Google to Become an ISP - Google in the Sky with Diamonds
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Recent pairings have also found Google getting ready to explore space and reach the sun. Well not quite, but announcements in the news show NASA and Sun Microsystems joining with Google in ventures of futuristic thought.
Google signed a memorandum of understanding with NASA, which will have the two cooperating on numerous ventures: sharing property, building an educational and research campus with housing and retail mixed in, exploring super computers, data mining, bio-info-nano convergences (research of the combination of biological, information, and nano technologies), and the space program's entrepreneurial spirit infused with a government agency.
Maybe it's just me, but did anyone else notice the complete lack of anyone mentioning satellites, which Google could use in its future as an ISP? It really makes perfect sense when you consider the amount of people paying for broadband internet access in hard to reach places, like in South America. In some of these areas, monthly access fees can easily reach over $100.00 or $400.00 per month.
Before going to bed with dream of free WiFi access dancing in your head, think about the possible ramifications that this would have. Besides the obvious ISPs that will be affected, there is also an impact that will be felt by telecommunications companies as well as cable television operators.
By tapping into the local market and offering free or greatly reduced cost WiFi access, Google would control the favored delivery of the internet to the area. This could impact local newspapers throughout the United States, as well as erode the local advertising revenue many smaller newspapers need in order to survive. Google’s free-to-access local ads could become more desirable than a subscription paper.
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