Google Fiber is the broadband Internet network of Google. Google claims it about 100 times faster than the average broadband speed in United States toady. This experimental project is now active in Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri in United States. The ideal Internet broadband speed of Google Fiber is 1000 Mbps. This speed is enough for playing very high quality 4K videos without buffering. It is both your Internet and HD Tv. You can record up to eight programs simultaneously. The download and upload speed of this broadband Internet is same.
Google Fiber Infrastructure Network (Courtesy – Google Fiber Blog)
Experiencing Google Fiber
Installing fibers and building the Google fiber huts are two pieces of fiber infrastructures. These fiber cables are brought to the city via poles and with some underground construction. The interview of first Google Fiber user published on Gizmodo. This interview helps to understand actual experience with world’s fastest Internet broadband connection. According to Max, a first Google Fiber user who is actually experience the Google Fiber Internet Broadband connection, he downloaded 9.3 GB of data in just 10 mins., when he was watching HD movie on Netflix and playing an OnLive game.
Google Fiber works on Fiber Optics technology. It is a flexible, transparent fiber made of glass or plastic, and it is slightly thicker than a human hair. It transmit light between two ends of the fiber. When someone asked Max about Speed results from Speedtest.net, he stated that “ping 41ms dl speed 104.42Mbps upload 49.35Mbps from a Chromebook”. On the question of buffering speed of very high quality 4K videos on YouTube, Max observed, “4K Video – 2:10 length – fully buffered in 1:05, oh and that was with HD netflix on a laptop and Onlive being played”.
Google is experimenting their new fast speed broadband Internet service in Kansas city and will eventually launch it in other parts of the United States.