Google really wants to push its Android mobile application platform and for that it needs open standards in mobile broadband.  With this view in mind, Google had participated in FCC spectrum auction which it eventually lost to Verizon.  Though it is true that Google wanted to lose the auction because it will surely not want to build mobile broadband infrastructure but Google’s participation in the auction triggered the open device and open application rules.

Not even two months have passed and Google seems to be suspicious about Verizon’s openness which is indicated by the recent two moves by Google.

It filed a petition with the FCC thrashing Verizon’s “Two Door” policy and asked the commission to issue,

an order that affirmatively rejects Verizon’s stated position regarding its open access obligations, and requires Verizon to affirmatively acknowledge, and agree to comply with, the any apps, any devices obligation as a condition to the grant of licenses.

Another move is the Google’s $500 million investment in Clearwire to build a nationwide open mobile broadband network.  Clearwire will build nationwide WiMax network with its existing resources along with Sprint’s infrastructure.

Google is actively looking for open standards in mobile broadband to deploy applications and handsets that use its Android platform.  The petition and investment in Clearwire certainly marks Google’s skepticism about Verizon and its quest for alternatives in case Verizon plays foul game.

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