Terabeam
Encyclopedia
Terabeam was a formerly Kirkland, Washington
-based company that designed and manufactured free-space optical transceivers for Internet access
in city downtowns. Through a series of acquisitions and reverse acquisitions in 2004, the company headquarters moved to San Jose, California
and Terabeam ended up as the parent company of Proxim Wireless
and Ricochet
.
Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is a suburb of Seattle on the Eastside . The population was 48,787 at the 2010 census makes it the 9th largest city in King County and the 20th largest city in the state...
-based company that designed and manufactured free-space optical transceivers for Internet access
Internet access
Many technologies and service plans for Internet access allow customers to connect to the Internet.Consumer use first became popular through dial-up connections in the 20th century....
in city downtowns. Through a series of acquisitions and reverse acquisitions in 2004, the company headquarters moved to San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
and Terabeam ended up as the parent company of Proxim Wireless
Proxim Wireless
Proxim Wireless Corporation , is a San Jose, California-based company that builds scalable broadband wireless networking systems for communities, enterprises, governments, and service providers. It claims to offer WLAN, mesh, point-to-multipoint and point-to-point products through a global channel...
and Ricochet
Ricochet (internet service)
Ricochet was one of the pioneering wireless Internet services in the United States, before Wi-Fi, 3G, and other broadband technologies were available to the general public. It was developed and first offered by Metricom Incorporated, which shut down in 2001.-History:Metricom was founded in 1985,...
.