Metricom-Richochet way overbuilt their network in some places and thus lost a lot of money. If they had a better business plan, they probably would have made it.

John


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?

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Yes they have.
Metricom-Ricochet. They failed.

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I take it that nobody has ever built a 900MHz NLOS mesh network before. Which is not a good sign to me. That's a sign that my idea probably won't work.....

Allen

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