Google eyeing own wireless network: Report

Google Fiber has proven to be an extremely popular little venture for the search company and soon it might also start its own wireless network.

The Information reports that Google executives have discussed their recent hopes to offer a full-fledged wireless service in areas where Google Fiber internet and TV service already exist.

Two sources that sat in on these discussions revealed existing Google Fiber customers in locations like Kansas City, Missouri could also get mobile voice and internet access.

There were not further details on whether this service would be included for no extra charge or when this Google mobile network would roll out. However, the two sources said the company was interested in buying large chunks of existing mobile networks and reselling them to customers. Google purportedly spoke to Verizon in early 2014 as well as Sprint early 2013.

If Google were to undertake the venture, it would essentially become a mobile virtual network operator like AT&T or TMobile.

Tying it all together
The Information speculated Google's wireless network would primarily depend on Wi-Fi access from its Fiber network. Meanwhile, the service would only rely on carriers when the connection is unavailable or insufficient.

Currently, Google supplies its Fiber network to only a few states including Kansas City, Provo in Utah, and Austin, Texas. Mid-February, the company announced new plans to potentially expand the programme's reach to 34 new cities.

Even before the reports of this new mobile network, Google has been a big proponent of more Wi-Fi access. Previously, the Mountain View company partnered with Starbucks to add more 7,000 high-speed Wi-Fi hotspots around the nation.

New frontiers for Google?
Google isn't afraid to take on new ventures as proven with Google Glass and the entire Android platform.

Since breaking into the into smartphone world in 2008 with the first version of Android, Google has taken a greater hand in shaping its mobile platform including selling devices with vanilla versions of Android directly from the Google Play Store.

Building up its own mobile wireless network would just be one more way for Google to cement the Android experience down to the network service. Will Google's mobile network be a reality by the time the new HTC One (M8) and Samsung Galaxy S5 come out?

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World's slimmest smartphone, Gionee Elife S5.5 launched at Rs 22,999

Gionee has launched what it claims to be the world's slimmest smartphone, Gionee Elife S5.5 at a price of Rs 22,999. The smartphone will be available in the Indian market starting April 27.

The company announced Gionee Elife S5.5 in Fevruary at the Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona.

Gionee Elife S5.5 sports a sleek metal frame with a thickness of 5.5mm and weighs 130gram. The phone features a 5-inch full-HD(1920 X 1080p) Super AMOLED Plus display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.

Powered by a 1.7GHz MediaTek MT6592 octa-core processor and 2GB RAM, Gionee S5.5 comes with 16GB internal storage and doesn't include a microSD card slot. It sports a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP 95 degree ultra-wide angle front-facing camera.

The single-sim phone runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with Gionee's Amigo UI running on top. It has a 2,300mAh battery.

Connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. Gionee Elife S5.5 comes in Black, White, Pink, Blue and Purple colour variants. The phone has been launched at 2,299RMB in China and we expect it to be priced around Rs 23,000 in India.
 

Gionee informed that the company shipped 24 million phones in 2013 out of which 1 million phones were shipped to the Indian market. It has set a target of shipping 35 million units globally and 6 million phones in India, in 2014.

Prior to the launch of the Gionee Elife S5.5, Vivo X3 was the slimmest smartphone in the world, sporting a thickness of 5.75mm. Huawei Ascend P6 is also one of the slimmest smartphones with a thickness of 6.18mm. Sony Xperia Z Ultra is 6.5mm thick.

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Google chairman Eric Schmidt's salary doubles

Google paid co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin their customary $1 salaries last year while executive chairman Eric Schmidt's compensation more than doubled to $19.3 million.
Most of Schmidt's raise stemmed from stock grants valued at $11.4 million. Google issued them to make up for an administrative error in the handling of another large award given to Schmidt in February 2011, according to regulatory documents filed Friday.
If not for the mix-up, Schmidt's pay package last year would have risen 4% from the $7.6 million that he got in 2012.

