Google Fiber Coming to Marietta in Limited Capacity

Google Fiber is expanding its footprint in the metro Atlanta area by planning an expansion to select portions of Marietta, the company confirmed over the weekend.

A Google spokeswoman told the Marietta Daily Journal that the fiber-optic internet service which promises download speeds 100 times faster than broadband internet will only be offered to select apartment complexes and business for the time being.

The tentative expansion to Marietta is unlike the rollout promised to Smyrna and Midtown Atlanta, where the blazing-fast internet service will be offered to everyone who lives within the new fiber-optic network.

Construction workers were first spotted in Midtown in June laying cables for the metro Atlanta network.

“With the design of our Google Fiber network completed, you’ll see us around town digging and stringing fiber cables so that we can deliver Google Fiber’s superfast Internet to the city,” said Fabiola Charles, Google Fiber Community Impact Manager, Metro Atlanta in a June statement. ”As we lay thousands of miles of fiber-optic cable throughout Metro Atlanta, we’ll keep residents updated along the way.”

Mayor Steve Tumlin announced the project last week and plans to meet with Google representatives some time this week, the MDJ says.

The Wall Street Journal said in January that Google will need about a year to build up its fiber-optic network and extend it to businesses and neighborhoods which have shown a high enough interest for the service.