Google Patent Replaces Contracts With Mini Auctions Operators

Google is preparing to redouble its efforts to open up the wireless industry. Larry Page recently talked about the FCC and its successes (or rather, their absence) in the fight for unoccupied radio frequencies (about this in another article), and a recently published Google patent describes in detail the plan that could give the wireless industry an easy way to open its services to all potential customers and compete with other operators in prices and coverage.


Now mobile devices can switch between networks of various operators. Wi-Fi devices can connect to hotspots if they are available. For example, T-Mobile devices can already automatically switch to T-mobile-run hotspots, offloading the cellular network. This is a step in the right direction, but Google wants to make a real breakthrough in this area.

In short, Google offers the following. The telephone (or other device) polls the nearest access points and receives a list of the services provided with prices (voice, VoIP, data transfer, etc.). After that, the device itself (or with the help of the owner) determines the services of which operator is most advantageous to use at this point. An additional plus is that at the point the operator can be turned off from the "auction" - for example, if his channel for this point is fully occupied. Additionally, the system includes the ability to transfer micropayments.

To introduce such a scheme, there are several problems, one of which is the love of operators for fixed tariff plans, which not only provide the company with stable income and customer loyalty, but also are quite simple and understandable for users.
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However, many companies are already moving in the right direction. The already mentioned T-Mobile hotspots, Verizon " open access " and BYOD plans (Bring your own device) are gradually revealing the walls separating wireless access operators.