Is Google Fiber at risk from AT&T GigaPower
CEO of Q Link Wireless, Issa Asad, a based social media and telecommunications expert with over 15 years in the industry, says that in a head-to-head fiber-optic network war, GigaPower can destroy Google Fiber. Issa Asad asserts that Google Fiber "just doesn’t have the clout of AT&T in the ISP industry."
AT&T has recently broken into the ultra-fast internet broadband sphere with the installation of the AT&T GigaPower ultra-fast broadband network in the Austin, Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas markets in summer 2014.
AT&T claims that GigaPower Internet is a highly innovative service that offers download and upload speeds of up to one gigabit per second for devices including smart phones and tablets. It, for example, enables customers to download an HD movie in roughly 36 seconds.
"This makes the AT&T GigaPower ultra-fast broadband network the quickest in the US market," said Asad.
AT&T already has the existing infrastructure and utility poles to install a massive project like GigaPower. "In contrast, Google had to pay an undisclosed fee to AT&T just to access such facilities for its launch in Kansas," said Asad.
Google also has yet to be fully licensed as a telecom/cable provider, while AT&T has been in the ISP business for decades. "There is clearly a hindrance for Google Fiber to break into other parts of the nation," said Asad.
With the success of its U-verse and GigaPower services now in Austin, AT&T has its eyes on other metropolitan areas in the nation. Apart from its Texas market, a further 21 candidate metropolitan areas are rumored to receive GigaPower.
Some of the most notable cities include: St. Louis, Chicago, Orlando, Los Angeles, Miami, San Jose and San Diego. In November, AT&T halted their installation of GigaPower in the Atlanta area to wait for the FCC to make their final decision on net neutrality.
"In the meantime, AT&T has been fine-tuning their Internet service in the Texas cities that already have GigaPower," said Asad. "Once the net neutrality ruling happens, for sure AT&T will be pouncing all over the country."
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