AT&T follows Google with gigabit network plans for Austin
A power play between Google and AT&T means Austinites will have two gigabit fiber options from which to choose.
Just hours after Google announced that it was bringing its gigabit Google Fiber Internet and TV service to Austinites by mid 2014, AT&T said that it too will build a fast fiber-optic infrastructure for comparable high-speed access in the techie Texas city.
As an expansion to the company's Project VIP, AT&T will deliver Internet speeds of up to 1Gbps through the just-announced Austin infrastructure, the company said. AT&T did not reveal pricing or its rollout plans, which makes the reveal seem like an in-your-face move designed to steal attention away from a competitor.
Still, the announcement undoubtedly is a positive development for the people of Austin.