US/ND-4: Re: New Wireless Technologies -Reply
Re: New Wireless Technologies -Reply
Sam Simon (ssimon@idi.net)
Mon, 16 Sep 1996 18:07:06 -0700
There is a wireless solution available now that isn't really
experimental. It is called Ricochet and is a product of Metricom (who
is one of our clients, for purpose of disclosure). There is information
at www.ricochet.net.
There are just rolling out, and are available in San Francisco, Seattle
and are about to launch in the DC area.
They have put early service on college campuses, because of their local
enviornment and it helped get students on the net easily.
Ricochet is a proprietary network, but it is NOT experimental, and
takes very little user sophistication. The stand alone rates for modem
and unlimited interconnection to the net are comprobable to internet
alone service, and I am sure that for schools there wold be some sort of
volume arrangement.
It seems to me that wireless technology is an excellent option to hard
wiring older buildings with lots of construction problems.
Also, in light of the President's campaign promise to launch anational
effort to rebuild many buildings, wireless might also be an interim
solution for b uildings that might be replaced in five years or so.
Sam
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