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Exploring Fiber for Chicago and Los Angeles
Tuesday, December 08, 2015
Today, we’re inviting Chicago and Los Angeles to explore bringing Google Fiber to their cities. As we’ve explored bringing Fiber to other metros across the U.S., we’ve worked to refine our
checklist
and prepare for building our network in different places. Now, we’re ready to use that same process to work with two of the biggest cities in the country. Home to a combined 6+ million people, Chicago and L.A. are the two largest metros we’ve engaged with to date. And with the help of gigabit Internet, Chicago and L.A. can boost their creative cultures with Internet speed to match their size. .
Chicago and Los Angeles will join
18 metros
where we’re serving customers, designing and building networks, or exploring the possibility of Google Fiber.
In Chicago, fiber Internet will help bolster a fast-growing startup scene by fueling incubators like
1871
, venture capital funds like
Chicago Ventures
and hundreds of small businesses. With the help of the city’s leadership, Internet speeds can help attract more tech talent and add to the
40,000 tech jobs
that exist across the Windy City. In L.A., faster Internet may mean that indie musicians and YouTube stars can spend less time worrying about bandwidth, and more time creating their next project. The same goes for SoCal techies; just last month,
L.A. TechWeek
brought thousands together to discuss how tech can push the limits of fashion, healthcare and more. Whether it’s filmmaking or entrepreneurship or more abundant bandwidth at home, Chicago and L.A. are the perfect cities to show us what’s possible with gigabit Internet.
As we kick off our usual
checklist
process, we’ll work closely with city leaders to collect detailed information about each metro area. From Venice Beach to Wrigley Field, we’ll study the different factors that would affect construction—like city infrastructure and topography—and use that information to help us prepare to build a local fiber network.
While we can’t guarantee that we’ll be able to bring Fiber to Chicago and L.A., this is a big step for these cities and their leaders. Planning for a project of this size is a huge undertaking, but we’ll be sure to keep residents updated along the way. Check out
google.com/fiber
and enter your email address to receive the latest news.
Posted by Jill Szuchmacher, Director, Google Fiber Expansion
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author.name: Jill Szuchmacher
author.title: Director of Expansion
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