The race for faster internet speed is heating up in Alabama. The company’s announcement today indicated that they’d be immediately be launching the service in parts of two new markets starting today: Los Angeles and West Palm Beach. Called GigaPower, it can reach speeds of 1 gigabit per second – about 100 times faster than standard Internet access.
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“We’re proud to announce plans to launch our AT&T GigaPower network in Huntsville, where we will offer ultra-high broadband speeds to local consumers and employers in the area”, says AT&T Alabama president Fred McCallum. Company officials said that at that speed, customers could download a high-definition movie in less than 36 seconds. AT&T recently marked a major milestone deploying the AT&T GigaPower network to more than 1 million locations, and expects to more than double availability by the end of 2016.
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The service will be capable of downloading 25 songs in one second and a TV show in less than 3 seconds. Most of these launches are focused on high-end development communities where fiber is already in the ground and installation costs are low. AT&T said the service would be available to homes, apartments and small businesses.
