Google effectively confirmed back in early March that it is planning to launch an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) service in the U.S. Some details have already emerged but a new firmware image for the Nexus 6 appears to have revealed far more. Obtained by Android Police, this firmware, sporting build number LVY47H, contains a new app that appears to […]
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Google MVNO to offer free global roaming?
Google confirmed at Mobile World Congress last month that it was looking to launch its own MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) service. Google senior vice-president Sundar Pichai revealed little about the company’s plans though, promising only that additional information would be revealed in the coming months. Past rumours indicated that Google was in talks with a number of U.S. carriers […]
Google wireless network to support only Google Nexus 6?
Google this week confirmed plans to become a wireless carrier in the U.S. as an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator). Google senior vice-president Sundar Pichai provided only cursory details about the company’s plans but tempered expectations about Google’s ambitions. Now comes word that the new Google wireless network could support but a single device, the Google Nexus 6. Google senior […]
MWC 2015: Google announces Nexus-like wireless service
Rumours surfaced in january that Google was looking to become a wireless carrier in the U.S. as an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator). Codenamed Project Nova, the service is to be a hybrid service able to use the strongest signal in an area from wireless providers including Sprint, T-Mobile and Wi-Fi networks. Speaking at MWC 2015, Google senior vice-president Sundar […]
Google Nova wireless service to switch between carriers based on signal strength
Details continue to emerge about Google Nova, the company’s project to enter the wireless carrier fray as an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) in the U.S. Following a report that a deal with Sprint was already signed comes word that Google’s service will be able to switch between carrier signals and use the best one to route calls, texts and […]
Deal with Sprint in place for Google to become wireless carrier
A rumour earlier this week suggested that Google was looking to become a wireless carrier. Bloomberg now reports that Google has reached a deal with Sprint to do so. Operating as an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) in the U.S., Google will purchase capacity from Sprint and resell it to its own customers. Financial details of the deal were not […]
Google looking to become a wireless carrier?
Google is already an Internet service provider with its Google Fiber program. If a report today is correct, the company is now considering becoming its own wireless service provider as well. The Information reports that the company is working on a project codenamed Nova that will see Google become an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) in the U.S. According to […]