Google Wants The Web To Go Faster

Jun 23, 2009 at 7:37pm ET by Greg Sterling

Google wants to make the internet faster. By speeding up the "most important computing platform of our time," Google believes that consumers and businesses will experience a wide range of benefits, many of which we can imagine, some of which might be revealed over time. There's no product or specific consumer offering here. Rather Google is trying to advocate multiple initiatives in parallel that the company believes are important to usher in a better, faster internet (including for mobile devices). This Google Code Blog post lays out the arguments and suggestions as does the video below: [...]

Filed in: Google: Critics, Google: Docs & Spreadsheets, Google: General, Google: Internet Access, Google: Outside US, Google: Web Search

Google Promotes New “Small Business Network”

May 13, 2009 at 9:40am ET by Greg Sterling

Although it's been around for a little while, Google is doing some promotion of its new "Small Business Network." Believe it or not it's a lobbying effort to represent small business interests in Washington DC and at the state level. It's also a clever way to open a new direct communication channel with SMBs: Google's Small Business Network was created to give small business owners the information and tools to promote business-friendly policies in Washington, D.C. and state capitols. The Internet provides an unparalleled opportunity for small businesses to start up, gr [...]

Filed in: Google: General, Google: Groups, Google: Internet Access, Google: Legal, Google: Maps & Local, Google: Marketing

Tech Companies Win ‘White Spaces’ Airwaves Decision

Nov 5, 2008 at 10:21am ET by Greg Sterling

The US Federal Communications Commission approved a plan to allow unlicensed broadcast TV spectrum to be used by companies to create wireless broadband services that amount to "WiFi on steroids." This was a hotly contested issue, with tech and electronics companies like Google, HP, Microsoft, Intel, Dell and Motorola, among a number of others, lining up in favor and a coalition of sports teams, theater producers, musicians and broadcasters, among others, opposing the plan. The opponents and detractors unsuccessfully argued that new uses of the white spaces "radio spectrum," existing "betwe [...]

Filed in: Google: Internet Access, Google: Mobile, Microsoft: General

Google To Help Bring Internet To Africa & Beyond Through New Satellites

Sep 9, 2008 at 1:07pm ET by Barry Schwartz

Google backs project to connect 3bn to net from the Financial Times reports Google will announce they're contributing to a project to place 16 low-earth orbit satellites to provide internet access to 3 billion people in Africa and other emerging markets. Google is working with John Malone, the cable television magnate, and HSBC to set up O3b Networks to purchase the satellites and split the $750 million bill. The deal should reduce the cost of internet by 95% in those areas. Larry Alder, product manager in Google’s alternative access group, told the Financial Times, "this really fits into [...]

Filed in: Google: Internet Access

Google May Launch Balloons Across World To Provide Mobile Access

Feb 21, 2008 at 8:48am ET by Barry Schwartz

We have been covering how Google may provide internet access to those users who don't have it yet for a while now. While the Submarine Cable Negotiator job at Google was pretty interesting, I think this new story may be even more interesting. Floating a New Idea For Going Wireless, Parachute Included from the Wall Street Journal reports how Google is interested in possibly using disposable hydrogen-filled balloons packed with miniature versions of cellphone towers inside of them to provide internet access to those people who have a hard time getting it. Space Data Corp creates these balloon [...]

Filed in: Google: Internet Access

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