Shaw to Test Own Gigabit-Per-Second Broadband Service

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Google isn't the only company setting its sights on a gigabit-per-second Internet service.

Canadian cable and broadband company Shaw Communications said Feb. 17 that it was testing technology that would increase the 100 Mbps Nitro high-speed service by a factor of 10.

The fiber-to-the-home test is targeted to an April 2010 launch.

Google announced last week it was seeking interested communities to test a high-speed service that could become a test-bed for high-speed apps.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.