Om Malik’s Broadband Blog » Mobile Pioneer on Google WiFi & MuniWireless

Om Malik’s Broadband Blog » Mobile Pioneer on Google WiFi & MuniWireless

Experts indicate that Google's plan to cover San Francisco with free WIFI while providing only 300 access points is flawed. The suggestion is that it will take 3,000 access points and $250 million to build the network for this one city. Un-wiring the 70% of the nation might cost 25 Billion!

I suspect the plan will work out fine. Afterall the free service will be relatively slow speed. If citizens are offered high speed service for $19.95 per month with unlimited free Google Talk calls, will not many of them opt for the pay version? Google's is not in this deal to give away the store. The details of $19.95 are all made up by me. However, Google's has indicated that it will partner with others to offer higher speed service.

It is interesting to see AOL and MSFT restructuring their businesses. At the same time, it is interesting to see the heathy competition between Yahoo and Google's. Terry poked at Google's a little by saying it is the 4th largest portal. Google's revenues are shooting toward the sky. Yahoo is certainly more diversified. Google is making the most money.