New owners for Ricochet Networks

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Ricochet Update

Ricochet Update 08/19/2004 02:11 PM
Ricochet folks are on their toes and were quick to offer me an update on the service, based on my post yesterday lamenting the lack of a Ricochet-like service: YDI Wireless recently purchased the old Ricochet Networks and two cities, San Diego and Denver, currently offer service. The company is also negotiating with the original 21 Ricochet cities in hopes of possibly reactivating them. I selfishly hope that Seattle is high on their list. According to a recent Denver Business Journal article (which unfortunately doesn't seem to be available online), YDI will be the fourth Ricochet owner in the last three years. At some point during the bankruptcy process, the original antennas reverted back to the cities, which allowed Ricochet to hang its gear on light poles. It will remain to be seen if the new owners can make a business where the original Ricochet couldn't. The equipment to build the network and the client devices have to be low cost and enough people have to sign up to make the business work. YDI also recently bought Terabeam, the company that was lead by AT&T Wireless alum Dan Hesse. Terabeam makes wireless communications gear using free space optics....

Ricochet Rises From The Dead... Again

Ricochet Rises From The Dead... Again 12/05/2003 06:41 PM
It really is amazing how many times Ricochet has been rescued at the very last minute. When it was still Metricom, they threatened to shut down a few times and were rescued with a last minute cash infusion - until eventually they really did shut down... only to be bought out a few months later by Aerie Networks. Aerie, though, laid off everyone last month and shut off parts of the network. We thought they were gone for real this time, but apparently not. Aerie has sold the system off again to EDL Holding, where it will become a sister company to Advantage Wireless. The new CEO claims that they're going to expand the Ricochet offering and drop its prices even lower. That's the only way they're going to make a compelling offering at this point, as they're being beaten in just about every aspect of their business. Still, as an early Ricochet customer, I'm always interested in what happens to them. I just don't see how they compete against all the other broadband wireless options out there these days. They had the market and they lost it. It's unclear what advantage they'll have in bringing it back.

Ricochet Bounces into Other Hands, Again

Ricochet Bounces into Other Hands, Again 06/30/2004 02:52 PM
Ricochet Networks is now part of YDI Wireless: This article traces the history of the network as it passes into its fourth set of hands. Nonetheless, YDI is well positioned through its existing business to make use of Ricochet as an adjunct to higher-speed and fixed offerings....

The Death Of Ricochet, Part II

The Death Of Ricochet, Part II 11/12/2003 06:50 PM
I was an early customer of Metricom's Ricochet wireless modem service in the late 90s. I used their first (slow) network (about 28k) and later their higher speed (128k) service. I was a huge fan, as it was really wonderful - but I've always thought their strategy was screwed up. When I was using it, they were my high speed ISP. They were, to me, an alternative to signing up for DSL or a cable modem service at home - with the added benefit that I could take the connection anywhere they had service (which covered all of the Bay Area, and many of the places I traveled). However, they thought they were targeting the "mobile worker" who had a corporate budget to back them up. So, they were charging more than double what DSL costs, and basically priced themselves out of the market, eventually going bankrupt. While bankruptcy negotiations dragged on, all of Metricom's network was shut down, and the pieces (which Metricom spent a billion dollar building) ended up being sold at auction for around $8 million to a company name Aerie Networks. Aerie eventually rebuilt the system in a couple of test locations, and partly went with the strategy I suggested - offering the service at a lower price point. Of course, in the year between the network getting shut down and Aerie getting it back up again, WiFi took off, and hotspots along with wireless home and work networks started appearing everywhere. Also, others took WiFi and started figuring out how to make wider area solutions with it as well. Suddenly, Ricochet no longer made sense no matter what the price point. It was a proprietary solution that was entirely reliant on one company, when there were plenty of other "good enough" (or in some cases "better") solutions already showing up. All that said, is it really any surprise that the new Ricochet service appears to be on the verge of shutting down? Apparently just about everyone's been fired, and the few remaining people are trying to figure out if they can sell off anything before turning out the lights. It seems clear that Ricochet was a good thing that completely missed its window of opportunity.

Net service Ricochet bounces into new
hands

Net service Ricochet bounces into new
hands 06/30/2004 02:25 PM
CNET Jun 30 2004 6:33PM GMT

Ricochet orders retailer to halt sales

Ricochet orders retailer to halt sales 11/17/2003 05:28 PM
The wireless broadband provider tells at least one retailer to pull its products from the shelves and that it is seeking new financing.

