Google versus Hello

I'd wanted to track this, but got completely swept aside amidst work.

Google has audaciously bid for the US 700MHZ spectrum but with open standards requirements. This should scare the heck out of any telco. Skype and Google would get a serious foothold on the communications market and change it dramatically.

As you'd know, 700 mhz is the old analog TV spectrum which will be available as TV goes digital. And since it penetrates walls without any problem my guess is that the usage will be for pure mobile broadband in the US (so hastalavista Wimax in the US).

As far as I remember only Alcatel-Lucent have mobile equipment in the 700Mhz-spectrum and since most of the networks will are 800 Mhz in the US this might be the start of a fullblown war between internet calls vs. Mobile telephony.So what will happen next? Expect a major device/hardware/chip manufacturer to come out saying that they will support 700 Mhz devices. Another box ticked for Google's world domination.