Articles about gigabit squared

Here’s where CenturyLink is installing its high-speed gigabit network in Seattle

Some Seattle residents will now have access to laser-quick Internet. CenturyLink announced today that it will begin offering broadband upload and download… Read More

City of Seattle sues Gigabit Squared for unpaid bill of $52,250 after botched broadband deal

Not only did Gigabit Squared fail on its promise to bring ultra-fast broadband to Seattle last year, but the company also… Read More

Seattle mayor prefers publicly-funded Internet utility, wants to ‘evaluate relationship with Comcast’

Seattle was left with no fiber Internet late last year after the city’s private partner, Gigabit Squared, failed to raise adequate funding… Read More

Gigabit Squared co-founder stepping down after botched broadband deal in Seattle

Gigabit Squared is turning into a saga that’s perhaps more aptly titled Gigabit Screwed. In the latest chapter, the president… Read More

Gigabit Squared’s legacy in Seattle: Unpaid bill of $52,250

An ambitious proposal to bring ultra-fast broadband to Seattle’s neighborhoods has not only fizzled, as we reported last month, but… Read More

Mayor McGinn: Seattle should create a public fiber Internet utility if Gigabit Squared fails

The ambitious plans to implement a high-speed gigabit Internet network in 14 Seattle neighborhoods seem to be falling apart. Financial… Read More

Mayor McGinn: Seattle’s high-speed Internet project delayed, possibly in jeopardy

Financing problems are forcing Gigabit Squared to delay plans to implement a high-speed Internet network in 14 Seattle neighborhoods using the city’s dormant “dark… Read More

Ed Murray: ‘To infer that I’m some hack for Comcast doesn’t bear out the facts’

Ed Murray doesn’t understand why his opponent in Tuesday’s mayoral election is accusing him of being “Comcast’s candidate.” A report… Read More

Murray voices support for Gigabit Internet, as McGinn calls Seattle mayoral rival ‘Comcast’s candidate’

State Sen. Ed Murray, running against incumbent Mike McGinn for Seattle mayor, says he supports a plan to bring alternative… Read More

Broadband politics: Comcast backs Murray vs. McGinn in mayor’s race as Seattle preps for Gigabit Internet

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, answering questions from Reddit users in a recent Ask-Me-Anything session, was asked what would happen to Gigabit Squared’s planned high-speed… Read More

Wave acquires Spectrum Networks, CondoInternet to bolster broadband reach

WaveDivision Holdings, the company behind Wave Broadband, today announced the acquisition of Seattle-based Spectrum Networks and its subsidiary, CondoInternet. Wave, headquartered… Read More

Here are the world’s best Internet cities (Seattle made the cut)

UBM’s Future Cities, a blog that focuses on how cities are developing, just put together a list of its ten… Read More

Gigabit Squared makes investment to bolster Seattle’s super-fast gigabit Internet

Some in the internet service provider space have expressed concern over Gigabit Squared’s plans to bring lightning-fast fiber Internet speeds to… Read More

Vancouver startup to offer ridiculously fast gigabit Internet for cheap

Laser-quick Internet is already arriving in Seattle soon, and now, our northern neighbors across the border can say the same.… Read More

Why this ISP is wary of Seattle’s new gigabit Internet provider

There was a lot of excitement in Seattle on Monday after Washington D.C. broadband developer Gigabit Squared announced its residential rates for the ultra high-speed fiber… Read More

Blazing fast broadband on the cheap: Pricing unveiled for Seattle’s gigabit Internet

Good news for those wanting to browse the web and download content at breakneck speeds: Ultra-fast Internet is officially arriving… Read More