Competition in the U.S. ultra-fast broadband market intensifies

On June 27, competition in the U.
S.
ultra-fast broadband market intensified
.
Recently, the US telecom operator AT&T said that it will provide G-class fiber services
to commercial users in many cities in the United States.

It is reported that the launch of the service includes 20 cities in Tennessee and 17 cities
in Southern California.
The service allows users using AT&T's fiber network to achieve 1Gbps upstream and
downlink rates.
It is reported that in Tennessee, the power service provider EPB launched the first community-level 1Gbps service in the United States as early as 5 years ago, and the service has increased the rate to 10Gbps
for those users who are willing to pay extra.

U.
S.
cable service Comcast also announced earlier this month that it will also increase the Internet access rate to 10Gbps
if users are willing to pay more.

Over the past few years, AT&T has been rapidly expanding its fiber footprint to benefit both consumers and businesses
.
It is reported that AT&T invested $1.
15 billion in wireless and fixed networks in Tennessee between 2013~2015, and $800 million
in Southern California during the same period.
According to AT&T, the company has 1 million commercial customers
across the U.
S.
who use enhanced fiber services.
In addition, AT&T plans to launch a VoIP service
based on enterprise-grade fiber.

At the same time, Internet giant Google, which is committed to getting a piece of the fiber optic field
, is also accelerating.
On June 23, Google Fiber announced the acquisition of Webpass, a San Francisco-based network service provider, which means that Google's existing fiber Internet service has ushered in a well-established and mature Gigabit network business provider, supporting the project to continue to expand
in the United States.
Founded in 2003, Webpass provides business support for Ethernet-based fiber optic connections, providing home gigabit networks
for buildings built after 1995 in some markets.
At present, Webpass's business mainly covers five US markets
: the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Chicago, Boston and Miami.

In 2012, Google Fiber entered the broadband field, which had a huge stimulating effect on the stagnant US broadband market, triggering an unprecedented broadband war
.
Shortly after the Google Fiber project went into operation, Time Warner, a traditional media company in the United States, also upgraded its network speed throughout the city, providing 100Mbps broadband service in the United States for the first time, and AT&T, the second-largest operator in the United States, also said it would follow suit and began offering 1Gbps service
in March 2015.
Nowadays, with the gradual deepening of Google, the ultra-fast broadband market in the United States is becoming increasingly competitive
.