Google’s Wireless Hopes
According to recent reports it was confirmed that internet search Google has filed a patent with the US patent office for its vision of Wireless network for mobile phones. Just like every other product from Google, the very idea is quite revolutionary.
According to Google’s vision of a wireless network, smart phones are not tied or locked to any particular network or service provider, and smart phones and wireless devices will be able to migrate to better and stronger networks as per their needs. They will also be able to choose a particular network or service provider, based on the pricing it’s offering.
The idea is to make devices smart so that they can chose between networks based on their signal strength. So, if you have better connectivity to network A at office, the device will automatically latch on to it. At home, however, if you have equal strength for network B and Network C, the phone will choose a network based on what you are doing. So, if you’re making calls, it might use network B which offers lower calling rates. However, if you are using Web surfing, and network C is cheaper for internet or data connections, the device will automatically switch to the C network. Hence, you saved money by making best of two or more connections. Your device might also identify a low cost WiMax or Wi-Fi provider in the area and route all your net traffic through one of those.
The idea for this comes from the fact that you have to pay penalties for breaking your contract with a mobile service provider, but you do no such thing when using your laptop to latch onto any available wireless service. Today, even in India, we can sit at famous coffee outlets or restaurants and logon using the wireless access provided to us; so why not do the same for your mobile phone? That’s what Google wants to bring to us. Let’s pray this works out soon, and make the most of this futuristic idea.
Tags: Google, network, News, technology, wireless
November 11th, 2008 at 4:14 am
Are you kidding? What’s so revolutionary about that? Devices can already send voice over Wi-Fi. Skype isn’t the only one.
And hopping between networks is just a matter of doing it. That’s not revolutionary either. iPhone does it - still it wasn’t really a big deal, it’s just common sense.
Think you’ve not only drank the whole Google kool-aid jug but have overdosed. So much hype.