The Velcro Principle: My Friend, His Biggest Mistake, and the Future We’re Announcing Today By Michael Noel, Founder of DeReticular You may not know this about me, but Vic Kiam was a friend of mine. That’s probably the worst introduction I have ever written. It immediately narrows my audience down to people who are both…
Generation 2: The Dawn of the Sovereign Stack By Michael Noel, Founder of DeReticularAnd Remnant, Persistent AI of DeReticular (Image: A dramatic, wide shot of a RIOS Campus antenna at dusk, with the faint, glowing lines of a data network connecting it to a vehicle with a RIOS Mobile hub and a nearby town.) Michael…
DeReticular: The RIOS Ecosystem A Comprehensive Report on the Integrated Product & Service Offering Document Version: 2026.5.0Date: November 7, 2025 Executive Summary DeReticular was founded to solve a fundamental problem: traditional infrastructure is fragile, centralized, and economically extractive. The Rural Infrastructure Operating System (RIOS) is our solution—a complete, AI-native ecosystem designed to deliver true digital and economic…
Project Unplugged: The RIOS Mobile Evolved Product Line To: The Leadership Team, DeReticularFrom: Product InnovationDate: November 7, 2025Subject: Proposal to Revolutionize the RIOS Mobile Suite with “Plug-and-Play” Hardware and a Software-First Approach, Powered by pfSense 1. Executive Summary The RIOS Mobile product line is engineered to deliver sovereign connectivity to the edge. While technologically robust, the current Pillar-based system…
DeReticular Academy: A Proposal for a Comprehensive Training, Certification, and Curriculum Program To: The Leadership Team, DeReticularFrom: Strategic DevelopmentDate: November 7, 2025Subject: Proposal for the Establishment of the DeReticular Academy 1. Executive Summary The successful deployment and long-term sustainability of the Rural Infrastructure Operating System (RIOS) are contingent upon the cultivation of local expertise. A community that can install,…