AT&T Joins KC Gigabit Battleground
AT&T expanded its gigabit-speed service into the increasingly giga-crowded Kansas City region today, launching its high-speed broadband service into Google Fiber’s debut market and all but guaranteeing a city-by-city gigabit race across the US.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has launched its U-verse with AT&T GigaPower in parts of Kansas City, Mo., as well as parts of surrounding Leawood, Lenexa, Olathe and Overland Park, Kan. (See AT&T Launches GigaPower Service in Kansas City Area.)
John Sondag, president of AT&T Missouri, tells Light Reading that AT&T’s market advantage and speed of deployment over Google Fiber and other providers comes from already having extensive fiber in the region, including fiber-to-the-neighborhood for existing U-verse services. (See AT&T Grows Gigabit Goals, Consolidated Enters KC Gigabit Fray and TWC Speeds Along With Speed Hikes.)