Google Fiber expands more on the 9 major US cities

Google has announced plans to provide a service of high-speed Internet access Google Fiber more in 9 metropolitan US . Together with its suburbs (indicated on the map by small red dots) is now considered 34 candidate cities.

In addition to the current Kansas City, Austin and Provo, connect at a speed of 1 Gbit / s will soon have a chance to dwell in the cities and suburbs of Portland, San Jose, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, San Antonio, Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte and conglomerate cities Raleigh-Durham (North Carolina). All these cities Google now checks for the necessary infrastructure, assess the landscape and surface density, and is a preliminary estimate. After performing the aforesaid activities will be announced on the city, which will get Google Fiber in the first place, before the end of 2014.

Ambitious plans Google can not surprise. In these urban areas is home to about 24, 2 million people. In comparison, the previous projects in Provo, Austin and Kansas City seem relatively small experiment.

Portland - 3 million
San Jose - 2 million
Salt Lake City - 2, 3 million
Phoenix - 4, 3 million
San Antonio - 2, 2 million
Nashville - 1, 6 million
Atlanta - 5, 5 million
Charlotte - 2, 3 million
Raleigh-Durham - 2 million

Perhaps, Google plans to cover all US cities with fiber, and then will be accepted for the other countries?

Source: habrahabr.ru/post/213239/