This Economist piece is right on target, I think. Google will play in the wireless space now that it has a mighty armada of free (so far) and useful software applications. It's recent purchase of key companies in this space confirms their intent for me. Google's advertising prowess may enable it to offer a free or very low cost software platform for use in the upcoming wireless 'explosion.' Google is too smart a company to sit on the sidelines during the upcoming spectrum auction and miss the next wave of wireless broadband.
This week Verizon sued the FCC over it's proposed auction rules that allow 'any device' to be used on portions of the spectrum to be offered. The battle is on! Verizon would not do this if they believed Google was no threat.
The next two years will be a fascinating era for wireless broadband in America.
No comments:
Post a Comment