LOS GATOS, Calif.-Metricom Inc. has allied with Sanmina Corp. to build network equipment supporting the ongoing national rollout of Metricom’s 128 kilobits-per-+second Ricochet wireless data service.
Sanmina will make MicroCell radios-which hang from light poles-and radio components for Metricom’s Wired Access Points. Shipping is set to begin in the fourth quarter. Commercial availability of the Ricochet 128 kbps service is expected by the middle of next year.
