Ricochet wireless internet service
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Ricochet wireless internet service was an early wireless data network in the United States that provided mobile internet access via a nationwide mesh of radio modems before Wi-Fi and modern cellular data became widespread.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mobile internet service
ⓘ
wireless data network ⓘ |
| accessTechnology | spread-spectrum radio ⓘ |
| associatedCompany | Metricom, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| billingModel | monthly subscription ⓘ |
| commercialLaunch | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| competition | emerging cellular data services ⓘ |
| connectionMethod |
PC Card
ⓘ
serial port ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverage | metropolitan areas ⓘ |
| dataRate |
128 kbit/s
ⓘ
28.8 kbit/s ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| introduced | 1990s ⓘ |
| limitation |
high infrastructure cost
ⓘ
limited geographic coverage ⓘ |
| marketPosition | one of the first commercial mobile data networks in the U.S. ⓘ |
| networkArchitecture | mesh network ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early wide-area mobile data access
ⓘ
use of dense mesh of pole-top radios ⓘ |
| operator | Metricom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopularity | late 1990s ⓘ |
| precededBy | dial-up internet access ⓘ |
| predated | Wi‑Fi hotspots ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | modern cellular data services ⓘ |
| provided | mobile internet access ⓘ |
| requiredDevice | external wireless modem ⓘ |
| serviceBrand | Ricochet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | packet-switched data ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| targetUsers |
laptop users
ⓘ
mobile professionals ⓘ |
| useCase |
email access on the go
ⓘ
mobile web browsing ⓘ |
| used | radio modems ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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