Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Wireless Internet Provider, Ricochet, Making a Comeback in the Bay Area
Posted by Ekkie Tepsupornchai in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 06:00 PM
"Ricochet, the early wireless Internet provider once the darling of Silicon Valley geeks, is making a bid to return to the Bay Area. Denver-based Ricochet Inc. is one of the bidders on San Jose's extended outdoor Internet system and is putting together a business plan to offer wireless Internet service to security firms, delivery services and even existing Wi-Fi companies in the 16 cities where it once operated."
Many years ago, when WiFi was just a pipe-dream, Ricochet was the ONLY way to access the internet outdoors while up in the Bay Area of California. The infrastructure they put in place consisted of radio antennas placed in light poles throughout the area to bounce signals from the data center to your laptop. Ricochet disappeared from the scene after its parent company at the time, Metricom, went bankrupt. Now they're making another appearance in the Bay Area looking to leverage the same infrastructure that they helped build many years ago.
Many years ago, when WiFi was just a pipe-dream, Ricochet was the ONLY way to access the internet outdoors while up in the Bay Area of California. The infrastructure they put in place consisted of radio antennas placed in light poles throughout the area to bounce signals from the data center to your laptop. Ricochet disappeared from the scene after its parent company at the time, Metricom, went bankrupt. Now they're making another appearance in the Bay Area looking to leverage the same infrastructure that they helped build many years ago.
