(via TechCrunch) Google is apparently planning to offer subsidized, commercial-grade wi-fi hardware to small and medium-sized businesses, The Information reports, alongside software to help greatly improve the quality of the wi-fi experience at places like doctors’ offices, restaurants, gyms and more. The hardware would be the only cost involved, as it would use the businesses’ existing Internet connections, unlike the Google-provided wi-fi networks running at Starbucks businesses across the U.S.

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The plan is to get better wi-fi in the hands of these businesses in order to get more users working on Google apps and services, which ultimately means more customers spending more time engaging with Google’s money-making products, even when they’re away from their usual home and work wi-fi networks. This is the same team behind Google Fiber, the search giant’s high-speed net and TV service, which is being trialled in select markets across the U.S., The Information reports.

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