Google's New Wifi Push Will Drive Mobile Search
There’s unused “white space” lying between the regulated TV signals and Google has big plans for them. In new lobbying effort, Google is asking the FCC to auction the unused airwaves. The search giant hopes to use any airwaves it wins to establish faster internet access that has a wider reach.
Expanding Wifi will have major implications for mobile search. If the FCC goes along with the request, and if Google wins airwaves, then devices supporting the technology will be out as early as next year. Should all of this happen, get ready for mobile monetization.
Google has some obstacles in convincing the FCC of its plan. The government agency has concerns about the use of this “white space” interrupting existing TV signals. But Google doesn’t want to touch all of the signals, and recommends that some be left alone.
The other FCC concern has to do with the devices. Microsoft had an embarrassing flop when its prototype broke during FCC testing. Google again, has done its homework, backing a Motorola plan that would require a device to receive permission from a local transmitter before using one of these wave lengths.
This effort comes less than a week after Verizon and AT&T were the big winners in the 700 megahertz spectrum auction. But Google didn’t bear a complete loss. They were able to get a requirement for one part of the spectrum to open its network to any devices and internet services.
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