While others across the industry battle it out over 10-gig claims, Google Fiber is looking to go bigger, plotting the rollout of a symmetrical 20-gig service for select residential and business cus | The service will use Nokia's 25G-PON gear and initially be available later this year as an invite-only product.
Also going big bandwidth ahead of the requirement curve means most people won’t use it to its full extent for a while. It’s much easier to implement and maintain such network than one trying to catch up with need.