Economics
Google Plots Cheaper Wireless Future to Expand Fiber Project
- Company to adopt frugal business model from Webpass startup
- Internet giant may tap in-house experimental wireless tech
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Google will use know-how from recent acquisition Webpass Inc., and its own wireless technology, to expand its Fiber fast internet business without having to spend so much.
Google parent Alphabet Inc. plans to adopt the startup’s lean approach to extend the reach of Fiber quicker and more cheaply, according to people familiar with the situation.