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Google pursuing broad wireless project for emerging markets, report says |
May 25, 2013
Google has reportedly launched an expansive effort to bring wireless networks and affordable computing to emerging markets such as sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, moves that could bring the Internet to a further billion people.The wireless networks would be introduced outside the major cities, where wired connections are not possible, but could also be used to help make the Internet faster in urban centers, according to a report Friday in The Wall Street Journal.The plan would employ airwaves normally reserved for TV broadcasts, if government regulators allow it. Google has also been experimenting with high-altitude balloons to help carry wireless signals over hundreds of square miles, according to the Journal's report, which cites unnamed sources.In a sense, the project would have similar goals to Google's efforts to provide faster Internet access to consumers in the U.S. The company wants to provide and improve networks all over, allowing people to access new online services, and in the process helping to expand Google's business.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2039797/google-pursuing-broad-wireless-project-for-emerging-markets-report-says.html#tk.rss_all
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