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19165 (Webpass) Google Fiber, sometimes stylized as GFiber, is a fiber broadband Internet service operated by Google Fiber Inc., [2] a subsidiary of Alphabet, [3] servicing a growing number of households in cities in 19 states across the United States. [4] In mid-2016, Google Fiber was estimated to have about 453,000 broadband customers.
Transmission rates are defined by rate of the bitstream of the digital signal and are designated by hyphenation of the acronym OC and an integer value of the multiple of the basic unit of rate, e.g., OC-48. The base unit is 51.84 Mbit/s. [2] Thus, the speed of optical-carrier-classified lines labeled as OC-n is n × 51.84 Mbit/s.
Speedtest.net. Speedtest.net, also known as Speedtest by Ookla, is a web service that provides free analysis of Internet access performance metrics, such as connection data rate and latency. It is the flagship product of Ookla, a web testing and network diagnostics company founded in 2006, and based in Seattle, Washington, United States. [5][6]
Google's test of a super-fast Internet connection in Kansas City is off to a speedy start. A survey by analysts at Bernstein Research finds 42 percent of residents in Kansas City have signed up ...
Google WiFi was a municipal wireless network deployed in Mountain View, California. It was funded by Google and installed primarily on city lightposts. Google had committed to keeping the service free until 2010. The initial service was shut down by Google on May 3, 2014 at their Mountain View base, and provided a new public outdoor WiFi.
One happy shopper said it doubled their household speed: "I was using the old Google router with six mesh points. Upgraded only the router. Upgraded only the router. Kept all the old Google points.
Fiber to the x is the key method used to drive next-generation access (NGA), which describes a significant upgrade to the broadband available by making a step change in speed and quality of the service. This is typically thought of as asymmetrical with a download speed of 24 Mbit/s plus and a fast upload speed. [2]
Browser speed test. A browser speed test is a computer benchmark that scores the performance of a web browser, by measuring the browser's efficiency in completing a predefined list of tasks. In general the testing software is available online, located on a website, where different algorithms are loaded and performed in the browser client.