Amazon to start providing wireless service
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 08/23/2013 12:42 PM
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Amazon is now looking to jump into the wireless arena, there have been some reports that the online retail giant has been testing out satellite service provider Globalstar's wireless network.
Bloomberg reports that Amazon tested a new wireless network that would allow customers to connect its devices to the internet.
The wireless network, which was tested in Cupertino, California, used spectrum controlled by satellite communications company Globalstar Inc. (GSAT), said the people who asked not to be identified because the test was private.
The trial underlines how Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce company, is moving beyond being a Web destination and hardware maker and digging deeper into the underlying technology for how people connect to the Internet. That would let Amazon create a more comprehensive user experience, encompassing how consumers get online, what device they use to connect to the Web and what they do on the Internet.
Leslie Letts, a spokeswoman for Amazon, didn’t respond to a request for comment. Katherine LeBlanc, a spokeswoman for Globalstar, declined to comment.
This move would be an all around win for Amazon; by owning its own wireless company, they would be able to charge people buying tablets for access to the internet and not have to send them elsewhere for the service. Geeky Gadgets also points out that if Amazon finally produces a smartphone, they would also be able to charge those owners for wireless access.
I remember seeing a Borg shirt on Amazon once, or was it an Amazon.com shirt on a Borg? Either way, prepare to be assimilated. Resistance is futile!
Bloomberg reports that Amazon tested a new wireless network that would allow customers to connect its devices to the internet.The wireless network, which was tested in Cupertino, California, used spectrum controlled by satellite communications company Globalstar Inc. (GSAT), said the people who asked not to be identified because the test was private.
The trial underlines how Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce company, is moving beyond being a Web destination and hardware maker and digging deeper into the underlying technology for how people connect to the Internet. That would let Amazon create a more comprehensive user experience, encompassing how consumers get online, what device they use to connect to the Web and what they do on the Internet.
Leslie Letts, a spokeswoman for Amazon, didn’t respond to a request for comment. Katherine LeBlanc, a spokeswoman for Globalstar, declined to comment.
This move would be an all around win for Amazon; by owning its own wireless company, they would be able to charge people buying tablets for access to the internet and not have to send them elsewhere for the service. Geeky Gadgets also points out that if Amazon finally produces a smartphone, they would also be able to charge those owners for wireless access.
I remember seeing a Borg shirt on Amazon once, or was it an Amazon.com shirt on a Borg? Either way, prepare to be assimilated. Resistance is futile!
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