It is kind of obvious when you look at it. In the last 18 months every one of their competitors has developed and released a 1024QAM part 101 band product. Exalt's top-end product is still 256QAM and 20W more power hungry than the competition.
If they did not scrape up the R&D funding to develop and put into production keeping them in sync with every one of their current competition's products, that is a worrisome sign. On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 5:01 AM, Tushar Patel via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > "Business as usual", speaking that may not translate in practice. For > example, we were about to buy 10 links and had simple question, we could > never get hold of sales rep who was helping us promptly before, for 2 weeks > we have not been able to get simple answers. I think Matt posted here, they > had sent unit for repair and was suppose to take 30 days to repair and it > has been 60 days and was having difficult time getting hold off, or getting > the unit. Light reading reports support call going straight to voice mail. > If this is business as usual for exalt we will have hard time if we run > into issues with products in the field or if we need any kind of support. > Current level of response from them is not even at functional level. > > Tushar > > > On Sep 22, 2014, at 11:20 PM, Steve Utick via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've talked to sales reps that have talked to Exalt Staff, and have said > what was already posted, they were bought out, doing a major re-org due to > the purchase, but still operating business as usual. > > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Bruce Robertson via Af <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Like I said earlier, there's no evidence that I can find of a BK filing. >> >> On 09/22/2014 07:17 PM, Ken Hohhof via Af wrote: >> >> Dangerous to speculate, not enough actual information. I would observe >> that a bankruptcy is hard to hide for long, documents need to filed with >> courts, and creditors need to be notified. On the other hand, it seems >> that ownership changes can be kept secret for at least a couple months. We >> see it all the time when WISPs are purchased. I wonder if someone bought >> them and they are trying to time the announcement with a show or >> something. If so, that seems to be backfiring. Maybe they use the same PR >> consultant as the NFL. >> >> >> *From:* cstanners--- via Af <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Monday, September 22, 2014 8:43 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Exalt part 2 >> >> This is scary, I hope they're just reorganizing, not really closed - >> not good to lose competition. Their licensed radios looked really good, and >> the unlicensed, while quite 'dumb' RF-wise, were solidly built. >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *Eric Kuhnke via Af <[email protected]> <[email protected]> >> *Sender: *"Af" <[email protected]> >> <[email protected]> >> *Date: *Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:53:27 +0000 >> *To: *[email protected]<[email protected]> <[email protected]> >> *ReplyTo: *[email protected] >> *Subject: *[AFMUG] Exalt part 2 >> >> >> http://www.lightreading.com/mobile/backhaul/exclusive-microwave-maven-exalt-is-cooked/d/d-id/710995 >> ? >> >> Exclusive: Microwave Maven Exalt is Cooked >> [image: Dan Jones] >> News Analysis >> Dan Jones, Mobile Editor >> <http://www.lightreading.com/profile.asp?piddl_userid=27> >> 9/22/2014 >> Comment (6) >> <http://www.lightreading.com/mobile/backhaul/exclusive-microwave-maven-exalt-is-cooked/d/d-id/710995?#msgs> >> *Login* >> <http://www.lightreading.com/mobile/backhaul/exclusive-microwave-maven-exalt-is-cooked/d/d-id/710995?#> >> 50% >> 50% >> inShare2 >> >> Microwave maven Exalt Communications appears to have shut up shop after >> 10 years in the backhaul business, Light Reading has learned. >> >> Industry sources say Exalt Communications Inc. >> <http://www.lightreading.com/complink_redirect.asp?vl_id=10845> has gone >> under. The company was started in 2004 by Western Multiplex president Amir >> Zoufonoun, who acted as CEO from the beginning, and was focused on selling >> microwave backhaul to mobile operators and wireless ISPs. (See Exalt >> Beams Up Microwaves >> <http://www.lightreading.com/ethernet-ip/exalt-beams-up-microwaves/d/d-id/647013> >> and US Wireless ISPs: What's on Their Minds? >> <http://www.lightreading.com/mobile/backhaul/us-wireless-isps-whats-on-their-minds/d/d-id/706591> >> ) >> >> Multiple calls by Light Reading to the Campbell, Calif.-based company's >> main switchboard were sent straight to voicemail Monday afternoon. The >> customer care support line also goes to voicemail. >> >> "Their office doesn't seem to be open...doors closed and parking lot >> empty," says one source, who had heard the company may be undergoing a >> change of ownership. >> >> Pam Valentine, VP of outbound marketing at Exalt, meanwhile, is still >> listed on the website as the media contact for the company, but left this >> month, according to her LinkedIn >> <https://www.linkedin.com/pub/pamela-valentine/0/596/216> profile. She >> has not responded to calls or an email from Light Reading as this article >> was published. >> ------------------------------ >> Hey, backhaul sounds like a fun business to be in doesn't it? Find out >> more by visiting Light Reading's dedicated backhaul channel. >> <http://www.lightreading.com/backhaul.asp> >> ------------------------------ >> >> The company's last update on its own LinkedIn page was 5 months ago and >> its last press release was issued on July 16. >> >> CEO Zoufonoun, however, is still currently listed as the head of the >> company on his LinkedIn >> <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=31014386&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=9B53&locale=en_US&srchid=1370003061411410329545&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A1370003061411410329545%2CVSRPtargetId%3A31014386%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary> >> profile. >> >> The company had raised almost $30 million in VC funding. The last $15 >> million series C round was closed in February 2009. >> >> On its website the company, which competes with the likes of Ceragon >> Networks Ltd. >> <http://www.lightreading.com/complink_redirect.asp?vl_id=1033> (Nasdaq: >> CRNT), DragonWave Inc. >> <http://www.lightreading.com/complink_redirect.asp?vl_id=1650> >> (AIM/Toronto: DWI; Nasdaq: DRWI) and Siklu Communications Ltd. >> <http://www.lightreading.com/complink_redirect.asp?vl_id=13248> among >> others, claims to have more than 2,000 customers globally, though it seems >> many of these may be enterprise customers and very small ISPs. (See Exalt >> Raises $15M <http://www.lightreading.com/exalt-raises-$15m/d/d-id/665484> >> .) >> >> We'll update the story with any further details that come in. >> >> — Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, Light Reading >> <http://www.lightr%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20eading.com/> >> >> !DSPAM:2,5420d886249191512212754! >> >> >> >
