Google'dan Kablosuz Internet Atağı

Google kablosuz dünyaya olan ilgisini hız kesmeden devam ettiriyor. Google, geçenlerde GrandCentral'ı satın almasından sonra şimdi de Amerika'daki açık arttırma ile dağıtılacak olan 700MHz spekturumundaki kablosuz bağlantı ihalesine tam 4.6 milyar dolar teklif vereceğini açıkladı:

Our commitment to open broadband platforms

Google's interest in promoting competition in the broadband market here in the U.S., to help ensure that as many Americans as possible can access the Internet. However, it takes more than just ideas and rhetoric if you want to help bring the Internet to everyone. So today, we're putting consumers' interests first, and putting our money where our principles are -- to the tune of $4.6 billion.

Buraya kadar olan herşey normal gözüküyor. Adamın parası var, Telekom işine girmek istiyor, dolayısıyla parayı gözden çıkarmış. Fakat Google ihaleyi düzenleyecek olan FCC'yi biraz da manupüle etmeye çalışarak bu parayı aşağıdaki şartlar dahilinde vereceğini söylüyor:

With that in mind, last week, as the federal government prepares for what is arguably its most significant auction of wireless spectrum in history, we urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt rules to make sure that regardless of who wins the spectrum at auction, consumers' interests are the top priority. Specifically, we encouraged the FCC to require the adoption of four types of "open" platforms as part of the auction:

* Open applications: consumers should be able to download and utilize any software applications, content, or services they desire;
* Open devices: consumers should be able to utilize their handheld communications device with whatever wireless network they prefer;
* Open services: third parties (resellers) should be able to acquire wireless services from a 700 MHz licensee on a wholesale basis, based on reasonably nondiscriminatory commercial terms; and
* Open networks: third parties (like Internet service providers) should be able to interconnect at any technically feasible point in a 700 MHz licensee's wireless network.

Bu da demek oluyor ki Google açıklık stratejisini mobil dünyada da uygulamak istiyor. GigaOM'da bu haberle ilgili yapılan ilginç bir yorum da şu şekilde:

Google will bid for Wireless Spectrum
Google’s proposal liberally throws around the word, OPEN: open apps, open platform, open devices, open services and open network. Those are nice words. But in reality no one commits spending $4.6 billion (or more) unless they have vested interests. I suspect Google has a lot more wireless applications coming, and needs to basically insure a way to get them to the people.

Tabii bu ihaleye teklif verecek olan diğer büyük rakiplerden AT&T de, Google'un bu teklifinin üzerine hemen bir açıklama yayınladı:

AT&T Responds to Google Bid
Google is demanding the Government stack the deck in its favor, limit competing bids, and effectively force wireless carriers to alter their business models to Google’s liking. We would repeat that Google should put up or shut up— they can bid and enter the wireless market with any business model they prefer, then let consumers decide which model they like best.

Açık Kaynak Dünyasının bir taraftarı olarak Google'ın bu "OPEN" hareketlerini canı gönülden destekliyorum :)