On Wednesday, Google has announced that it has plans to deliver as much as 1 Gbps of internet speeds to 50,000 people across the US, as a part of an experiment to measure the quality of next-generation applications, the viability of "new deployment techniques" and people's interest in "openness".

Under the current scenario, it is possible that Google might end up taking the experiment further to include 500,000 US residents.

The announcement has managed to send shock-waves across the web community, and the fact that the company might come-up with its own high-speed internet could have a substantial impact on the technology sector.

In a blog post announcing the plans, Google asked the readers to "imagine sitting in a rural health clinic, streaming three-dimensional medical imaging over the web and discussing a unique condition with a specialist in New York. Or downloading a high-definition, full-length feature film in less than five minutes" in order to emphasize the reach and impact of its new proposal.

Why Google wants to get involved with something like this to begin with is still unclear. But once the experiment begins rolling, one thing which is definitely gonna happen is that other operators would be running to compete.