Two years ago, Google Fiber was the first ISP to offer a widely accessible multi-gig product with 2 Gig. This was aimed at “gamers and power streamers”. New 5-Gig and 8-Gig tiers focus on ‘heavier users’ such as “creative professionals, people working in the cloud or with large data, and households with large shared internet demands. People who create and utilize large files need the ability to transfer them efficiently.”
As other ISP have started introducing multi-Gbps speed offerings, this step places Google Fiber firmly in the lead. In an earlier statement, Dinesh Jain, CEO of Access, The Alphabet subsidiary that runs Google Fiber, explained: “A fiber network alone will no longer be the differentiating factor it once was for internet providers. The unique selling points will be how that network is built to deliver symmetrical multi-gig speed at accessible pricing — all with a focus on enabling service that takes advantage of that speed not just to the home but in the home, as well.”