Ricochet Offers Broadband Portable
Internet to Municipal & Public Safety
Workers

Ricochet Offers Broadband Portable
Internet to Municipal & Public Safety
Workers 05/12/2004 05:28 AM
dBusinessNews.com May 12 2004 9:41AM GMT

WiFi, Cellular, and Wired Networks
Merging To Form Pervasive Networks in
Homes and Offices, Says INSIGHT Research

WiFi, Cellular, and Wired Networks
Merging To Form Pervasive Networks in
Homes and Offices, Says INSIGHT Research 12/22/2004 01:46 AM
Pervasive networks—a ubiquitous “fabric” of computing, information, entertainment, and telemetry capability tied together by high-speed wired and wireless networks—are emerging from a flurry of new communication technologies now being used in home and office networks. Though communications carriers do not offer this type of continuous communication as a service today, the piece parts are already in place. [PRWEB Dec 20, 2004]

Accessing Wireless Sensor Networks:
Gridlogix adds support for Dust
Networks’ SmartMesh™ Wireless Sensor
Network

Accessing Wireless Sensor Networks:
Gridlogix adds support for Dust
Networks’ SmartMesh™ Wireless Sensor
Network 06/17/2005 04:45 PM
Gridlogix, Inc., a leading creator of enabling interoperable XML Web Services technology today announced enhanced support for Dust Networks’ SmartMesh™ wireless sensor network. SmartMesh is a wireless mesh sensor network used in remote monitoring and control. The Gridlogix EnNET® XML Web Service application extends the functionality of the SmartMesh system to include robust protocol translation between the wireless mesh network and other automation protocols and systems. EnNET translates the SmartMesh wireless protocol into BACnet/IP, SNMP, and LonWorks® allowing Dust Networks’ wireless sensor network to be seamlessly integrated with existing automation networks. [PRWEB Jun 16, 2005]

Oracle, PeopleSoft Need Owners

Oracle, PeopleSoft Need Owners 05/11/2004 02:57 PM
The fight between Oracle and PeopleSoft continues to destroy shareholder value. So, act like an owner.

PowerBook owners see spots

PowerBook owners see spots 11/03/2003 05:29 AM
ZDNet UK Nov 3 2003 4:51AM ET

Are copyright owners against security?

Are copyright owners against security? 11/14/2003 04:00 PM

Cox owners to take company private

Cox owners to take company private 08/02/2004 09:48 AM
ZDNet Aug 2 2004 12:27PM GMT

Google owners cut salary down to US$1

Google owners cut salary down to US$1 04/09/2005 09:04 AM
Straits Times Apr 9 2005 1:09PM GMT

Study: Majority of DVR Owners Like Them

Study: Majority of DVR Owners Like Them 03/23/2005 11:01 PM
AP via Newsday Mar 24 2005 3:23AM GMT

Study: Majority of DVR Owners Like Them
(AP)

Study: Majority of DVR Owners Like Them
(AP) 03/24/2005 12:18 AM
AP - Six percent of Americans own a TiVo or other digital video recorder and another 6 percent plan to buy one in the next year, a study finds.

No More Spam for Domain Name Owners

No More Spam for Domain Name Owners 01/03/2005 03:33 AM
Domain name owners can now get off of email offer lists by opting out all of their domain email addresses at once. OptOutByDomain.com is the first and only legitimate universal domain name opt out registry. Violators of opt out requests are vigorously pursued through the courts. [PRWEB Jan 3, 2005]

Disappointment for Orange SPV Owners

Disappointment for Orange SPV Owners 12/05/2002 08:50 PM
Pocket PC Thoughts is reporting that the Orange SPV will only run signed applications. To get an application signed requires...

Owners Dance With Dogs at Competition
(AP)

Owners Dance With Dogs at Competition
(AP) 04/18/2004 03:05 PM
AP - The music swells and Annie Schlaff and her yellow Lab Danny slip into a lively cha-cha-cha. Across the room, straight-faced trainers reveal the finer points of dancing with dogs to about 50 attentive owners here for the second annual World Canine Freestyle Organization.

Panel Says Hollinger Owners Took Over
$400 Million

Panel Says Hollinger Owners Took Over
$400 Million 08/31/2004 09:44 AM
Conrad Black and other controlling shareholders used corporate funds for personal perks, according to a new report.

