GigaPower expansion overlaps with Google Fiber plans
AT&T is expanding its GigaPower high-speed Internet and television service to the tech-centric market in Cupertino, Calif.
AT&T GigaPower is currently available in Austin (the first deployment), Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Mo.; and Raleigh-Durham and Winston-Salem, N.C.
The company has announced plans to expand the service to Atlanta, Ga.; Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C.; Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Chicago; Jacksonville and Miami, Fla.; Nashville, Tenn.; and St. Louis, Mo.
AT&T’s list of soon-to-be GigaPower markets contains significant overlap with cities that currently or will soon have access to Google Fiber, a competitive high-speed Internet service.
Google Fiber is currently available in Austin, as well as Provo, Utah, and Kansas City, Kan. In January the company announced planned expansions in Atlanta; Nashville, Tenn.; and Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
Ken McNeely, president of AT&T California, said the Cupertino expansion will help the area’s thriving technology sector continue to excel.
“Cupertino has fostered an environment where innovation can thrive, and we are proud that they are the first city in California to get the ultra-fast speeds on the AT&T GigaPower network,” he said. “This investment will help empower the next generation of entrepreneurs and creative thinkers in Cupertino and across the Valley.”
GigaPower boasts connection speeds up to 1 Gbps and also can include HD/SD television as well as digital video recording service.
Customer packages, inclusive of equipment and installation, range from $110 per month for GigaPower to $180 per month for Internet, TV service and voice calling.
Cupertino Mayor Rod Sinks said the city places “high value on education and access to information, and GigaPower enables more and improved services, from remote learning to telemedicine to entertainment.”
AT&T, which employs some 34,000 people in California, invested around $475 million in the San Jose area between 2012 and 2014.
Company representatives said that if a proposed acquisition of DirecTV goes through, the company plans to expand GigaPower service to an additional 2 million customers.
