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Amazon's wireless network trials are no mystery: It's testing licensed Wi-Fi (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGxlm_4A9y8iShvlIU6egBq3hY0hw&url=http://gigaom.com/2013/08/23/amazons-wireless-network-trials-are-no-mystery-its-testing-licensed-wi-fi/)
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But the details of Amazon's wireless tests are actually pretty plain: it's investigating a form of Wi-Fi that uses dedicated licensed spectrum to connect to devices, rather than the open unlicensed bands used by our routers, laptops, tablets and ...
Amazon spaffs MYSTERY private Wi-Fi waves all over Apple's orchard (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHhGI_a_R4QQzQpiiPPEv6cDQcflA&url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/23/amazon_explores_private_wifi/)Register
Amazon reportedly tested Wi-Fi network in new spectrum (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHgsiI7iQ38ihYA_an3HMVbY8GazQ&url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/082313-amazon-wifi-273136.html?hpg1%3Dbn)Network World
Amazon said to test its own wireless network in California (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNErGChtQvdXcksY4tFB2gFipn69vA&url=http://business.financialpost.com/2013/08/23/amazon-said-to-test-its-own-wireless-network-in-california/)Financial Post
VentureBeat (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHxMguk-cMOWW5jdfvQOgtZ9T4cBw&url=http://venturebeat.com/2013/08/23/amazon-reportedly-tested-new-wireless-network-with-spectrum-from-satellite-company-globalstar/?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm _campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BVenturebeat%2B(VentureBeat )) -Los Angeles Times (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE9U7lr9MjV3SEBdSHM_DF6NbrLIw&url=http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-amazon-globalstar-20130823,0,4792322.story) -Washington Business Journal (blog) (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGDfvGQC_UGFkMEBMiv6igJ9SAsVg&url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/techflash/2013/08/amazoncom-tests-wireless-network.html)
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