Is Google asking the FCC to allow gigabit Wi-Fi for its gigabit network?

Google’s Fiber organization is asking the Federal Communications Commission for the ability to test a residential gateway that has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

It’s likely Google is asking the FCC for an experimental license to test upcoming 802.11ac gigabit Wi-Fi technology inside residential gateways. However, those longing for innovation in broadband here in the U.S. can hope that there are bigger plans in the works. With a fiber to the home network and gigabit Wi-Fi Google could take a cue from the recent launches in France and in the U.S. of mobile networks that lean heavily on Wi-Fi. Then Google could build a network that offers truly ubiquitous broadband within the confines of Palo Alto (CA) and maybe later in Kansas City.