New ISP Bringing 1Gbps Broadband To London Residents

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Sep 142011
 

 

 

Stand-alone households won’t be able to sign up for Hyperoptic’s “Hyper-sonic” 1Gbps connection – at least not yet. Only locations that contain multiple homes – such as apartments or condo complexes – can sign up for the service at the moment, as it is all based around a system of central hubs.  Individual home owners inside the complex can than pony up the £50/month to tap into the hub and receive 1Gbps speeds.

via Maximum PC | New ISP Bringing 1Gbps Broadband To London Residents.

Google Fiber Delivering Face-Melting Speeds Near Stanford

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Aug 242011
 

 

 

The mythical speeds of Google Fiber have been just that until now – mythical. Like the leprechaun’s fabled pot of gold, the service’s high speed riches have existed only in lore, but as of late last week it now has a basis in reality. Even though the Goog’s still busy laying the fiber groundwork in Kansas Cities, a limited Beta apparently launched in a Stanford residential neighborhood recently.

via Maximum PC | Google Fiber Delivering Face-Melting Speeds Near Stanford.