Google Fiber Brings Fast Internet to Las Vegas Area in 2025

Google Fiber is coming to Nevada! The Clark County Commission approved a franchise agreement with Google Fiber, which will allow Google to bring fast, reliable internet to their first community in the Silver State.

With this announcement, they have active projects underway in all five of the states they set their sights on back in August 2022. Clark County covers much of the Las Vegas metro area and is just the first of GFiber’s projects in the area.

Google is already working on engineering planning in Clark County, and construction will get underway towards the end of this year with the goal of serving their first customers by mid-2025.

The neighborhoods that will get Google Fiber’s services will likely be in unincorporated areas of the county and not in the city limits of Las Vegas.

Google Fiber’s basic package offers 1 gigabit per second speed for $70 a month, which is generally more than enough for the average family. In contrast, Cox in Las Vegas offers 1 gigabit per second speed for about $110 a month without a promotion.

The difference between Google Fiber and Cox Cable is that Google Fiber offers both download AND upload speeds for $70. Cox rarely talks about its upload speeds, because coaxial cable can’t provide 1 gig upload speeds.

Granted, 1 gig upload speeds may not be that important to you now, because you aren’t a streamer on Twitch, or use your home internet to upload larger files. So, if that’s not you, then a 1 gig upload speed may not matter.

Either way, Google Fiber is still only $70 a month and it includes equipment, unlimited data, and installation costs., as well as 1 TB of free cloud storage. Cox charges extra for their equipment and doesn’t offer unlimited data that I can recall. Also, I think they only have cloud storage for businesses.

I may seem biased toward Google Fiber, but I’ve been a Cox Cable customer for years. Cox has been fine over the years, even though there have been some “growing pains.” But, I do think that Google will give them a run from their money and Cox will have to adjust its prices and services.

If you are in the Las Vegas metro area and want to keep up with what’s happening in Clark County and beyond, you can sign up here for updates on construction and service availability. Google Fiber is betting big in Nevada.

About Google Fiber

Google Fiber is a high-speed broadband internet service that uses fiber optic cable, and Google Fiber Webpass wireless millimeter wave technology on select multi-family buildings, to deliver fast internet right to your home or business.

Google Fiber gigabit internet is a good choice for people and households that count on the internet to do work, get things done for school, connect smart home devices, stream TV, or anything else. Plus, our award-winning service comes without data caps, annual contracts, or hidden fees.

Keep up with all things Google Fiber by following their blog.

What is Fiber Internet?

Fiber internet (also known as a ‘fiber optic’ internet) is a type of high-speed connection that sends data as pulses of light through extremely thin strands of fiberglass. Data can travel through those strands at speeds almost as fast as the speed of light. Using fiber internet can enable smooth video calls, gaming with less lag, uploading and downloading large files quickly, streaming movies and shows, and households with multiple (heavy) internet users.

Fiber internet uses fiber optic cables: picture a bundle of strands of glass, each a fraction of the thickness of a strand of hair. One cable can have from two to several hundred strands. Those cables carry light signals to get data to and from your devices.

What is the difference between fiber and cable internet?

Cable internet typically relies on copper wires to deliver Internet to a home; this type of connection was initially built to bring TV, not Internet, to a home.

Fiber optic is made up of strands of glass, created for sending data long distances at speeds that can be almost as fast as the speed of light.

To see what your current speed from your internet provider is, you can run a speed test. Don’t forget to press GO.