Google Fiber: Super Internet coming to Stanford

In a few years, Stanford University will be home to "Google Fiber", an extremely fast broadband network. According to the Official Google Blog, the high-speed internet will reach download speeds up to "1 gigabit per second--more than 100 times fast than what most people have access to today." The catch for those affiliated with Stanford is that it will only be available to Stanford's Residential Subdivision, which is where the university staff and faculty live.

Google Fiber has been offering their services to towns that are interested in it and some towns went out of their way to make it known that they wanted the service. For example, a few years ago the Mayor of Topeka, Kansas, decided to change its name to Google for a month as a publicity stunt to get Google's attention regarding Google Fiber.

There is no question that this service will be superior to many other internet providers, the question is, will they supply to more regions when it comes out or keep it more localized?