2Gbps Internet Speed Coming To Atlanta Next Month, Via Comcast

Comcast announced that it's bringing Gigabit Pro, an Internet service that brings 2 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) speeds in Atlanta, starting next month. The speed is twice as fast as the 1Gbps Internet speed offered by Google Fiber.

Also, the service offered by the company is symmetrical, which means users will get the same speed for both upload and download.

After launching the 2Gbps plan in Atlanta, the company plans to bring the service to 18 million homes in the U.S. by the end of this year.

Pricing of the service is yet to be announced.

The fiber-based service will be available to "any home within close proximity of Comcast's fiber network," according to the company. Gigabit Pro will also require installation of "professional-grade equipment," although it's currently unclear what that entails for consumers, Mashable noted.

The company further noted that it is testing DOCSIS 3.1, a solution that will allow for 1Gbps speeds over the company's existing network; this means super-fast Internet even for those who aren't that close to the fiber portion of Comcast's network. Comcast expects to launch it by early 2016.