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July 29, 2007 |

Google continues attempts to invade the mobile market

By Sean P. Aune





Google continues attempts to invade the mobile market With the FCC not immediately jumping on the proposal laid out by Google for open networking, the super search engine has approached Sprint for an attempt at spreading to the mobile market.

Apparently Google is willing to go to any lengths to bust into the burgeoning wireless market, and that includes paying Sprint an undisclosed amount to work with them on the third largest cellular phone carrier’s future WiMax network.

WiMax, a city wide version of WiFi, promises speeds of up to five times faster than the current mobile Internet connections.  Sprint has been discussing the switch over for some time now, and with Google looking to develop products based on a users location, it seems this may be closer to becoming a reality.

Just last week, the search company was telling the FCC it was willing to bid up to $4.6 billion in their upcoming wireless auction if the federal commission would promise to look into open standards for consumers.  Kevin J. Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, isn’t as excited at the prospect.  While nothing is set in stone as of yet, it would appear that Google’s move to join forces with Sprint would indicate they don’t expect the FCC to side with them in the end.

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