AT&T GigaPower Austin Gets the Gigabit Jump on Google Fiber

AT&T announced that current Austin, Texas based subscribers to their 300 Mbps GigaPower Internet service will soon see upgrades that deliver 1 Gbps, fulfilling GigaPower’s initial launch promise.

Existing customers will not need to do anything to receive the 1 Gbps upgrade.

AT&T reacted quickly to Google’s announcement to bring Google Fiber to Austin, issuing a press release about an hour after Google’s Austin expansion announcement.

AT&T reports that tens of thousands of Austin residents have access to GigaPower, but they have not revealed many details regarding the availability and penetration of the service. Regardless, it does appear as if AT&T will have a first mover advantage in Austin with Gigabit services.