Google, the world's biggest online search engine, wants to turbocharge your Internet connection.
The company said Wednesday it is getting into the broadband service business with trials for fiber networks that will deliver Internet access speeds that are 100 times faster than what most Americans are getting today.
With its announcement, the Internet juggernaut added to a fast-growing list of industries it has barreled its way through. Tuesday, it announced a social networking feature directly aimed at Facebook. Late last year, it got into the cellphone business with a smartphone to rival Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's BlackBerry.
The company said Wednesday it is getting into the broadband service business with trials for fiber networks that will deliver Internet access speeds that are 100 times faster than what most Americans are getting today.
With its announcement, the Internet juggernaut added to a fast-growing list of industries it has barreled its way through. Tuesday, it announced a social networking feature directly aimed at Facebook. Late last year, it got into the cellphone business with a smartphone to rival Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's BlackBerry.
The list goes on: The book, music, video, newspaper and map businesses have all been shaken by Google's steady march to place its marker on those industries for the Web.
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