Google initially forbid customers using its high-speed Google Fiber internet service from operating servers inside their home. Despite arguing that the practice was an "industry standard," the company ...

A recent report from Ookla, using Speedtest data, highlights how Google Fiber’s entry into various markets has driven a significant increase in internet speeds across the board. Google Fiber has set a ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...

You may not have known that Google is also an internet service provider (ISP), but Google Fiber started in 2010 and has since expanded to 19 states. Google Fiber is a fiber-optic internet provider ...

Contractors install fiber-optic cable lines in Charlotte in 2015, the year Google Fiber arrived to North Carolina. Following a multi-year pause, the internet provider has renewed expansion in the ...

Fiber optic cable internet service is on the rise, with Google Fiber rapidly expanding into metro Phoenix cities. The COVID-19 pandemic showed cities and internet service providers the need to bring ...

Ten years ago today, North Carolina residents learned fiber was coming. On Jan. 27, 2015, Google announced Charlotte and the Triangle as the next two markets to access its new fiber optic connection, ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. GFiber app update allows live video support for quicker equipment issue resolution. New Network Health feature provides ...

Google Fiber is expanding its services to Queen Creek, Arizona, following Mesa and Chandler. Service is estimated to begin in early 2026, though specific areas are yet to be announced. Google Fiber ...

BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — After a gas main rupture next to a Brookhaven elementary school happened while work was being performed to install Google Fiber, Mayor John Park issued a stop work order for ...