Google has announced that it plans on getting into the ISP business, at least in a limited sense. The search giant announced that they plan to test a new fiber optic connection to 50,000 homes, a test which could reach as many as 500,000 homes.

The new fiber optic connection will be vastly superior to the current ones available in the US, as Google reports speeds of 1 gigabit-per-second — 20 times faster than any fiber optic service today in the U.S. This seems like a logical move for Google, as they already own quite a lot of fiber which connects their data centers.

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