Google Wi-Fi - "Secure Access" - An under-cover development
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
This is VERY interesting information. No announcement or even rumors have gone around about this, but it appears that Google is going to become a Wi-Fi service provider!
Don't believe me? Check this out: http://wifi.google.com/faq.html and http://wifi.google.com/download.html.
Oh yeah, it's free too.
Google refused to comment on this discovery, but have launched a promotional/sponsored hotspot in San Francisco's Union Square district in April with a startup called Feeva. Business 2.0 magazine has written an article on this in August, but Google declined to discuss plans.
Their services is supposed to provide secure, wireless Internet access after noticing that only about 20% of all WiFi hotspots have secure connections.
Anylists worry that Google is branching out too far, and trying to provide too many services at once, making them less-capable to upkeep their current programs, like Google Talk for instance, which needs some updates. I, personally, think that they can handle this. They have billions of dollars to back them, plus public stocks, etc. It also complies with their mission statement.
Another plus to Google's entry to this industry is this: Previously, finding a user's exact location on a WiFi connection was advanced technology that costs a LOT of money, and was very sparce. Now, here comes Google, making it easier than ever before. Using Google AdSense and/or AdWords, Google will support the free service (with these ads) and not just any NORMAL ads... they will be ads pertinent to your location. If you're in a Panera Bread and get a coupon offer, then just print it and use it in that store. Why not? You're right there.
Source article is here.
Don't believe me? Check this out: http://wifi.google.com/faq.html and http://wifi.google.com/download.html.
Oh yeah, it's free too.
Google refused to comment on this discovery, but have launched a promotional/sponsored hotspot in San Francisco's Union Square district in April with a startup called Feeva. Business 2.0 magazine has written an article on this in August, but Google declined to discuss plans.
Their services is supposed to provide secure, wireless Internet access after noticing that only about 20% of all WiFi hotspots have secure connections.
Anylists worry that Google is branching out too far, and trying to provide too many services at once, making them less-capable to upkeep their current programs, like Google Talk for instance, which needs some updates. I, personally, think that they can handle this. They have billions of dollars to back them, plus public stocks, etc. It also complies with their mission statement.
Another plus to Google's entry to this industry is this: Previously, finding a user's exact location on a WiFi connection was advanced technology that costs a LOT of money, and was very sparce. Now, here comes Google, making it easier than ever before. Using Google AdSense and/or AdWords, Google will support the free service (with these ads) and not just any NORMAL ads... they will be ads pertinent to your location. If you're in a Panera Bread and get a coupon offer, then just print it and use it in that store. Why not? You're right there.
Source article is here.
posted by Matt at 1:29 PM
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