I don't think Cambium cares, the PTP800 and PTP810 are marketed so heavily to government/institutional/enterprise customers that they consider themselves to be in a whole different price range. At least when compared to what you can get for a single polarity, 1024QAM, 40MHz wide, full-ODU licensed band system under $7000 with antennas these days.
On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 6:29 AM, Mark Radabaugh via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > Reality Check to Cambium..... > > Mark > > On 9/23/14, 9:24 AM, Eric Kuhnke via Af wrote: > > 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! >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Mark Radabaugh > Amplex > [email protected] 419.837.5015 x 1021 > >
