| Google Experiments With Wireless Network At The Plex
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engine
msg:4539000 | 5:29 pm on Jan 24, 2013 (gmt 0) |
| Google is trying to create an experimental wireless network covering its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, a move that some analysts say could portend the creation of dense and superfast Google wireless networks in other locations that would allow people to connect to the Web using their mobile devices.Google Experiments With Wireless Network At The Plex [blogs.wsj.com] |
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| However, Google’s small-scale wireless network would use frequencies that wouldn’t be compatible with nearly any of the consumer mobile devices that exist today, such as Apple’s iPad or iPhone or most devices powered by Google’s Android operating system. The network would only provide coverage for devices built to access certain frequencies, from 2524 to 2625 megahertz. |
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| A Google spokeswoman on Wednesday declined to comment on the purpose of the application, saying the company regularly experiments with new things. |
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LifeinAsia
msg:4539003 | 5:35 pm on Jan 24, 2013 (gmt 0) |
| declined to comment on the purpose of the application, |
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Are they calling it Skynet?
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