Now if they would just start putting an optical interface on their entry level radios...
On Wednesday, September 24, 2014, Dan Lorenz via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all: > > > > We received the following email from Exalt’s CEO today. > > > > > > Dear Dan, > > > > During the past couple weeks we have gone through a major reorganization > and change of ownership. The company is now primarily owned by management > and employees. I apologize for any business disruption or confusion that > this process may have caused for you and your partners and customers. > > > > Our vision is global connectivity and our mission is to be a world class > innovator and manufacturer of wireless connectivity systems for enterprises > and service providers worldwide. We continue to develop, manufacture, > book, and ship the same world class Exalt brands such as EX-Series and > Air-Series. > > > > I am very excited about our future. The market drivers have never been > stronger. Cloud based content and applications, HD streaming video, IOT, > and broadband mobility are causing a massive shift in the amount of > bandwidth that will be required at every location, node, or personal > device. Copper is dead! And new fiber still remains very expensive and > slow to market. Wireless technologies, including microwave and mm wave > backhaul and access, are rapidly becoming the optimum choice for > connectivity. Exalt is more than ever focused on these new market trends. > > > > As for our relationship with Winncom, we continue on our end to support > you with any and all customer activities and projects. Business as usual. > > > > All the best, > > Amir > > > > P.s. Please forward to your management and others on your team. And feel > free to blast to your database of customers and partners. > > > > *Dan Lorenz* > > *Product Manager / Business Development* > > > > *Main: 888-Winncom* > > *Direct: 440-519-2932* > > *Mobile: 440-570-1533* > > *Email: **[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>* > > *Skype: dan-lorenz* > > *Twitter: winncomdan* > > > > *Visit me at ASIS 2014, 9/29 – 10/1 – Free pass below* > > *Winncom Booth #4046* > > > > *https://www.tradeshowregistrar.com/regsystem18/?event=ASIS2014&brand=EB-456 > <https://www.tradeshowregistrar.com/regsystem18/?event=ASIS2014&brand=EB-456>* > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-bounces+d.lorenz > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af-bounces%2Bd.lorenz');>= > [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>] *On Behalf Of *Ken > Hohhof via Af > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 23, 2014 10:16 AM > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Exalt part 2 > > > > What would be ironic is if Cambium is going to announce at Wispalooza that > they bought Exalt. > > > > > > *From:* Eric Kuhnke via Af <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 23, 2014 8:32 AM > > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Exalt part 2 > > > > 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] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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 <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > > *Sent:* Monday, September 22, 2014 8:43 PM > > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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 mailto:[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > > *Sender: *"Af" mailto:[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af-bounces%2bcstanners%[email protected]');> > > *Date: *Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:53:27 +0000 > > *To: *[email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > mailto:[email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > > *ReplyTo: *[email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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 > > 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] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > 419.837.5015 x 1021 > > >
