Google to beta test 1Gbps fiber internet service at Stanford’s Residential Subdivision

Right after having a giant Christmas tree as your mascot comes the next best reason to be a Cardinal: the chance to have 1Gbps internet from Google . If you’ll recall, the Big G announced earlier this year that it was planning to rollout a 1Gbps fiber connection to between 50,000 and 500,000 homes in a given community , and while the search is still ongoing for the perfect fit (that’s expected to be announced by the year’s end), Google’s using a sliver of Stanford’s campus to trial things before heading public. The university’s Residential Subdivision — a group of approximately 850 faculty- and staff-owned homes on campus — will be the testing grounds for the aforesaid internet service, and the current plan is to break ground on the initiative in early 2011. El Goog chose Stanford for a couple of reasons: first, it’s bright enough to realize how awesome of a PR move this is, and second, this chunk of campus is spitting distance from Mountain View. Third, the Cardinal mascot was down with it — and seriously, who is Google to question that thing? Google to beta test 1Gbps fiber internet service at Stanford’s Residential Subdivision originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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