Google Fiber hits North Carolina Research Triangle, its 8th metro area, despite rumors of layoffs

Google Fiber is about to start connecting homes and businesses in the North Carolina Research Triangle, despite rumors of layoffs and disappointing subscriber totals. The Triangle is Google Fiber's 8th metro area. The Triangle rollout may happen slowly. The service is going live first in Morrisville, (NC) which has about 23,000 residents, instead of the larger cities of Raleigh and Durham.

The expansion into Morrisville comes at a turbulent time for Google Fiber. The company delayed construction in San Jose (CA) and Portland (OR) while it considers whether to do future deployments with wireless technology instead of fiber.