Google to stay hush-hush about their plans to build an experimental wireless network at its Mountain View campus, but that only encouraged speculation about what's in the works. It has been possible to project the tip of a very large iceberg associated with several big players in the field of communication, recommended ABI Research analyst Joe Hoffman.
Google has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for new or modified radio station for experimental radio services other than broadcasting. The initial base stations deployed on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif.
It seems the company intends to build a compact, wireless network hyperspeed.
It seems the company intends to build a compact, wireless network hyperspeed.
Application DetailsThe system will consist of five to 10 base stations mounted on ceilings or walls 6-8 meters above the ground. Three
base stations will use dual-sided, two-way multiple input / multiple
output (MIMO) antenna directional with a maximum gain of 17 BMW. The antenna will be mounted on walls and focused on the interior of the building.The other base station antenna will be omnidirectional. They
will be located either on the external walls of buildings at roof
height, or antenna mast expand more than 6 meters above the the base
rooftop.Indoor stations broadcast radius of 100-200 meters and base
stations outside the broadcast radius of 500 -1000 meters.In all, Google intends to test up to 50 base stations and user devices 200 over a two-year duration of the experiment. The network will operate in the GHz 2.524 to 2.546 and 2.567 to 2.625 GHz frequencies.What Could Google Be DoingThe
experiment will use frequencies allocated to the Educational Broadband
Service (EBS) and the Broadband Radio Service (BRS), some Clearwire are
using their own mobile broadband service, said consulting engineer
Steven J. Crowley."A lot of educational institutions access to [EBS and BRS] years ago spectrum," said John Byrne, director of research at IDC.Clearwire
has signed thousands of long-term leases in the bands, he told
TechNewsWorld, adding, "I suspect Google leasing access to Clearwire
spectrum, but I do not know that for sure."Clearwire
"spectrum so they could not use this [EBS and BRS] spectrum much at
all," said Joe Hoffman, principal analyst at ABI Research.Google
could potentially work with Clearwire to deploy robust indoor coverage
without interfering with existing cellular networks, speculated Byrne
CIR.Google declined to comment on the story.Goin 'to Kansas CityGoogle might also be looking to expand the reach of high-speed fiber network is sent in Kansas City.Wireless
technologies can not match the speeds of fiber, so even the fastest
wifi in the campus location is a choke point, Byrne said. "If Google can show the ultra-high-speed wireless by using the / BRS EBS band, it might be a nice complement fiber."More than Meets the Eye?Google
experiment could be the tip of a huge iceberg of various major players
in the field of communications, said Hoffman ABI TechNewsWorld.Google Clearwire ties - he formerly owned Clearwire stock but sold it about a year ago for a reported U.S. $ 47 million. In December Sprint, one of the major shareholders of Clearwire, in a bid to buy all of the company.Meanwhile,
70 percent Softbank to get involved in the Sprint $ 20 billion deal -
but Dish Network has asked the FCC to review buy Softbank break until
tender outcome Sprint Clearwire set. There is speculation that this dish is made to access the Clearwire spectrum as it prepares to launch its own wireless service."Consider
this: You've got Google, Clearwire spectrum, Sprint wants to buy
Clearwire back, dish trying to horn in on the business, and Softbank,"
Hoffman said."Softbank
deploy LTE network in Japan with ... 150-200 small cells per kilometer,
so you've got a high-performance network with low infrastructure
costs," he said. "I would be surprised if there is Clearwire, Softbank, Google and Sprint got something going on.
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