I think they failed via a "strategic investment" by some of the larger players. (ATT I think?). The investment was large and like a typical dot-com they spent and expanded far faster than they should have 'cause hey, there's a second round coming.... and when they went looking for that second round, the large investor played their strategy and said no second round for you!
I have been on several rooftops in WA state that have dual 2.4/900 90* 15db sectors either lying on the roof outside or in the shelter in the landlords hope that someone will come looking for them. IIRC didn't metrocom have some deal with the utilities along the lines of "if you let us mount this stuff on your light-poles, we'll let you read meters via our radios?" Can anyone shed light on that? ryan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Liotta Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 6:46 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Thoughts on 900MHz mesh networks Rick Harnish wrote: > Did they fail because of the immature technology or a failed business plan? > Would the more mature technology available today have made an impact on > Metricom-Ricochets ultimate success or failure? > I was a Ricochet user in the Bay Area and was quite happy with the service even at its slow speed. They were also profitable in the Bay Area. Unfortunately, it was during the boom and they expanded too rapidly. Ultimately, they ran out of money. Today it could never compete with 3G services offered by the cell carriers. -Matt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 at ISPCON ** ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - San Jose, CA www.ispcon.com ** ** THE INTERNET INDUSTRY EVENT ** ** FREE Exhibits and Events Pass available until August 31 ** ** Use Customer Code WSEMF7 when you register online at http://www.ispcon.com/register.php ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 at ISPCON ** ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - San Jose, CA www.ispcon.com ** ** THE INTERNET INDUSTRY EVENT ** ** FREE Exhibits and Events Pass available until August 31 ** ** Use Customer Code WSEMF7 when you register online at http://www.ispcon.com/register.php ** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
