Jenna Wandres

  • Google Fiber “arrives on July 26,” new KC video spot announces

    Truman defeating Dewey. Satchel Paige firing a fastball. Charlie Parker playing bebop. The Google Fiber ad spot posted this morning on the Google Fiber Blog certainly pulls at Kansas City’s collective heart strings. And, with the obligatory shot of a steaming stack of short ribs, it also activates the salivary glands. But the 30-second spot…

  • Gig Bits: Timeline TBA, companies cite Fiber as carrot in KC moves

    Following Google’s announcement last Monday via its Fiber Blog that “Kansas City is Fiber-ready,” Silicon Prairie News reached out to the Mountain View, Calif.-based search and advertising giant for additional details about the timeline for the implementation of its ultra high-speed network in the Kansas City area. The specifics of that timeline are TBD —…