Google Wave is dead, long live Google Wave

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Beyond the PR, Teresa Cottam looks at what’s really happening with Google Wave.
Beyond the PR, Teresa Cottam looks at what’s really happening with Google Wave.
by Teresa Cottam
News out of Mobile World Congress is that the UK’s cellcos have been tracking usage of the mobile internet for the last 12 months and are now going to sell the data to advertisers.
Does Google’s patent reveal the future wireless market and if so what does it mean for the telesperience?
Last week the US Patent Office published a patent filed by Google back in March 2007. The patent describes a handset that will work on multiple networks and in certain circumstances seek out bids from rival telecoms suppliers.
In some aspects the patent seems to resemble an evolved version of BT’s Fusion offering – launched in 2005 – which allows the customer to use the same handset as both a wireless phone and a fixed phone. Read more…