Ricochet wireless modem
E706627
The Ricochet wireless modem was a portable device that provided users with early mobile internet access over Metricom’s Ricochet wireless data network.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ricochet modem | 1 |
| Ricochet wireless modem canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8038771 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ricochet wireless modem Context triple: [Metricom, customerEquipment, Ricochet wireless modem]
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A.
Mifi
Mifi is a department in Cameroon's West Region, serving as an administrative division with its own local governance and population centers.
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B.
Wireless Ridge
Wireless Ridge was a strategically important high ground near Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands and the site of one of the final and decisive battles of the 1982 Falklands War.
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C.
Rincon Networks
Rincon Networks was the original name of Sonos, the American company known for its wireless home audio products and multi-room sound systems.
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D.
Wi‑Fi
Wi‑Fi is a widely used wireless networking technology that allows devices to connect to the internet and communicate over local area networks using radio waves.
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E.
Hotspot 2.0
Hotspot 2.0 is a Wi‑Fi technology standard that enables seamless, secure, and automatic connection to wireless networks without the need for manual logins or captive portals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ricochet wireless modem Target entity description: The Ricochet wireless modem was a portable device that provided users with early mobile internet access over Metricom’s Ricochet wireless data network.
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A.
Mifi
Mifi is a department in Cameroon's West Region, serving as an administrative division with its own local governance and population centers.
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B.
Wireless Ridge
Wireless Ridge was a strategically important high ground near Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands and the site of one of the final and decisive battles of the 1982 Falklands War.
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C.
Rincon Networks
Rincon Networks was the original name of Sonos, the American company known for its wireless home audio products and multi-room sound systems.
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D.
Wi‑Fi
Wi‑Fi is a widely used wireless networking technology that allows devices to connect to the internet and communicate over local area networks using radio waves.
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E.
Hotspot 2.0
Hotspot 2.0 is a Wi‑Fi technology standard that enables seamless, secure, and automatic connection to wireless networks without the need for manual logins or captive portals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mobile data terminal
ⓘ
wireless modem ⓘ |
| category |
mobile networking hardware
ⓘ
telecommunications equipment ⓘ |
| connectionType | wireless wide-area network access ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Ricochet wireless data network
ⓘ
linked to:
Ricochet wireless internet service
|
| countryOfUse |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataTransmissionMethod | packet radio ⓘ |
| developedBy | Metricom ⓘ |
| era | early mobile internet ⓘ |
| feature |
always-on connectivity
ⓘ
portable form factor ⓘ wireless serial or PC Card interface ⓘ |
| intendedUsers |
field workers
ⓘ
mobile professionals ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Metricom ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
Ricochet modem
ⓘ
linked to:
Ricochet wireless modem
|
| networkType | wireless packet data network ⓘ |
| operatedOn | unlicensed spectrum ⓘ |
| powerSource | external power from host device ⓘ |
| providedBy |
Metricom Ricochet service
ⓘ
linked to:
Ricochet wireless internet service
|
| serviceBrand | Ricochet ⓘ |
| status | discontinued device ⓘ |
| supports |
internet access for laptops
ⓘ
internet access for mobile computers ⓘ |
| technologyGeneration | pre-3G mobile data ⓘ |
| useCase | mobile internet access ⓘ |
| usedWith |
handheld PCs
ⓘ
laptop computers ⓘ notebook computers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ricochet wireless modem Description of subject: The Ricochet wireless modem was a portable device that provided users with early mobile internet access over Metricom’s Ricochet wireless data network.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ricochet wireless modem