Google Fiber announced that it's bringing Webpass to Austin, Texas.
For the uninitiated, the service is targeted at residents in condos and apartments, providing users with a high-speed internet connection through wave radios on rooftops.
Webpass Is Expanding
Google made the announcement in a blog post, and with that, Austin is officially the eighth metro area that supports Webpass.
Now Fiber has been available in the Texas city since 2014, but this implementation marks the first time that both Webpass and traditional Fiber are available in the same place.
Google Fiber Webpass launches in Austin today - the first time Google Fiber and Webpass have been available in the same city! We’re starting by bringing Webpass’s super fast, reliable Internet service downtown. Find out more: https://t.co/PwBpUZXmE4 — Webpass, Inc. (@Webpass) August 6, 2019
Fiber Setbacks
Google's roll-out of its Fiber service hasn't exactly been going smooth. The process has been slow, to say the least, not to mention that there have been delays and whatnot.
For starters, the company began concentrating on its wireless service in 2017 because the cost of running fiber optic cables was getting too much to handle.
On top of that, it had to shut down its services in Louisville back in February because infrastructure problems, which led to cables left exposed and vulnerable to damages and other issues.
In the same vein, Webpass also had to take down its services in 2018 in Boston, and it took more than one year before it could offer its services in another city.
For the record, Google acquired Webpass back in 2016.
In Austin, Fiber is priced at $50 a month for a 100 Mbps connection or $70 a month for up to 1,000 Mbps. Those who want to give it a try can head on over to the Fiber website to check whether their area is supported or not.
Aside from the Texas city, the high-speed internet service is also available in 17 other cities, including Atlanta, Denver, and Chicago, to name a few.
