Photos: How Google Fiber is using ‘shallow trenching’ to outbuild its gigabit rivals
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Louisville's Google Fiber van
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.
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Google Fiber worker
Google Fiber worker
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


'No Parking' signs to clear the way for installers
'No Parking' signs to clear the way for installers
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Google Fiber installers pull fiber cables
Google Fiber installers pull fiber cables
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Google Fiber workers lay cables in trenches
Google Fiber workers lay cables in trenches
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Discreet trench for Google Fiber cables
Discreet trench for Google Fiber cables
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Google Fiber installer
Google Fiber installer
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


A nanotrench with fiber cables
A nanotrench with fiber cables
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Fiber optic cables ready to be installed
Fiber optic cables ready to be installed
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Installer lays fiber cables
Installer lays fiber cables
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Worker feeds cable into nanotrench
Worker feeds cable into nanotrench
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Giant spools of fiber optic cables
Giant spools of fiber optic cables
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Cutting a trench to connect homes
Cutting a trench to connect homes
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Giant ditch tool
Giant ditch tool
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Workers fill in trenches
Workers fill in trenches
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Filling in the trenches on the street
Filling in the trenches on the street
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Covering the fiber cables to smooth out the road
Covering the fiber cables to smooth out the road
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Liquid trench filler
Liquid trench filler
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


The trench after it's been covered
The trench after it's been covered
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Google Fiber workers shows the finished trench
Google Fiber workers shows the finished trench
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Google Fiber employees chat with local resident
Google Fiber employees chat with local resident
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


AT&T Fiber isn't sitting still
AT&T Fiber isn't sitting still
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Another Google Fiber van in Louisville
Another Google Fiber van in Louisville
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer smiles at launch event
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer smiles at launch event
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Google Fiber's Ashley Kroh at launch event
Google Fiber's Ashley Kroh at launch event
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Inside jack for a Google Fiber installation
Inside jack for a Google Fiber installation
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Google Wifi and Nvidia Shield TV incentives for Google Fiber
Google Wifi and Nvidia Shield TV incentives for Google Fiber
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Speed test from Google Fiber's first location in Louisville
Speed test from Google Fiber's first location in Louisville
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months


Where Google Fiber has filed building permits in Louisville (Oct 2017)
Where Google Fiber has filed building permits in Louisville (Oct 2017)
SEE: How Google Fiber launched in Louisville in just 5 months
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