AT&T today confirmed plans to light up the heart of Silicon Valley with gigabit Internet: Cupertino, California.
Home of Apple, and neighbor to Google and Facebook, Cupertino is the first California city to receive AT&T's gigabit broadband speeds.
"Cupertino is leading the way in creating an environment that fosters innovation, and the deployment of ultra-high-speed broadband service will further support innovation in our community, spur our local businesses, and result in even greater economic development in our city," Mayor Gilbert Wong said in a statement. "We are very pleased to work with AT&T to offer this unprecedented service to our residents and small businesses."
The enhancements ensure customers have access to AT&T's fastest Internet speeds, as well as new TV services, like the ability to watch and record five simultaneous HD streams on a 1TB DVR.
"The ultra-fast speeds of the AT&T GigaPower network open up a whole new world of possibilities for our customers in Cupertino," said Ken McNeely, president of AT&T California. "From our wireless network to our broadband network, we are proud to empower entrepreneurs, developers, artists, and creative thinkers of every strip to build and shape the future of California."
There is no word on exactly when local users can expect the speed bump; specific locations of availability and pricing will be announced at a later date.
AT&T in April announced a major initiative to expand its Gigabit network to cover up to 100 candidate cities nationwide, including 21 major metropolitan areas.
Following an initial rollout in Austin, Dallas, and Fort Worth, AT&T U-verse plans to deliver full 1 gigabit speeds to Charlotte, Greensboro, Houston, San Antonio, Jacksonville, Miami, Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, Winston-Salem, and Overland Park, Kan.
The company recently upgraded Austin users from 300 Mbps to the full 1 Gigabit per second service.
If AT&T's DirecTV acquisition proves successful, meanwhile, the company promised to expand its GigaPower network to an additional 2 million customer locations.
For other cities that offer gigabit Internet, check out the slideshow above.