Amazon has run tests on WiFi technology that could give Kindle users direct Internet connectivity, according to a recent report. The technology uses spectrum controlled by satellite communications company Globalstar, which is perhaps best known as a global satellite phone service provider. It is possible that the tests, which reportedly took place in Cupertino, Calif., were part of a series conducted jointly by Globalstar and wireless spectrum research and investment firm Jarvinian.
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Amazon Dips Its Toe Into the Brisk WiFi Waters
Posted by: Richard Adhikari August 26, 2013 05:00 AMAmazon has run tests on WiFi technology that could give Kindle users direct Internet connectivity, according to a recent report. The technology uses spectrum controlled by satellite communications company Globalstar, which is perhaps best known as a global satellite phone service provider. It is possible that the tests, which reportedly took place in Cupertino, Calif., were part of a series conducted jointly by Globalstar and wireless spectrum research and investment firm Jarvinian.