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Google jumped into the WiMAX game when it put up cash to back the Sprint/Clearwire venture. Today, in a standing-room-only session with Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff at WiMAX World, came the first articulation I’ve heard of how Google is partnering with the WiMAX network providers moving forward.
- Devices - With Google’s Android moves, the search company is now firmly in the devices market. Is Wolff suggesting we’ll have a WiMAX-enabled Android handset soon?
- Applications and Services - New stuff to make the mobile Internet great
- Search and Advertising - Wolff described Google as Clearwire’s lead partner in this area
There was also an interesting question from the moderator, Yankee Group’s Berge Ayvazian: “Will we see a Google portal [on WiMAX devices] for consumers?” Wolff’s response: “I can envision a role for Google in a WiMAX portal, and I can envision other ways Google will reach consumers directly on the network.”
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One Response for "Google’s Role in WiMAX"
“…I can envision a role for Google in a WiMAX portal, and I can envision other ways Google will reach consumers directly on the network.”
Like me using an Android phone to connect to the WiMax portal and make a telephone call via Skype?
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