Google Fiber

Is Austin's Google Gain KC's Loss?

Sylvia Maria Gross — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:40:00 +0000

Google announced yesterday that it’s building a new high-speed fiber-optic network -- this time in Austin, Texas. It’s been two years since the company announced it would build its first fiber-optic network here in Kansas City, and many residents hoped it would be everywhere by now.

Planning for the network has Kansas Citians rethinking the future of many aspects of life and business here.

Ground Zero for Google Fiber

Austin Is Latest Testbed For Google's High-Speed Experiment

editor — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000

Google announced Tuesday that its Google Fiber project would be hitting Austin, Texas, next. The company says Austin, famous for its South by Southwest festival, is a "mecca for creativity and entrepreneurialism, with thriving artistic and tech communities."

Google Fiber is the tech giant's blazing fast Internet service, with current rates at 1 Gpbs, about 100 times faster than your typical cable broadband Internet service.

Google Fiber & KC: A Complicated Pair

Beth Lipoff and Stephen Steigman — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:00:00 +0000

What began as a lofty goal to increase access to high-speed Internet has become a reality with Google Fiber. However, questions about the methods behind implementing this service still remain.

Facing The Future Of Cities

Beth Lipoff, Brian Ellison and Stephen Steigman — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:04:00 +0000

Technology can be a boon or a bust to cities, depending on how it's applied.

Launch KC Hopes To Attract IT Startups

Alex Smith — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:55:14 +0000

Part of the hype that’s come with Google fiber is how great the super-fast internet speed could be for IT businesses. But is Google fiber enough to attract the world’s high-tech entrepreneurs to Kansas City, especially when the technology will probably spread to other cities within the next few years? On September 10th, local business leaders and politicians proposed a plan called Launch KC to sweeten the pot for potential new IT companies.

Google’s Fiberhood Rally Results Are In, Now What?

Suzanne Hogan and Maria Carter — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:11:12 +0000

The deadline to pre-register for Google Fiber, what Google is calling their new super-fast internet service, came to a close September 9th.

Bridging The Digital Divide In Kansas City

Susan B. Wilson and Suzanne Hogan — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:32:26 +0000

Studies from Google indicated that 42 percent of lower income areas in Kansas City didn’t have access to Internet. Google Fiber has plans to address that with super high-speed Internet service but there have been challenges to linking the information superhighway to poor communities. Being disconnected from the internet’s wide world of information leaves many urban residents, students and job seekers far behind their more affluent neighbors.

Kansas City Touted As 'The Place' For Startups

Frank Morris — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:50:46 +0000

Kansas City’s civic and business leaders are mounting a push to spawn high-tech companies here.

Google Fiber Wraps Campaign, Extends Deadline

Maria Carter — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:28:22 +0000

Google wrapped up its six-week sign up campaign for Google Fiber on September 9, 2012. 180 out of a little more than 200 neighborhoods in Kansas City qualified for the service.

Google Makes Final Push For Fiber

Maria Carter — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:02:00 +0000

Kansas City leaders were thrilled when they beat out 11-hundred other cities for something called Google Fiber. Now residents are competing to bring the blazing fast internet service to their neighborhood first. The search-engine company is building an infrastructure to offer households internet speeds 100 times faster than they currently get and has also rolled out it’s own TV offering. But Google’s doing things differently than traditional internet providers.

Breaking Down Google Fiber's Plans For Kansas City

Suzanne Hogan — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:52:55 +0000

1100 other cities wanted it – but we got it- Google Fiber. Since it was announced that ‘we got it’ about a year and a half ago, Kansas City has been eagerly waiting for details. What it is it? How much is it going to cost and how will the city get connected? And perhaps the more important looming question, how will Fiber change our city?

Google Reveals Fiber Project Details In Kansas City

Emilie Mutert — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:32:29 +0000

Update 11:51 a.m.: Thursday kicked off a Google Fiber six-week rally during which residents of Kansas City, Kan. and central Kansas City, Mo., can demonstrate their desire to bring the service to their neighborhoods, or "fiberhoods," as Google has named them.

Google Fiber: The Big Reveal On Thursday

Laura Spencer — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:18:05 +0000

Google Fiber is scheduled to make a "special announcement" on Thursday, July 26, at 11 am CDT.

Mayor Sly James On Kansas City Spotlight

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:18:50 +0000

One down and one go to: baseball’s 2012 All-Star Game brought national attention to Kansas City, and this Thursday, Google Fiber will tell us how much it will cost to speed up our reputation. While residents have been riding the feel-good wave, Kansas City Missouri Mayor Sly James has been wrestling with the future of a downtown hotel and what should happen with Kemper Arena.

'Code For America' Makes Better Government Through Better Apps

Steve Kraske and Stephen Steigman and Greta Wendelin — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:00:00 +0000

When asked for ways to improve local government, most people wouldn't say that better computer programming and smart phone applications should be the first item on the agenda.