Having induced the Federal Communications Commission to open up the C block of wireless airwaves at the recent wireless auction, Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) is now seeking access to another set of airwaves in pursuit of openness.
This time, it wants to open up the unlicensed parts of the TV broadcast spectrum, the so-called white space, for wireless broadband Internet access.“The data speeds are comparable with the 700 MHz spectrum, so you could have alternative ISPs and wireless cell carriers and data access which could be provided at lower cost than cable Internet or from current wireless carriers, and if you have nationwide service with comparable quality, they would be competitive with wireless carriers and existing ISPs,” Greg Sterling, founding principal of Sterling Market Research, told TechNewsWorld. Read the rest of this entry »