Google Fiber looking to connect small business

Initially geared toward the consumer market, Google Fiber is now targeting small business customers with internet service plans topping out at 1 gigabit per second.
In a post to the company blog, John Shriver-Blake, a product manager for Google Fiber, said the new service plans, which are part of the company’s Early Access program, were designed based on the initial response to the previously more limited service.
“We’ve always believed that small businesses can do big things with super-fast internet,” Shriver-Blake wrote. “In 2014, we launched our Early Access program to bring faster speeds to businesses in our fiber cities. Since then, we’ve been inspired by what these businesses have been able to do. From a media company that now conducts virtual jam sessions to a coffee house that live-streams their community events, we’ve seen many unlock new possibilities with a speedy, reliable connection. At the same time, we know that businesses come in different shapes and sizes. They have varying needs and would like the flexibility to choose a plan that best fits their needs. That’s why we’re transitioning from the Early Access program and introducing three new plans.”
The $250 per month Fiber Business 1000 plan provides 1 Gbps download speed, a network box and the ability to add up to 13 static IP addresses at an additional cost. Fiber Business 250 costs $100 per month and includes downlink speeds up to 250 megabits per second; and Fiber Business 100, at $70 per month, offers speeds up to 100 Mbps.

The new service plans are available in Charlotte, North Carolina; Kansas City, Missouri; Provo, Utah; and Austin, Texas. Google’s fiber service is also currently available in Atlanta and Nashville, Tennessee. Upcoming fiber cities are San Francisco; San Antonio, Texas; Salt Lake City; Huntsville, Alabama; and Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. Potential fiber cities are Portland, Oregon; San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego and Irvine, California; Phoenix; Dallas, Texas; Oklahoma City; Chicago; Louisville, Kentucky; and Tampa and Jacksonville, Florida.