Gfiber funde-se com Astound Broadband para ampliar alcance

Gfiber, a antiga Google Fiber rebatizada, está se fundindo com a Astound Broadband, sediada em Nova Jersey, para ampliar seus serviços de internet por fibra. A Alphabet deterá uma participação minoritária, enquanto a empresa de investimentos Stonepeak se tornará a proprietária majoritária. O acordo, liderado pelos executivos da Gfiber, visa melhorar o acesso à internet em mais comunidades dos EUA.

Gfiber anunciou sua fusão com a Astound Broadband, criando um provedor de banda larga independente que continuará operando sob o nome Gfiber. A empresa, que se rebatizou de Google Fiber cerca de 15 anos após sua criação, se combinará com a Astound, cuja controladora Stonepeak assumirá a propriedade majoritária. A Alphabet, controladora do Google, manterá uma participação minoritária na nova entidade.  nnGfiber's executive team will lead the merged company, leveraging its expertise in high-speed fiber innovation to manage the combined network. Astound currently serves over one million customers across the United States. The merger is expected to enable expansion of Gfiber's gigabit fiber internet service to additional areas, potentially including regions where Astound operates, though specific locations were not detailed.  n n n  nn n  Gfiber oferece serviços em 19 estados, principalmente em áreas metropolitanas, com velocidades de até 8 Gbps em seu plano Edge 8 Gig de US$ 150 por mês. Um serviço de 20 Gig está previsto para sair do acesso antecipado mais adiante em 2026. O serviço faz parte do portfólio  Other Bets  da Alphabet, que registrou um prejuízo operacional de US$ 16,8 bilhões em 2025. A fusão requer aprovação regulatória e deve ser concluída no quarto trimestre de 2026.  n nThis move comes amid broader industry investments, such as AT&T's planned $250 billion over five years for wireless, fiber, and satellite infrastructure. Gfiber ranks highly for gigabit and multigigabit speeds but faces challenges with limited availability and lack of budget options.

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