Amazon testing its own wireless network2013-08-23 09:28 by DanielaTags: Amazon
Amazon has been testing a new wireless network in Cupertino, Calif., which would allow users to connect its devices to the Internet, according to reports. The rumored Amazon network would reportedly be controlled by satellite communications company Globalstar. Globalstar is said to be looking to switch 80 percent of its spectrum to terrestrial use; this means the wireless network could hold more traffic and drive faster speeds than conventional Wi-Fi. With this step, the world's largest e-commerce company, is moving beyond being a Web destination and hardware maker and digging deeper into the underlying technology for how people connect to the Internet. That would let Amazon create a more comprehensive user experience, encompassing how consumers get online, what device they use to connect to the Web and what they do on the Internet. Other technology companies have also started to dabble in wireless networks - most notably Google. Google debuted its high-speed fiber optic Internet service in Kansas City, Kan., last November and has since launched expansions to more than a dozen other cities, including Austin, Texas and Provo, Utah. Read more -here-
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