https://bell.works/chicagoland/explore I wonder if the Lab space is
still there from Ameritech, or if it was gutted. I remember Cambium
saying on one tour of the old USR Building that they used a bunch of the
Lab space that was already built.
On 1/29/2024 2:42 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
Probably just my weird first impression when I visited the building.
It’s got an open interior with walkways across the 2nd floor. My
other impression was it was like a shopping mall. Or a scene from
Star Wars. But it’s a relatively new building and did house R&D types
so it should be a good home for Cambium. Better than the stupid Bell
Labs building in Naperville with all the glass that they just demolished.
Is Cambium still in the 3800 Golf Rd. building? I worked for about a
year for 3Com (formerly US Robotics) in Mt. Prospect but I
occasionally went to the Rolling Meadows building for meetings.
Strange building, I think it was a former AT&T building (old AT&T)
that went through a major facelift at some point. Sounds like it’s
going to be demolished and redeveloped into warehouses or a data center?
*From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via AF
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Really nice prison... Is it the place Ken is thinking of?
Always good to have engineering and admin in the same place.
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The move is in progress. We will for sure have videos and we will
welcome a visit any time.
Ray
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I was drawing a blank on AT&T HQ in Hoffman Estates and “Bell Works”
until I realized that’s the former “Ameritech Center” building. In
other words, new AT&T, not old AT&T. I think I’ve been in the
building once or twice, probably in the late 1990’s when I worked at
Westell and the building was new. I was on the DSL standards
subcommittee and Tom Starr of Ameritech was the chairperson, so likely
I was meeting with him. I remember it as the somewhat weird building
with the catwalks. Kind of like a really nice prison.
*From:*AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Nate Burke
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I saw an article in the local paper this morning that Cambium is
moving their HQ into the Old AT&T HQ (Bell Works) in Hoffman Estates.
It mentioned that this will allow them to have both Corporate and
Engineering at the same site. Hope we get some tours of their new
space once it's up and running.
Excerpt below from
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240128/business/a-game-changer-bell-works-chicagoland-in-hoffman-estates-ready-to-add-homes/
(Possibly Paywalled)
"wireless infrastructure provider Cambium Networks moving its U.S.
headquarters from Rolling Meadows to Bell Works. The Motorola
spinoff’s 35,000 square feet currently under renovation was not only
the largest new lease of 2023 at Bell Works but takes advantage of a
novel opportunity to have its corporate offices and engineering labs
on the same property.
“Here we’ve married the two,” Zucker said. “They’ve brought both of
their uses together. The village modified the zoning here to
accommodate that.”
The company’s research and development will be conducted in newly
equipped space on the first floor, with its offices and conference
rooms on the fourth.
Cambium Networks Senior Engineer Evan Boyack said there are few
facilities that could offer the combination of space. The
international company has a desire to stay in Chicago’s Northwest
suburbs because it remains the base of the talent pool Motorola
attracted there.
Amenities such as the Fairgrounds World’s Fair restaurant and bar were
another attraction of Bell Works, he added.
“Having these amenities helps bring our engineers back to the office,”
Boyack said."
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