[MLB-WIRELESS] Proxim

[Dean Collins]

No Brenton terrabeam have nothing to do with the lucent orinco
equipment, it's all FSO product.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brenton D. [mailto:ivile01 at yahoo.com.au]
> Sent: Thursday, 21 July 2005 7:23 AM
> To: Dean Collins; Peter Buncle; syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com;
> melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Proxim
> 
> terabeam must own YDI, as i have a ydi PCMCIA card which is just a
> rebadged
> Orinoco silver.
> Thanks Brenton
> 
> ivile01 at yahoo.com.au | ivile at ivile.bur.st
> http://bur.st/~ivile (waveguides) | http://ivile.bur.st |
> http://ivile.bur.st/ivile/64/ (my car)
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dean Collins" <Dean at collins.net.pr>
> To: "Peter Buncle" <peter at nmc.net.au>; "Brenton D."
> <ivile01 at yahoo.com.au>;
> <syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com>;
<melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 8:39 PM
> Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Proxim
> 
> 
> No no - terrabeam has a very cool piece of technology that uses point
to
> point free space optics (so light from building to building).
> 
> Do a google, it's a very cool piece of technology.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dean
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Buncle [mailto:peter at nmc.net.au]
> > Sent: Thursday, 21 July 2005 12:33 AM
> > To: Brenton D.; Dean Collins; syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com;
> > melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> > Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Proxim
> >
> > Was that 400m spent making the millions of romabout/skynet/etc cards
> > that are everywhere ??
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brenton D. [mailto:ivile01 at yahoo.com.au]
> > Sent: Thursday, 21 July 2005 1:48 PM
> > To: Dean Collins; syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com;
> > melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> > Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Proxim
> >
> >
> > No wonder lucent where just going to throw some of the equipment i
got
> > from them in the bin.
> >
> >
> > Thanks Brenton
> >
> > ivile01 at yahoo.com.au <mailto:ivile01 at yahoo.com.au>  |
> ivile at ivile.bur.st
> > <mailto:ivile at ivile.bur.st>
> > http://bur.st/~ivile <http://bur.st/~ivile>  (waveguides) |
> > http://ivile.bur.st <http://ivile.bur.st>  |
> > http://ivile.bur.st/ivile/64/ <http://ivile.bur.st/ivile/64/>  (my
> car)
> > http://www.melbourne.wireless.org.au/users/?ivile
> > <http://www.melbourne.wireless.org.au/users/?ivile>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Dean  <mailto:Dean at collins.net.pr> Collins
> > To: Brenton D. <mailto:ivile01 at yahoo.com.au>  ;
> > syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com
> > <mailto:syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com>  ;
> > melbwireless at wireless.org.au <mailto:melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 1:20 PM
> > Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Proxim
> >
> >
> > No lucent paid terrabeam an absolute truckload of money not for the
> > company (eg the ip itself) but for 50% of the factory that had the
> > rights to build the terrabeam units themselves.
> >
> >
> >
> > I think it was approx $400M, but you have to remember this was in
2000
> > during the absolute height of the bubble and terrabeam was going to
> > change the way we networked cities.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Dean
> >
> > p.s. guess not :P
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   _____
> >
> >
> > From: Brenton D. [mailto:ivile01 at yahoo.com.au]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 20 July 2005 9:39 PM
> > To: Dean Collins; syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com
> > <mailto:syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com> ;
> > melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> > Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Proxim
> >
> >
> >
> > and lucent tech own them?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks Brenton
> >
> >
> >
> > ivile01 at yahoo.com.au <mailto:ivile01 at yahoo.com.au>  |
> ivile at ivile.bur.st
> > <mailto:ivile at ivile.bur.st>
> > http://bur.st/~ivile <http://bur.st/~ivile>  (waveguides) |
> > http://ivile.bur.st <http://ivile.bur.st>  |
> > http://ivile.bur.st/ivile/64/ <http://ivile.bur.st/ivile/64/>  (my
> car)
> > http://www.melbourne.wireless.org.au/users/?ivile
> > <http://www.melbourne.wireless.org.au/users/?ivile>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: Dean  <mailto:Dean at collins.net.pr> Collins
> >
> > To: syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com
> > <mailto:syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com>  ;
> > melbwireless at wireless.org.au <mailto:melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> >
> > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 6:06 AM
> >
> > Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Proxim
> >
> >
> >
> > Interesting announcement today, I always wondered what happened to
> > Terrabeam and all of the cash that Lucent pumped into them....I
guess
> we
> > know.
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Dean
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > July 20, 2005
> >
> > Dear Proxim Customer:
> >
> > We're contacting you with breaking news - Terabeam Wireless,
> > www.terabeam.com <http://www.terabeam.com> , a leading provider of
> > long-range, license-free wireless data equipment, is acquiring
> > substantially all of the assets of Proxim Corporation.
> >
> > Just over a month ago we announced the intent of Moseley Associates
to
> > acquire Proxim's assets as well as its domestic and foreign
> operations.
> > At the time we indicated that the final acquisition would be
completed
> > after a bidding process. Although we did not anticipate another
> company
> > stepping in with a higher offer, we are excited to announce that the
> > higher bidder and future parent is Terabeam.
> >
> > Terabeam is a publicly-held company that is very well-respected in
the
> > wireless space and well-aligned with Proxim's long-range objectives.
> > Terabeam is acquiring all of the assets of Proxim and will continue
to
> > deliver and support our ORiNOCO, Tsunami and Lynx product lines.
> >
> > Rob Fitzgerald, CEO of Terabeam Wireless, has stated his intent to
> move
> > forward quickly to close on the acquisition and, when practical,
plans
> > to move Terabeam headquarters to the Proxim San Jose facility.
> Combining
> > our product lines, our talent and technology will allow us to
continue
> > to focus on the needs our combined customers and to grow the overall
> > adoption of wireless networking.
> >
> > We will continue to update you as Terabeam acquisition of Proxim is
> > finalized. We value our relationships with all our customers and we
> > greatly appreciate your loyalty and understanding.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Kevin Duffy
> > President and CEO
> > Proxim Corporation
> > kduffy at proxim.com <mailto:kduffy at proxim.com>
> >
> >
> >
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