Dec 13, 2023 12:00:00

Google starts offering a plan that includes an internet connection service of up to 20 Gbps and a Wi-Fi 7 router for 36,000 yen per month, ``capable of communication at more than 2 Gbps on multiple devices simultaneously'', ``low latency at wired level'', etc. has also been proven

Google's optical communications business ``Google Fiber'' has announced that it will start offering a set plan of up to 20 Gbps Internet connection service and Wi-Fi 7 compatible router for $ 250 (approximately 36,000 yen) per month. Tests conducted by Google have confirmed that multiple devices can communicate at speeds exceeding 2Gbps at the same time, and that Wi-Fi connections can reduce delays to the same level as wired connections.

Google Fiber Blog: Your most exciting invitation this holiday season — 20 Gig + Wi-Fi 7 for $250 a month

https://fiber.googleblog.com/2023/12/your-most-exciting-invitation-this.html

Google Fiber Blog: 20 Gig in the wild
https://fiber.google.com/blog/2023/11/20-gig-in-wild.html

Google announced that it will provide 20Gbps communication service to households on October 25, 2023. Google has announced that it will start offering 20Gbps service in Kansas City, North Carolina's Triangle area, Arizona, and Iowa starting in the first quarter of 2024. At the same time, it has been announced that the service price is $ 250 per month (about 36,000 yen).

Google has also released a movie that emphasizes the communication speed and delay performance obtained with 20Gbps service.

GFiber 20 Gig + Wi-Fi 7 Demo - YouTube


The following is the main unit for 20Gbps communication installed in each home. Although it is quite large as a home communication device, the size is planned to be reduced in the future.

In order to verify the performance of the 20Gbps service, we deployed a line at Google's research facility and ran a communication speed test on three notebook PCs and one tablet at the same time. Below are the results. The communication speed of the notebook PC was 2.3Gbps, 2.1Gbps, and 2.6Gbps, respectively, and the communication speed of the tablet was 8.0Gbps.

When you subscribe to Google Fiber's 20Gbps service, you will receive a Wi-Fi 7 compatible router as a set. At the time of writing the article, the specifications of Wi-Fi 7 have not been finalized, but Google has collaborated with Actiontec to develop a router compatible with Wi-Fi 7.

Google's experiments have confirmed that just by installing one Wi-Fi 7 compatible router, you can secure communication speeds of 1Gbps or more on different floors.

Also, if you use a Wi-Fi 7 compatible router, the delay can be reduced to the same level as a wired connection even with a Wi-Fi connection. In an experiment using a Wi-Fi 7 compatible router in an environment where a wired connection causes a delay of 22 milliseconds, it was confirmed that the delay was only 25 milliseconds, which is about the same as a wired connection.