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Google is looking to add wireless data to its range of web services.
The California-based search engine giant reportedly struck a deal with T-Mobile U.S. Inc. and Sprint Corp., according to the Wall Street Journal.
However, there is still no announcement from the involved firms regarding on how Google will be providing the wireless service. It is also not known when Google's wireless service will go on sale and how much it will cost.
The tech giant will resell wireless data service from the Kansas-based Sprint, which is the third largest wireless carrier, and the Washington-based T-Mobile. Google's wireless project has been underway for more than a year, led by one of the firm's veterans Nick Fox.
Google's new wireless data service is reportedly being called "Project Nova," according to The Blaze. The new project could bring the tech giant more revenue from advertisements and the opportunity to charge more for businesses who wish to advertise. It will make Google a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), a wireless carrier that only resells services from another firm's infrastructure.
It could also be an advantage for Google as it can guarantee the type of service it provides for its customer base along with its existing web products such as Gmail and YouTube.
It is not the first time Google stepped out of its usual web-based service. In the recent years, it introduced its Google Fiber Internet service in the United States.
There has been no comment from neither Google or Sprint and T-Mobile regarding the new wireless data service project.
