SOME residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota in the US received a holiday gift this December — the fastest home internet speed available just about anywhere in the world.
US Internet, based in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka, announced last week that it had begun rolling out 10 gigabit per second internet access, ten times faster than Google Fiber’s much-publicised gigabit connections, and similar planned networks in the UK.
It’s also much faster than typical speeds in South Korea, often cited as having the fastest average connections in the world.
Compared with the rest of the US, 10 Gbps is more than 30 times faster than the average home connection nationwide.
The fiber optic service will cost $US399 ($F798) per month and the company claims it will deliver matching upload and download speeds. While only available to a limited number of homes in the southwestern part of the city this winter, US Internet plans to expand its service area in the summer of 2015.
The company is offering gigabit service for $US65 ($F130) per month in the same service area.
