article_snippet: Google has confirmed rumours Google will soon be offering mobile network plans.
article_snippet: Google has confirmed year-long rumours Google will be offering mobile network plans in the US.
article_snippet: The rumours of a Google mobile network plan first emerged in April last year, and the unnamed networks are believed to be Sprint and T-Mobile in the US.
article_snippet: Instead of building masts, Google will buy access to existing 3G and 4G networks at wholesale prices and sell the connectivity back to customers at a cheaper rate.
article_snippet: This would make Google a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) similar to Lycamobile in the US that runs on T-Mobile’s network, and Tesco Mobile in the UK which shares O2’s networks.
article_snippet: Google can then use Google a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) to run Google own wireless plans and resell the connectivity back to customers - usually at a reduced rate.
article_snippet: Google don't intend to be a network operator at scale.
article_snippet: Google can then use this access to run its own wireless plans and resell the connectivity back to customers - usually at a reduced rate.
article_snippet: Google’s wireless plans would remove some of the costs, and time spent, in setting up Google own network and Google would equally benefit from using already established and well-connected networks.
article_snippet: This could help Google cement itself as an internet service provider.
article_snippet: Google could additionally use its own network to sell Google Nexus range of phones, for example, with contract or service plans.
highlights_snippet: Google confirmed rumours Google will soon be offering mobile network plans .
  
highlights_snippet: Instead of building masts Google is said to be looking at becoming a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) 