Google Fiber Blog

In the Triangle, Google Fiber is working all the angles.

Monday, June 21, 2021

customers can sign up for 1 Gig and 2 Gig

we’d love to have you join the Google Fiber teamjust like GoogleServing our communityBAND-NCInstitute for Emerging Issues at NC StateBroadband Infrastructure Office at the NC Department of Information TechnologyRIoTRIoT Your Reality.The Museum of Life & Science2020 recap videoField Trip Friday EpisodesUnited Way of the Greater Triangle’s Anti-Racism FundCreating anti-racist capacity across our community will provide the opportunities for our entire region to grow and thriveFaster and farther

Better TV is here

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

trusted testersChromecast with Google TVGoogle Wifichat with one of our customer service team members to upgradeover the fastest internet availablefiber.google.com/tv/upgrade

Helping our communities through 2020 - Google Fiber’s 2020 Community Impact Report

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

PCs for the People in Kansas City

internet access for learning or workdevices to get onlineunemploymentfood insecurity

Over 250,000 people participated in programming funded by Google Fiber

Even with the challenges of the pandemic, partners provided 124,000 hours of digital literacy training both virtually and in person, and prepared more than 3,000 new volunteer trainers to pay this work forward

Partners distributed over 8,500 devices to help people get online

More than 700 job seekers gained employment through funded programming

Entrepreneurship programs led to 43 new businesses

More than 6,000 people connected new internet service in their homes

Libraries without Borders in San Antonio

92% work with underrepresented groups

79% work with children or seniors

52% work with the LGBTQ+ community

51% work with individuals with disabilities

36% work with veterans

31% work with previously incarcerated individuals

Goodwill of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas

A new symbol of our vision

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Next steps in West Des Moines

Monday, May 10, 2021

Our city updates continue, checking in with our team in West Des Moines. If you missed our first one, you can find out more about what’s going on in Austin here. signed a leaseemail usWest Des Moines recently started construction on their conduit networkwe shared back in OctoberPlant the Speed sitesign up for Google Fiber email updates

Apply now for the 2021 NTEN Digital Inclusion Fellowship

Thursday, May 06, 2021

Digital Inclusion FellowshipAustin Free-NetUnited WayApplications are open now for the next cohort

Building a network to handle any load

Thursday, April 29, 2021

its Q1 2021 data for internet speedsdemand for internet has never been greater2 Gig as it rolls out across the countryInternet speeds from January to June 2020*Increasing Capacitylaunching use your own router as an option for customers who know what they want and incorporating Google Wifi devicesImproving Resiliency * All data is from Speedtest by Ookla.