Google To Become A Global Telecoms Player?
December 31st, 2009 adminThings are certainly starting to come together for Google in the Telecoms arena for 2010.   The impending release of the Nexus One – Google Phone could be their foot in the door for greater things to come.  By selling the phone direct to customers, they’re gradually becoming another Telco.  Â
“But they still need the networks” (such as T-Mobile) you might think?
That may change in 2010 as Google Exec Bradley Horowitz  confirmed that following the purchase of Gizmo5 – they’re moving into the VoIP market. Â
So now you’ll be able to make VoIP calls on your Nexus One over WiFi. Let’s face it – anyone with one of these handsets is probably going to have WiFi at home, and in their workplace, so the phone only needs to “hand-over” to the traditional networks whilst travelling.
I can see the VoIP, mobile market taking place of traditional fixed wired phone connections, and once again – google will be the dominant player.
Call me cynical, but I wonder how they’re going to fund the service? Adverts at the start of each phone call?  Maybe there will there be a free service where you allow Google to index your calls?
