The move is thenextstep in expanding the site's already massive reach to corners of theworld that it hasn't quite penetrated, an attempt to help the organization approach its utopian vision of free information for all.
Many airlines already sell in-flight Wi-Fi connections for laptop computers and tablets, so the logical nextstep would be to allow airborne passengers to use their cell phones to connect totheworld below.
Thenextstep was to find a partner with an understanding of the challenges of urban sanitation in the developing world, cue Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) joining the partnership.
Things have been eerily quiet surrounding this year's event, but it wouldn't be a stretch to hear more about the rumored Google Music, Android's nextstep towards world domination, juicy details on the company's relationship with NFC, or where Chrome OS really sits.