Wireless Connectivity

Google (News - Alert) is extremely well known throughout the world as the most widely used search giant on the Internet, outranking heavy hitters like Bing, Yahoo!, Ask and AOL (News - Alert) Search. With an estimated 900 million unique monthly visitors – a number so large it’s almost impossible to wrap my head around it – it seems whatever tricks the company has up its sleeves are working towards its benefit and that is likely the hope behind its new wireless connectivity initiative.

Recently handing in an application that would allow it to create an all new wireless network within its Mountain View, Calif. Headquarters, Google is requesting that the FCC (News - Alert) give it permission to erect nearly 50 base stations at this location in an attempt to “support 200 user devices for an experimental radio service,” SmartPlanet reported earlier this week.

If given the green light, the new wireless connection would span the entire company building, while indoor base stations will only power connectivity up to 200 meters and outdoor systems will cover around a kilometer. Ultimately the wireless connectivity would only range around two miles, but this could certainly been extended n the not so distant future if the connection speed is satisfactory.

At this time, speculation is arising that this newly enacted plan of action could have something to do with the renowned search giant’s strategic relationship with Dish Networks. The reasoning behind this is that while the network can power approximately 2,524 to 2,625 megahertz frequencies, according to this piece, that won’t be able to work with a majority of gadgets currently on the market like the iPhone (News - Alert) but would be ideal for densely populated areas.

In turn, this ties back into the firm’s tight knit friendship with Dish who is now currently attempting to acquire Clearwire (News - Alert) in a move that could bring Wi-Fi to urban areas.

It is still too early to predict what direction the FCC will go with go with the submitted request—either yay or nay—but is likely Google still has some surprises that will come to light in coming months.

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