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Ricochet Networks, a wireless Internet service provider (WISP)
headquartered in Denver, Colorado and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Terabeam, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRBM), today announced that it has reached an
agreement with the City and County of Denver, Colorado, to incorporate
Wi-Fi®, WiMAX, and other broadband services
into the City’s existing right-of-way contract
with Ricochet. This will allow Ricochet to provide “Wi-Fi
in the Mile High” eventually to the entire
footprint of the City and County of Denver. First to “go
live” will be sections of the City’s
Capitol Hill and Golden Triangle downtown neighborhoods, an area of
approximately 2.5 square miles.
The new Ricochet “Wi-Fi in the Mile High”
scalable mesh network will be powered by Wi-Fi Mesh, point-to-multipoint
and wireless backhaul equipment from Proxim Wireless, also a wholly
owned subsidiary of Terabeam. “This will be a
great opportunity for us to show what is possible with a Proxim
metropolitan wireless solution. Ricochet will be utilizing our dual
channel AP-4000-MR and MP.11 point-to-multipoint products to offer Wi-Fi
services in Denver. Proxim’s end to end
solution will provide a state of the art network that is very robust
with excellent performance” stated Pankaj
Manglik, President and Chief Operating Officer of Proxim Wireless.
“We are pleased that one of our hometown
companies is expanding the wireless services available to Denver
residents,” said Denver Mayor John
Hickenlooper. “We appreciate Ricochet’s
support in connecting the Mile High City to the world.”
The existing Ricochet network, a patented mesh Micro Cellular Data
Network providing high-speed, wire-free Internet access, has been
operating since 2002 in the Denver metropolitan areas and serves more
than 6,000 municipal, residential, and business users. Denver currently
utilizes Ricochet wireless modems in many police mobile units and other
city agencies, according to Darryn Zuehlke, Director of the Denver
Office of Telecommunications. “Denver prides
itself on striving to deliver the best in city services to businesses
and residents, and Ricochet will help us continue to do so,”
said Zuehlke.
“We are honored that the City has placed its
trust in us and expanded our contract to include the deployment of
Wi-Fi, WiMAX, and other broadband technologies. We have been operating
one of the world's largest wireless mesh networks for years in Denver. I
can't think of a greater validation of Ricochet's commitment to our
communities and users than to be chosen by the City of Denver to offer
Wi-Fi in the Mile High Wireless Mesh,” said
Judi Evans, President of Ricochet Networks. “The
initial deployment in these two key downtown areas of Denver will serve
as a model for futures expansion throughout the City and County.”
About Ricochet Networks
Ricochet Networks, Inc. is a subsidiary of Terabeam, Inc. (NASDAQ:
TRBM). Ricochet is a leading portable Wireless Internet Service Provider
(WISP) with operational markets in Denver, Colorado and San Diego,
California. With a large customer base and over 500 square miles of
portable coverage, Ricochet is one of the largest, if not the largest,
WISP with a wireless mesh network operating exclusively in license-free
frequencies. The Ricochet® technology
provides a robust, fast, simple, and secure wireless Internet solution
for both government and consumer use. Additional information about
Ricochet Networks as well as coverage maps and specific services offered
can be found at http://www.ricochet.com
or by contacting the company by telephone at 303-572-1200 or by email at info@ricochet.com.
About Proxim Wireless
Proxim Wireless Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Terabeam,
Inc. (NASDAQ: TRBM). Proxim Wireless is a global pioneer in developing
and supplying scalable broadband wireless networking systems for service
providers, municipalities, governments, and enterprises. The company’s
end-to-end wireless products – including Wi-Fi®
mesh, WiMAX, MeshMAX™, WLAN, and wireless
backhaul – are available through an extensive
global channel network, backed by world-class support. Proxim is a
Principal Member of the WiMAX Forum and is ISO-9001 certified.
Information about Proxim and its products and support can be found at http://www.proxim.com.
Legislative Compliance Statement from
the City and County of Denver
This service and contract modification comply with Senate Bill 152
(passed in 2005) which limits local government from entering into
wireless agreements because 1) SB-152 grandfathered in pre-existing
wireless contracts such as Ricochet’s, and 2)
the City is not utilizing any taxpayer monies, or other funds, nor
receives any monetary benefit from the service. The existing
right-of-way contract was amended to allow Ricochet to put up Wi-Fi and
Wi-MAX radios and access points in the ROW in addition to their existing
radio units.
Relation to Wireless Request For Proposals Issued by Denver
This contract is not related in any way to the Wireless RFP issued by
the City & County of Denver in 2005, nor should it be construed as the
winning contract in that RFP. This is a pre-existing wireless contract
between Ricochet and the City.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical
facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties,
and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from the
results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could
contribute to such differences including those relating to uncertainties
as to the extent of any future network expansions or any specific types
of services available in any specific geographic region; delays or
changes in or cancellation of planned or possible network expansions or
service offerings; difficulties in overcoming the network installation
and operational challenges relating to any specific customer; policies
and controls implemented by Ricochet from time to time; factors beyond
our control such as weather, geographic, and interference issues; and
difficulties or delays in supplying products and services with the
features, performance, compliances, certifications, cost, price, and
other characteristics desired by customers. Further information on these
and other factors that could affect actual results is and will be
included in filings made by Terabeam from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and in our other public statements.