Documents filed by Google to the Federal Communications Commission show that the Internet giant hopes to test wireless broadband technology. Reportedly the company has been interested in this for two years or more.

Reuters reported that Google plans to test so-called millimeter-wave technology somewhere in San Mateo, Calif., as well as a location believed to be on its Mountain View, Calif. campus.

Craig Barratt, the head of the Google Access and Energy division leading the effort to offer high-speed fiber networks in Kansas City and other locations, signed off as the authorized person submitting Google’s FCC application, Reuters reported. Barratt formerly was chief executive of Atheros.

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