PSP owners gobble up Memory Sticks

PSP owners gobble up Memory Sticks 04/14/2005 01:49 PM
You can still buy a PlayStation Portable if you look in the right places, but good luck snagging a memory card for it.

I.B.M. Offers $10,000 to Owners of
Contaminated Houses

I.B.M. Offers $10,000 to Owners of
Contaminated Houses 09/02/2004 09:21 PM
The company is willing to pay $10,000 each to the owners of nearly 500 contaminated homes if the owners give up their right to sue over pollution.

IBM offers $10,000 to owners of
contaminated houses

IBM offers $10,000 to owners of
contaminated houses 09/05/2004 04:59 PM
Techzonez Sep 5 2004 8:28PM GMT

Inspiron owners complain of SP2 slowdown

Inspiron owners complain of SP2 slowdown 09/05/2004 06:35 PM
ZDNet Australia Sep 5 2004 10:33PM GMT

Bleeding travel website may get new
owners

Bleeding travel website may get new
owners 04/04/2005 11:15 AM
Straitstimes.asia1.com.sg - Mon Apr 4, 09:37 am GMT

New Cookies Let Dogs Share With Owners
(AP)

New Cookies Let Dogs Share With Owners
(AP) 04/13/2005 07:36 PM
AP - Joseph Masone took a frilly looking, cream-filled sandwich cookie from the supermarket's sample tray, nodded thanks to the servers, and went to take a bite. Then he saw the box's label: Sandwich Cookie Treat For Dogs. Masone, 83, put the cookie down.

Cheney says Kerry a threat to gun owners

Cheney says Kerry a threat to gun owners 04/18/2004 12:23 PM

Paraguayan complex owners charged

Paraguayan complex owners charged 08/03/2004 10:43 AM
The owners of a shopping complex where up to 365 people were killed in a fire are charged with manslaughter.

Olympics come early for PlayStation
owners

Olympics come early for PlayStation
owners 08/04/2004 01:34 PM
Boston Globe Aug 4 2004 5:25PM GMT

'Podcasts' Catching on with iPod Owners

'Podcasts' Catching on with iPod Owners 04/07/2005 03:26 AM
ZDNet Apr 7 2005 7:35AM GMT

FCC Says TiVo Owners Can Share Shows

FCC Says TiVo Owners Can Share Shows 08/04/2004 05:17 PM

New Owners Relent, Return Dog to Master
(AP)

New Owners Relent, Return Dog to Master
(AP) 01/22/2004 08:42 AM
AP - The golden retriever that made headlines after her newly adoptive family refused to give her back has been reunited with her original owner.

Bill Owners - a picture of suburbia

Bill Owners - a picture of suburbia 05/26/2004 12:02 PM
Bill Owens has a fascinating series of photographs depicting suburban life in the 1960s and '70s.

No Car Pool Lanes Yet for Hybrid Owners
(AP)

No Car Pool Lanes Yet for Hybrid Owners
(AP) 12/31/2004 11:04 PM
AP - Hybrid car owners anxious to cruise California's car pool lanes are in for a January disappointment. Their reward for getting 45 miles per gallon is caught up in Washington politics.

NHL President Says Owners Will Stand
Firm (AP)

NHL President Says Owners Will Stand
Firm (AP) 05/25/2004 07:09 PM
AP - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman promised again Tuesday that owners are determined to reach a radically different labor agreement no matter how long it takes and warned the players union not to test that resolve.

Police raid internet gun owners

Police raid internet gun owners 06/30/2004 01:01 PM
BBC Jun 30 2004 5:00PM GMT

PowerBook's White Spots Have Owners
Seeing Red

PowerBook's White Spots Have Owners
Seeing Red 10/31/2003 11:43 AM
More than 600 users have signed an online petition asking that Apple acknowledge the problem and either fix it permanently or refund their money, even when customers have not requested a refund within 10 days of purchase. By Jon Frott (San Jose Mercury News via MyAppleMenu)

Owners slow to look online for
contractors

Owners slow to look online for
contractors 05/29/2004 07:36 PM
NewsOK.com (subscription),OK-10 hours ago ... executive at ImproveNet. "We've seen more and more people coming in from the typical search engines, Yahoo, Google," he said. "They're ...

No Car Pool Lanes Yet for Hybrid Owners

No Car Pool Lanes Yet for Hybrid Owners 01/01/2005 12:32 AM
AP via Daily Press Jan 1 2005 4:09AM GMT
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