Google your life!

Apparently Google has began investing in all sorts of wireless Internet solutions.

In a series of different reports I read Google participated in a US$25 million round of funding for Ubiquisys Ltd., a femtocells vendor based in Swindon, U.K. Technology.
Femtocells, named for an order of size in physics that is smaller than "pico" or "nano," are cellular base stations for individual homes or offices. Mobile operators hope to sell them to customers who will install them and immediately enjoy better coverage for data and entertainment services. Weak cellular signals indoors, where most high-speed data services are used, have stunted the growth of those lucrative offerings, according to industry analysts.

Google reportedly invested in Ubiquisys as part of efforts to help people use the Internet wherever they are, with the richest possible experience, spokesman David-John Collins said.

Also Friday, Google told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission it would bid at least $4.6 billion in an upcoming auction of 700MHz wireless spectrum if it imposes certain conditions. They include letting consumers buy any phone, use it on any network, and download any applications, services or content they want. It also wants the auction winner to have to sell access wholesale to other service providers.

I think what we're seeing here is a brilliant strategy by the Google guys who try to spread the use of the internet everywhere and internet accessibility and pricing.
There are some theories that Google is after broadband network providers and wants to free the internet (imagine what that could do to Google's traffic and revenue), In the past Google has invested in unused optical fiber networks and a free Wi-Fi system for its hometown, and the speculation is driving.