In a patent filed on Feb. 9, Google forecasts potential interest in using autonomous, self-driving vehicles to deliver packages, a concept Amazon and Google have both been exploring with the use of drones.
The patent, number 9,256,852 B1, contemplates a "package delivery platform."
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Verizon and Facebook catch net neutrality heat ... 5 things to know today
1. Verizon Wireless is under fire for zero rating its Go90 mobile video service. Go90 is a free video streaming app available to customers of any mobile carrier. It offers access to...
Called AMP, Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages initiative will essentially provide content publishers with an open source framework that allows for web pages to load more quickly.
AMP will launch on Google Search later this month. Some of the ways pages will load faster include simplification...
According to a report by Bloomberg, Google, which buys its data center server chips from Intel, could take that highly lucrative business to competitor Qualcomm if that company's chips meet performance standards.
Citing "people familiar with the matter," Bloomberg reports the search giant "is planning to...
Having already racked up 1.4 million miles on the road, Google is expanding its testing program for self-driving cars to Kirkland, Washington.
According to an announcement posted to the companies Google+ page: "We've chosen your beautiful city by Lake Washington as the next location of...
Google Fiber Phone, underwater data center ... 5 things to know today ...
1. Trusted testers is the name Google gives to its Google Fiber subscribers who are willing to test new services, and this month some of those people may be testing Google phone...
5 things to know today ...
1. Apple reportedly earned $1 billion from Google in 2014 as a percentage of the advertising Google generated from searches on iPhones. The amount of the payment was part of the transcript from Oracle's patent suit against Google....
The global data center market is expected to grow into a $22.73 billion business, according to research firm Research and Markets. The study predicts between 2015 and 2019, the industry will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.3%. Migration to cloud technologies...
XCellAir sees Wi-Fi-first as cable providers best bet against mobile operators
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Wi-Fi-first mobile services are not a...
The wireless industry is one of the healthiest and fastest growing of all time. That frantic pace means industry direction and corporate leadership often changes every few years. We may be about to experience another event of such magnitude called Project Tango, which could...
Wireless 20/20 digs into preparations for the upcoming FCC 600 MHz incentive auction proceedings
It is time for bidders to start gearing up for the 600 MHz band incentive auction. This could be the last time a large block of valuable low-band spectrum will be...
1. Google tapped China's Lenovo to build its first Tango smartphones. Tango uses 3-D scanning to superimpose information about a location onto the image seen when a user looks through the camera lens. It is also expected to provide navigation indoors. Lenovo bought Motorola...
In a blog post, T-Mobile CEO Legere defends Binge On service from throttling claims
T-Mobile US CEO John Legere took to the carrier’s blog in defense of its increasingly controversial Binge On video streaming platform, arguing the service is pro-consumer by providing a choice in...
As most of you will agree, 2015 was a mixed year at best for the telecom industry. Wireless subscriber growth (especially for higher average revenue per user smartphones) slowed, but housing showed signs of recovery, which increased homes passed and high-speed Internet connection opportunities....
Jim Patterson looks at his top 10 events across the telecom space in 2015
Last week, we highlighted the following top five events (in no particular order):
1. FCC approves the Open Internet Order
2. Verizon buys AOL and launches Go90
3. AT&T expands into Mexico
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Report notes T-Mobile Binge On service accused of interfering with YouTube video traffic
T-Mobile US’ Binge On video offering has reportedly drawn criticism from YouTube, which claims the unlimited streaming service is interfering with YouTube’s video traffic.
According to The Wall Street Journal, YouTube, which like...
Once upon a time, not that long ago, there lived a young girl in a land not too far from here. In its own way the land was an amazing place; it was populated by scientists and mathematicians. In her younger days, the thing...
Google Project Fi, the tech powerhouse's mobile virtual network operator service, now offers support for data-only devices like an Apple iPad; customers can request from Google Project Fi a free data-only SIM card to enable the new functionality.
Project Fi senior product manager Laura Holmes...
Global fiber optic connectors market expected to reach $4.9 billion by 2020
Fiber is the vein that keeps data pumping through the heart of our communications systems. As infrastructure continues to expand to keep up with the growing number of connected devices, companies are fighting...
Cloud providers Amazon.com, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are driving demand for white box servers
The explosion in demand for streaming video content – to both homes and mobile devices – has set the stage for cloud-based content delivery, supported by constantly expanding server-packed data centers.
In...
The problem with Yahoo is they lost forward momentum and that means they lost growth. Everyone seemed to be asking the same question … what’s the future for Yahoo? That, in fact, is the same question that was asked several years ago before Marissa...
1. Sprint named a new CMO and a new president for one of its four national regions. Roger Solé will replace Kevin Crull as the carrier's CMO and Crull will now head up the Central region. Sprint said Crull will be responsible for sales...
Fiber-to-the-home shaping up to be a CSP battleground
As the fiber broadband race continues to pick up steam, this week saw AT&T announced expansion of its GigaPower service to 38 additional markets while Google Fiber is eyeing build outs in Los Angeles and Chicago.
Consumer demand for...
Montana officials, with an eye on economic development, have been working with Google and Facebook to convince the technology giants to build data centers in the Western state.
According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, leaders of the Bozeman-based Northern Rocky Mountain Development District visited Google...
