Google is pressing the US government to allow the unlicensed frequencies of TV "white space" to be used for wi-fi. The firm has written an open letter to regulators saying the US spectrum was a "once in a lifetime opportunity". White space is unused blocks of frequencies in-between channels broadcast on analogue airwaves. Google says it has a plan for Americans everywhere to be able to surf the web on handheld devices at WiFi 2.0 speeds by the 2009 holiday season. If Google can pull this off, imagine the ramifications. Anyone with Google Android software on their smart phones will be able to navigate the web just about anywhere in the country at gigabits-per-second speeds. Suddenly, the mobile web will EXPLODE.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7312243.stm
http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/24/google-outlines-proposal-for-wi-fi-on-steroids/
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