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,The Ricochet Wireless Network Overview Page 1 of 5 accrainameggmail,s Pa oAftowductaseiviag&-l",o order now The Ricochet Wireless Network Overview About Metricom, Inc. Founded in 1985, Metricom provides wireless data communications and network solutions for personal computer and industrial applications. The firm, headquartered in Los Gatos, California, develops license -free, high-performance products that feature advanced, spread - spectrum packet radio technology, which sends data across a network of intelligent radio nodes. Metricom's Ricochet division provides wireless access and communications solutions for groups and individuals using computers in the corporate, consumer and education market sectors. Ricochet offers affordable monthly subscriptions to its wireless service at flat rates which includes internet and e-mail accounts with unlimited usage. Subscribers can also access corporate LANs and intranets, on-line services such as America Online and CompuServe with additional options. Ricochet wireless modems can be rented, leased, or purchased. Today, Ricochet is used in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle and Washington, D.C., 10 university campuses, 100 K-12 schools, and the Sun Microsystems corporate campus. Expansion to targeted metropolitan areas is underway. The UtiliNet division of Metricom offers wide -area wireless network solutions to the electric, oil, gas and waste management industries with over 40 installations to date. UtiliNet products help customers to efficiently and cost effectively automate process control/monitoring where wired and licensed communications alternatives are cost prohibitive or impractical. . improved flexibility (Wherever, Whenever you need to connect) . ease -of -use (works with most existing computers and communications software) . all -in -one box convenience (Internet & E-mail accounts w/unlimited usage included) . affordability (one low monthly flat rate for everything you need) . increased productivity (no waiting for phone line availability) The Ricochet Wireless Network �rado wtsb" ;1,00 phone line connections. The Ricochet Network is a wide -area wireless system using spread -spectrum, packet -switching data technology and Metricom's patented frequency -hopping, mesh architecture. The network operates within the license -free (902-928 MHz) portion of the Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum, providing Ricochet subscribers with an affordable wireless solution and an alternative to standard telephone modems requiring http://www.dcochet.net/netoverview.html 8/31 /98