Google Wins Wireless Spectrum Auction by Losing

As a Federal Communications Commission auction for wireless airspace draws to an end, Wall Street analysts and industry experts said they believe Google has dropped out of the running.

Last fall, not long after Apple introduced its iPhone, rumors swirled that Google intended to compete both with Apple and the major cell phone carriers. Speculation held that Google planned to develop its own cell phone or cell phone network and would need wireless airspace on which it would operate.

Instead, it appears Google intends to develop software for wireless devices rather than operating its own network.

Google Wins Wireless Spectrum Auction by Losing.