Google Fiber coming to parts of San Francisco

Google Fiber has set up a website where consumers can check on whether – and when – the high-speed service may be available on their block. The service made its debut in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Once Google launches its fiber-optic network, it is expected to offer speeds up to 1,000 megabits per second. “San Francisco offers tremendous potential for gigabit internet, and we hope Google Fiber will provide more fuel for this city’s pioneering residents and entrepreneurs”.

San Francisco is notorious for its resistance to change, especially change proposed by Google. However, this means only certain sections of San Francisco will qualify.

San Franciscans can now rejoice, because Alphabet Inc (GOOG) Fiber is finally making its way to their city.

All in all, Google Fiber is going to be bringing some exciting new changes to the Tech Capital from a super-fast internet alternative to the despised Comcast and gigabit competitors to Digital Inclusion and internet affordability.

In other Google news, the company on Wednesday also announced a handy new editing feature for Docs on the Web.

Unless Google can tap into dormant fiber-optic cables, the company has to lay down the infrastructure by scratch – a process which has left some residents in Austin, Texas, in severe states of frustration and anger.

But Diffusion Group analyst Joel Espelien described Google’s plan to service affordable housing as “pure PR” and likened Google Fiber – relatively costly per month but low-cost per bit – to “Costco Internet”.

Sonic says that it has deployed its wholly-owned fiber service throughout the Sunset and Richmond Districts in San Francisco, as well as the Jasper and NEMA buildings downtown.

Increased availability and variety are “steps in the right direction”, Farrell said, but not a solution to the city’s main problem: universal Internet connectivity.

Users in San Francisco will now be able use connections 100 times faster than American broadband. Now in its second year, this initiative seeks to increase digital literacy and broadband adoption and individuals selected for the program will work to find ways to help more communities get online.