Alphabet recently announced that it is stalling its Google Fiber expansion plan to reevaluate the company's strategy in using wireless networks in delivering high-speed Internet service to its consumers.

Google Fiber offers speeds of up to 1gigabit per second, but the service employs networks of fiber optic cables, something that Alphabet wants to get rid of.

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Despite the recent announcement, Alphabet said the expansion of Google Fiber on cities where construction of its infrastructure has already begun will continue. However, Google Fiber's planned expansion on potential cities will be currently stopped in order to explore other strategies on how to deliver high-speed Internet.

In a statement acquired by Computer World, Alphabet senior vice president Craig Barratt said, "In this handful of cities that are still in an exploratory stage, and in certain related areas of our supporting operations, we'll be reducing our employee base."

Google Fiber started building its fiber optic infrastructure in Kansas City about five years ago. Since then, the service has expanded to a handful of key metropolitan cities, with several other cities being proposed for possible expansion.

Google Fiber may have seen the possibility of delivering high-speed Internet through the wireless medium as a cost-effective alternative to fiber optics, which is very expensive.

In July, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to open 11GHz of high-frequency signals, paving the way for 5G wireless broadband standards.

Google, along with major network providers such as AT&T and Verizon, may take advantage of this spectrum to deliver high-bandwidth data over the airwaves.

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