks for the specialized linemen it needs to install those cables.

When the infrastructure is up and running, it is supposed to provide speeds of 1 Gbps which is about 100 times faster than existing broadband services to homes across the country. Uploads will move at the same speed which is 1000 times that of the current U.S. residential average.

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