Google Fiber promises connection speeds of up to 100 times faster than the average American's
broadband service.
But Time Warner Cable does not believe there is a viable amount of consumer interest to
justify offering that sort of connectivity to its customers.
At the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference, Time Warner Cable's Chief Financial Officer
Irene Esteves said, "We just don't see the need of delivering that to consumers."
The Google Fiber experiment began in November of last year when the company began rolling
out the service in select neighborhoods in my hometown of Kansas City.
Though Google Fiber promises connectivity of up to 1 Gps, actual speeds of 600-700 Mbps
were reported in some areas, which is still much faster than average broadband speeds.
Seemingly content to maintain the status quo of internet connectivity, Esteves confirmed
that the provider has little interest in delivering Google Fiber level speeds to its consumers
due to a scarcity of demand when she said, "We're in the business of delivering what
consumers want, and to stay a little ahead of what we think they will want."
The top comment on this IGN article seems to show a lot of people that disagree with
Esteves.
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