Photos: How Google Fiber is using ‘shallow trenching’ to outbuild its gigabit rivals

Louisville's Google Fiber van

Sometimes called microtrenching or nanotrenching, Google Fiber is using the technique to deploy gigabit internet over twice as fast as AT&T Fiber in Louisville. TechRepublic has photos of the process in action, as well as the Google Fiber launch event on October 18, 2017.

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Google Fiber worker

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'No Parking' signs to clear the way for installers

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Google Fiber installers pull fiber cables

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Google Fiber workers lay cables in trenches

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Discreet trench for Google Fiber cables

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Google Fiber installer

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A nanotrench with fiber cables

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Fiber optic cables ready to be installed

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Installer lays fiber cables

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Worker feeds cable into nanotrench

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Giant spools of fiber optic cables

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Cutting a trench to connect homes

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Giant ditch tool

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Workers fill in trenches

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Filling in the trenches on the street

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Covering the fiber cables to smooth out the road

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Liquid trench filler

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The trench after it's been covered

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Google Fiber workers shows the finished trench

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Google Fiber employees chat with local resident

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AT&T Fiber isn't sitting still

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Another Google Fiber van in Louisville

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Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer smiles at launch event

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Google Fiber's Ashley Kroh at launch event

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Inside jack for a Google Fiber installation

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Google Wifi and Nvidia Shield TV incentives for Google Fiber

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Speed test from Google Fiber's first location in Louisville

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Where Google Fiber has filed building permits in Louisville (Oct 2017)

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