VIJAYAWADA: Google X is preparing to set up its Development Centre in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, to bring in high-speed internet and broadband connections to about 12 million households and 1,30,000 enterprises (government and private) in the state by March 2019.
The centre will become Google X’s first development center outside the United State of America.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has already been signed between Government of Andhra Pradesh and Google X in San Francisco, USA. It was signed in the presence of IT minister Nara Lokesh and CEO of Google X Astro Teller.
Google X is known for developing Waymo (driverless car), Google Glass, Project Loon (internet through balloons) and other latest technologies.With the set up of the centre, Google X will bring its breakthrough Free Space Optical Communication Technology (FSOC) to implement in Andhra Pradesh Fiber Grid Project in 13 districts through 2000 FSOC links.
With Google X coming to AP, the state will see a revolution in communication, Nara Lokesh said.