Page, Google's chief executive, and Brin, another top executive, have insisted on capping their salaries at $1 annually since Google Inc went public nearly a decade ago. It's a symbolic gesture that many other Silicon Valley executives have made after amassing fortunes through the stock that they held in their respective companies.

Page, 41, and Brin, 40, each own Google stock currently worth about $26 billion.
Schmidt, 58, has accumulated wealth estimated at $9 billion by Forbes magazine. He also limited his salary to $1 annually while he was chief executive.

The pay scale has changed dramatically since Schmidt turned over the chief executive job to Page three years ago. In 2011, Schmidt received compensation valued at $101 million, with most of the money tied up in restricted stock designed to keep him working at Google. Last month, Google disclosed that Schmidt is receiving another stock award valued at $100 million this year.

As Google's executive chairman, Schmidt primarily deals with regulatory issues, government relationships and company acquisitions. The company thought Schmidt did such a good job last year that he received his maximum cash bonus of $6 million to supplement his $1.25 million salary.
None of the other Google executives listed in the proxy statement qualified for their maximum bonuses last year.

Google and its stockholders fared well last year. The company's earnings climbed 20% from the previous year to $12.9 billion and its stock price gained 58%. The Standard & Poor's 500 index increased by 30% last year.

The Associated Press formula calculates an executive's total compensation during the last fiscal year by adding salary, bonuses, perks, above-market interest that the company pays on deferred compensation and the estimated value of stock and stock options awarded during the year. The AP formula does not count changes in the present value of pensions, a benefit that Google and most other technology companies don't provide.

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Hathway launches 50Mbps broadband in Bangalore

BANGALORE: Cable and broadband service provider Hathway has launched the 50Mbps broadband internet service on its Docsis 3.0 ultra high speed network in the city.

Stating that the service is targeted at the mass market, company officials said: "Docsis 3.0 is a widely deployed and dominant broadband network technology (capable of delivering speed upto 1Gb) which powers leading broadband markets like the USA, Korea and Europe.

They said "the 50Mbps Docsis 3.0 broadband starts with the monthly price of Rs 733. A complete portfolio of 50Mbps plans is being launched to cater to residential and corporate customers."

"We have experienced a great response to our 50Mbps Docsis offering in Mumbai and Pune and with our Cisco powered Docsis 3.0 network we are in position to deliver 50Mbps speed to every retail customer in Bangalore," Jagadish Kumar, managing director and CEO, Hathway Cable and Datacom.

Hathway will continue to invest in expanding the ultra high speed broadband network in other parts of the country, he added.

The company today also announced the launch of 151 additional Standard Definition (SD) channels and four new High Definition channels (HD) to their existing cable TV distribution network in Bangalore and Mysore.

Company officials said this will take the number of channels offered to 442 channels including 31 HD channels.

Hathway also introduced its new HD digital set top box, which will deliver high quality HD video with Dolby sound technology.

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Outernet : A Free Wifi Mission to the World

Outernet.is a Free Internet connection to the world and its soon coming to make us chill.You may have wondered right ? may be ,because everyone loves free stuffs especially we Indians love them a lot.Wifi is an internet connectivity which always make things more faster.Around the world there is Wifi but what if we get that around the globe? That's what Outernet is.Yes the website itself has the name outernet.is.

Here I'm not going to make you read the complete blog but make sure you read the images it's worth the time you spent :)

Get to Know

The world is on the generation of internet especially we indians are on the second position in using Internet.Only 11% of the population uses Internet in India but it alone can make a boom because think about India's complete population . :P

What is Outernet

So now you know what outernet is right.Ok then lets move on to Next. ;)

Time Line

That's it ,the outernet may come on Mid 2015 (not sure) and you can rock with the internet from the date of launch don't worry India is also ready to accept it.No issues with India and Outernet.So Dream off the outernet :)

Hey ,Please alert your friends also about the outernet ,Knowledge should be shared right ;).So keep visiting Blogbeatz and Bye :)

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