GigaPower: AT&T's fastest Internet coming to El Paso

Vic Kolenc | El Paso Times

El Paso is one of 36 U.S. metro areas scheduled to get AT&T's new, ultra-fast Internet service, named GigaPower, sometime next year, the company announced Monday.

The company's fastest Internet service has speeds up to 1 gigabit per second, which means it can download 25 songs in less than a second, a TV show in three seconds, or an HD movie in 36 seconds, AT&T reported in a news release.

No timeline was given for when GigaPower would be available in El Paso, and no prices for what the service would cost El Paso customers were disclosed.

GigaPower was launched in Austin two years ago. It's now available in 20 of the nation's largest metro areas. The service became available Monday in Los Angeles and West Palm Beach, Fla., the company reported.

More information: att.com/shop/u-verse/gigapower.html

Vic Kolenc may be reached at vkolenc@elpasotimes.com; 546-6421; @vickolenc on Twitter.