Your New High-Speed Wireless ISP Might be No Charge -- Courtesy of Google

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Your New High-Speed Wireless ISP Might be No Charge -- Courtesy of Google

 

Last month Google launched its newest free product offering, Google

Secure Access, software described as providing more secure wireless

Internet connections.

 

Google has acknowledged launching free Wi-Fi hotspots in San Francisco

and has been shopping as of late for unused fiberoptic cable lines.

Google has been further reviewing bids for building a nationwide DWDM

(dense wavelength division multiplexing) fiber network, one

theoretically capable of terabit speeds, and at the bargain-basement

price of under $100 million.

 

Moving into wireless Internet networking could transform Google into a

major service provider, leading to speculation by some business

analysts the company may bid on AOL to blunt a takeover by Microsoft

and protect its huge revenue stream (almost $400 million annually)

from its largest partner.

 

Last week, reports surfaced that Microsoft is in talks with Time

Warner executives to merge AOL with MSN, or at the very least

switching its search engine services from Google to MSN.

 

CNET News.com September 19, 2005

 

Wired News September 20, 2005

 

Bona Fide Reviews (Excellent review on topic)

 

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

 

Apparently, this nationwide DWDM could even be up and running in

months. If the rumors and speculation turn out to be anywhere close to

true and Google can pull this off, the news is great for all of

us--hopefully providing wider Internet access free one day to most

everyone.

 

It would be just like Google to offer an amazing resource for

absolutely no charge. They did it in search engines and now it appears

they want to do it for giving you free Internet access, and even

better, free wireless high-speed Internet access.

 

Now they will make money from this, just like they did with their

search engine. Google Ad Words provides them with nearly $4 billion in

annual revenues. I believe this follows a biblical model, you reap

what you sow. For many years Google provided outstanding service at no

charge, providing massive benefits to hundreds of millions of people.

Now they are able to reap the rewards and harvest the good seeds they

planted.

 

It is a great model, and one I constantly seek to emulate.

 

Getting to the phone service though.

 

Recently Japan announced that they will be using 4G cell phones (not

land lines) that could receive data at 100 megabits per second on the

move and at up to one gigabit per second while stationary. To give you

an idea of that bandwidth power, you could look at 32 high-definition

(not regular TV) video streams at once while you were traveling in

your car.

 

The United States is making some limited progress in 3G phone networks.

 

Verizon has already rolled out its 3G networks in 14 U.S. cities, and

you can connect wirelessly to the Internet for $60 a month (unlimited)

in these cities. Unfortunately, Chicago is not one of the cities, but

within a year they should have most of the United States covered.

 

The Sprint-Nextel merger is rapidly following with their 3G EVDO

systems. However, it is my belief that you and I will not have to wait

10 years for 4G phones or expensive 3G wireless, as Wi-Max is on the

way and will be here shortly if Google has anything to say about it.

 

Wi-Max is short for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access

and comes in two flavors. The first, known as fixed wireless, is

similar to Wi-Fi but on a much larger scale and at faster speeds.

 

Unlike Wi-Fi, Wi-Max can transmit up to 30 miles. Yes, you read it

right, 30 miles. It doesn't take many Wi-Max towers to cover most

cities. Most communities will only require a handful of Wi-Fi

transmitters to provide coverage to their residents.

 

The really exciting development, though, is nomadic Wi-Max, which

would keep Wi-Max-enabled devices (like your " cell " phone) connected

over large areas. Intel is projecting that they will have this

deployed in their notebooks in late 2006 or early 2007.

 

I have had conventional VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) phone

service for nearly three years, and over 2. 5 million Americans have

now made a similar choice. Next year, Wi-Max will be widespread.

 

What is the Exciting News for You?

 

In the next few years it is clear to me that you will have the ability

to connect wirelessly to the Internet nearly everywhere in the country.

 

If you have a VoIP wireless phone that connects automatically to the

Internet you can make a call on the Internet. Just like current

systems such as Vonage, there is a fixed monthly fee and you can make

as many calls as you want for a fixed amount. This includes many

countries like Canada and Mexico.

 

Other plans allow you to add up to 35 countries to the list.

 

The major innovation here is that you will do this wirelessly and not

be fixed to the few hundred feet you can walk in your home on your

portable phone.

 

So rather than use your cell phone, you will connect to the Internet

wirelessly and use VoIP as an alternative to your cell phone carrier.

These new VoIP wireless phones are essentially alternatives to your

cell phone.

 

Just as many people dropped their land lines, soon nearly everyone

will be dropping their cell phone carriers. The reason? Rock-bottom

prices. No longer will you pay over $100 a month for your cell phone.

You will pay $25 for your home AND cell phone for UNLIMITED use. Also

remember that you avoid paying taxes or hidden fees. Just $25 a month.

 

So you can call anywhere in the United States and Canada for one low

monthly fee. If you have to call internationally the rates are

typically 3 cents a minute. Compare that to the nearly universal $1

per minute or more for most international cell phone calls.

 

Very exciting and one of the major fruits of Moore's Law.

 

One thing you can count on in this life is change.

 

Who would have thought that AT & T would have ever collapsed, as in its

heyday it was one of the largest and most powerful corporations on earth.

 

Well, technology can do that.

 

That is why I am equally convinced that even though the top 10 drug

companies have more wealth than the rest of the Fortune 500 companies

combined, it is clear that they, like the phone companies, will fall.

 

You and I will catalyze that process. Mark my words. This is happening

as you read this page.

 

 

 

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