Alphabet Looks to Wirelessly Connect Homes to Internet

Google parent Alphabet wants to beam high-speed internet wirelessly to homes, using technology that it says is cheaper than laying cables.

Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt said that improvements in computer chips and more accurate targeting of wireless signals have made “point-to-point” wireless internet connections “cheaper than digging up your garden.” Schmidt said Alphabet executives increasingly think the technology can deliver internet connections at 1 gigabit per second, equivalent to the speed its Google Fiber unit provides through fiber-optic cables in five US cities. Alphabet is exploring wireless technologies as a way to reduce the complexity and cost of connecting users to high-speed internet, a boon for its business, which relies on more people using the internet more often.