Today, Google announced on their blog that the company will start putting in place thousands of miles of cables, containing many thin glass fibers, that will serve as the backbone for the Google Fiber infrastructure.

Once the backbone is in place, Google will be able to connect homes in Kansas City, KS. and Kansas City, MO. to a new high speed infrastructure that will cary data at speeds more than 100 times faster than what is available to most Americans today.

Google will post more updates and announcements on their blog as they build out the Google Fiber infrastructure.