Hawaiian Telcom doubling Hawaii Internet speeds to 1 gigabit-per-second

Hawaiian Telcom will double its fastest Internet speeds to 1 gigabit-per-second, starting the week of June 8th, the Honolulu-based company said. Currently, Hawaiian Telcom's fastest Internet speeds are at 500 megabits-per-second. Hawaiian Telcom’s “Fiber 1 Gig Service,” which is equal to 1,000 megabits-per-second, will be available to consumers statewide with “fiber-to-the-premise” technology. About 96,000 locations will initially qualify for this service, with more being added as Hawaiian Telcom's expansive deployment of fiber optic technology continues, the company said.

During the past six years, Hawaiian Telcom has spent nearly $500 million on its next-generation fiber network and systems, with close to $100 million expected to be invested in this area this year alone.The company is also investing $25 million in a planned $250 million fiber optic cable beneath the Pacific that will link Hawaii with Southeast Asia and California. AT&T, CenturyLink, Consolidated Communications and Google are among a handful of national providers currently offering a 1 gigabit-per-second service limited to major metropolitan cities across the country.