Google Fiber Wants To Beam Wireless Internet To Your Home (yahoo.com)

An anonymous reader writes: When Google Fiber first launched in Kansas, its main goal was to provide high-speed internet and cable services for reasonable prices. Now, Google wants to beam wireless broadband directly into homes all across America. They haven't figured out all of the logistics, but the technology would solve the "last mile problem," which is typically addressed by the slow, pricey process of connecting a series of cables into homes. Google Fiber is currently working on connecting wireless towers to existing fiber lines by experimenting with different wireless technologies. Alphabet, Google's parent company, will be able to build a nationwide network able to compete with ATT, Verizon and Comcast -- if it develops such a solution. Google Access CEO, who oversees Fiber, said the plan is to develop "abundant and ubiquitous networks" that will provide "some real benefit to the internet as a whole."

Comments

On What Spectrum?

[rsmith-mac]

I'm all for a disruption of the current ISP landscape. But this seems to be another pie in the sky Google idea at the moment.

Above everything else, I'd like to know what spectrum they plan on using. The less desirable 2GHz+ bands are all but full, never mind the stuff below that. Even if you want to do fixed point wireless (which doesn't have a great history) I'm not sure where they could get the spectrum they need to launch a service that would compete with the likes of AT&T and Verizon.

Re:On What Spectrum?

[Registered Coward v2]

I'm all for a disruption of the current ISP landscape. But this seems to be another pie in the sky Google idea at the moment.

Above everything else, I'd like to know what spectrum they plan on using. The less desirable 2GHz+ bands are all but full, never mind the stuff below that. Even if you want to do fixed point wireless (which doesn't have a great history) I'm not sure where they could get the spectrum they need to launch a service that would compete with the likes of AT&T and Verizon.

I have this vision of an army of Google driverless cars roaming aimlessly through streets as mobile signal extenders; all with a stuffed animal version of the Android thing in the driver's seat. As they roam around various ads appear on the sides of the car, all targeted at the demographics of the neighborhood they are in.We can all hail our new Google ISP overlord...

ABC

[bill_mcgonigle]

Ah, so that's a good reason for the Alphabet breakup - so not-Google can compete with Google's partners (often hegemonists, so fair game in my book).

And I very much want them to

[drinkypoo]

My crappy WISP (Digital Path) just instituted caps! I had to go up from $70/mo to $80/mo just to get a 200GB cap, there's two of us in this house and we stream TV. My services is "up to 10 Mbps" but I'm lucky to get 7.5.

It's a shame Google is so shit at web design (seen the G+ redesign? they added MOAR WHITESPACE, which is basically the only thing literally everyone told them not to do) but I'm more than ready for them to become my local WISP.

Son of Clearwire

[PPH]

I expect that this service will be cancelled in due time, leaving it's subscribers scrambling for alternatives.