Google to buy the wireless spectrum?
The recent auctions for the wireless signal spectrum that the government decided to auction off is now being fought over by the undisclosed runners of Verizon, Google, and AT&T. The spectrum of signals ranging from 47-50+ on T.v. if bought by one of the private companies, can be used with wireless devices to deliver even better signals to the new devices. The auction has to be currently bid past 4.6 billion for it to maintain as one spectrum the "C" block and to maintain the open access rules, which is the most advantageous for google since it can plan to create their new mobile software to run on the 700 megahertz spectrum. Google is one of the partners of the 4G group, indicating the 4th generation of wireless devices and that it hopes to build off using the "new" spectrum. While Verizon is at a substantial disadvantage since google can be a formidable threat to their business if they get their way of the open access spectrum. The whole bid for the spectrum is an incredibly important event for the 21st century. Especially when the next digital era is soon to begin. Many people speculated that the first digital era from the late 90's is beginning to wane and that the new generation of wireless devices and the technology that is going to spur from this point forward is going to life changing, and I think that the bid for the spectrum is the beginning
Link to the article http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/spectrum-bids-pace-trigger-googles/story.aspx?guid=%7B8BA58B7C-C7CE-4859-85A9-7A7EE1D87C30%7D
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