Google is getting ready to sell wireless telephone services directly to US consumers after reaching deals with carriers T-Mobile and Sprint, US media reported yesterday.
The move is likely to have big impacts on the US wireless industry, potentially resulting in price cuts and improved speeds.
The news was first reported by tech-news publication ‘The Information’ and corroborated by an article in the ‘Wall Street Journal’.
Google officials have been working on the wireless project for more than a year, the Journal reported, citing sources.
Google is already in a powerful position in the wireless world, with its Android operating system running on more than 80 percent of the world’s mobile phones.
However, US cellphone service is currently dominated by Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile.
