Earlier reports claimed that Google has been in talks with UK based broadband provider, CityFibre, over expanding the reach of its gigabit broadband service Google Fiber to the UK, but it seems to have not gone as planned.
According to a report from the Telegraph, the web giant, quite keen in bringing its fibre-optic network offering download speeds of up to 10 times faster than BT’s top packages, to Britain had already begun discussions with CityFibre.
But unfortunately the British company ruled out the possibilities of any deal expressing concerns for its partner BSkyB which may see Google as a future rival. CityFibre is currently working together with Sky and TalkTalk to bring gigabit (1,000Mbps) speeds to 20,000 homes in York and beyond.
A Google representative however dismissed the notions of any such plans in an official statement saying that the company gets into informal conversations with other telecom operators all the time, but this should not be misinterpreted as any serious planning discussions related to Google Fiber’s UK expansion.
Google’s superfast fibre-optic network is currently restricted to US – available in three locations –Provo in Utah, Kansas City and the surrounding areas in Missouri and Austin in Texas. The company has plans to expand its Fiber operations in 34 other US locations in the near future.
