In other Alphabet news, see Alphabet's Eric Schmidt says it’s 'very hard to know' when self-driving cars will be ready (The Verge); in other Alphabet/Google wireless news, see Google adds US Cellular to Project Fi (The Verge)
"Google parent Alphabet Inc. wants to beam high-speed internet wirelessly to homes, using technology that it says is cheaper than laying cables.Alphabet Looks to Wirelessly Connect Homes to Internet - WSJ
Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt said at the company’s annual shareholder meeting Wednesday that improvements in computer chips and more accurate targeting of wireless signals have made “point-to-point” wireless internet connections “cheaper than digging up your garden.” Mr. Schmidt said Alphabet executives increasingly think the technology can deliver internet connections at 1 gigabit per second, equivalent to the speed its Google Fiber unit provides through fiber-optic cables in five U.S. cities."
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