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On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 9:14 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > Need to sign up in order to post, but you should be able to view. > > You can't even get community.cambiumnetworks.com to load? > > > On September 16, 2026 8:04:07 AM CDT, David Hannum via AF <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I can't get the forum to load . . . tried all browsers. >> https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/cambium-in-administration/108820 >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 15, 2026 at 10:43 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> There are some tidbits of information on the Cambium community: >>> >>> https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/cambium-in-administration/108820 >>> >>> >>> >>> Oh, and I don’t think Cambium gets enough credit for Cambium Community >>> (their user forums). Easily the best I have seen from any vendor. And the >>> support people and product managers read the posts and jump in regularly. >>> They even email an abbreviated digest of posts on the forums that you might >>> have missed. >>> >>> >>> >>> Also tools like cnMaestro, LinkPlanner, cnHeat. And actual >>> documentation and release notes, which many vendors skimp on or ignore >>> completely. >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Zach Underwood >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 15, 2026 9:06 PM >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] RIP Cambium Networks? >>> >>> >>> >>> The solution I know about is the work with astound to make Wi-Fi roaming >>> with a single SSID work across a third party gpon system. >>> >>> The way it would work it would establish tunnels back to the home AP and >>> your traffic would get tunneled from whichever access point you connected >>> to. >>> >>> >>> >>> Zach Underwood (RHCE,RHCSA,RHCT,UACA) >>> >>> My website <http://zachunderwood.me> >>> >>> advance-networking.com >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 10:01 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Isn't Astound the company that declined several big BEAD awards? Due to >>> the project areas being redrawn I think. So maybe that cost Cambium some >>> sales. >>> >>> I am somewhat ignorant when it comes to FTTH, but I remember seeing >>> some marketing material for Cambium's products and being favorably >>> impressed. >>> >>> >>> >>> On September 15, 2026 8:41:48 PM CDT, Zach Underwood < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Probably astound/Google fiber well at least for the wifi line. I know >>> cambium did a big engineering push for astound earlier this year and >>> that astound had placed a large order. >>> >>> >>> >>> Zach Underwood (RHCE,RHCSA,RHCT,UACA) >>> >>> My website <http://zachunderwood.me> >>> >>> advance-networking.com >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 9:16 PM Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> *nods* Mimosa and Zhone were both bought by huge (if not their biggest) >>> customers. >>> >>> Who's Cambium's biggest customer? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mike Hammett >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> >>> To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 2:48:03 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RIP Cambium Networks? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Perhaps wise precautions, especially if your exposure is primarily >>> enterprise/consumer WiFi and FTTH as opposed to FWA. But “Cambium as a >>> whole is on life support and only has weeks left” may be overblown. >>> >>> >>> >>> Hey, Mimosa is still around. New owner, but still around. And I wouldn’t >>> put Mimosa in the same class with Cambium. >>> >>> >>> >>> And news that a company these days cut staff by 50% isn’t that shocking. >>> I just hope they didn’t let AI decide who to fire, DOGE-style. Available >>> info suggests a more strategic restructuring. That’s the part that hasn’t >>> yet been fully revealed. >>> >>> >>> >>> I think Cambium felt they had to become an everything company like >>> Ubiquiti, but couldn’t pull it off. Look at Tarana on the other hand, which >>> is pretty much a one trick pony. In the long run, which is the best >>> business strategy? Hard to tell. Especially with VC and PE money that >>> sometimes funds stupid stuff. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Zach Underwood >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 1:14 PM >>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RIP Cambium Networks? >>> >>> >>> >>> We are treating Cambium as a whole is on life support and only has weeks >>> left. >>> >>> * We have told vendors where we have pending orders of cambium wifi >>> APs not to ship us any. >>> * We are standing up on site cnmaestro server in one of our >>> datacenters >>> * We are working with what staff is left to get permanent licenses >>> for our over 8k APs. >>> * We are already having talks with Extreme and Arista about their >>> wifi APs and controllers. >>> * We got our first xgpon project using cambium that should go live >>> before the end of the year, we are now looking for other vendors. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2026 at 1:32 PM Ken Hohhof < [email protected] > wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Go to their reception but put some money in the tip jar? >>> >>> >>> >>> But gallows humor aside, it’s probably difficult walking the thin line >>> between “business as usual” and “being frugal”. A robust trade show >>> presence might be important both for customers and potential buyers >>> assuming they’re trying to find a buyer for part or all of the business. It >>> doesn’t help preserve the asset value for creditors if you stop selling >>> your products. >>> >>> >>> >>> If I’m understanding the situation correctly, the UK subsidiary is in >>> “administration”, but Cambium Networks the parent is a US corporation and >>> not in bankruptcy proceedings at least at this time. It seems clear that >>> top management waited too long to take some extreme cost cutting measures, >>> either some creditors forced their hand, or they literally couldn’t keep >>> the lights on and make payroll, like a pilot who ejects just as the plane >>> hits the ground. The cashflow situation couldn’t have been a mystery, so I >>> doubt they were counting on booking some big sale or a bunch of BEAD driven >>> revenue. One could speculate they have been trying to sell off some parts >>> or the business or some product lines or maybe the whole company, and they >>> just ran out of time. Maybe they thought they had a buyer and it fell >>> through. Although it’s common for buyers to make the seller do the >>> bloodletting before the sale. >>> >>> >>> >>> Anyway, I am not familiar with the UK version of bankruptcy. I’ve had >>> some customers in Chapter 11 here in the US. They were actually good risks >>> because all expenses had to be approved by an administrator or the bank or >>> something so the checks were like cashiers checks, they never bounced, all >>> expenses were pre approved and the cash was already there. Money owed from >>> before they declared bankruptcy was another story. >>> >>> >>> >>> So in the US we have Chapter 11 which is usually “Debtor in Possession” >>> where management continues running the business but needs outside approval >>> for any major expenses. Or the company can be run by an outside >>> administrator or trustee representing the creditors. Then there is Chapter >>> 7 which is liquidation. I get the impression that administration in this >>> case is either like Chapter 11 with outsiders running the company, or >>> Chapter 7, not sure which. They make it sound like a store that has closed >>> and they’re selling off the fixtures to make partial payments to creditors. >>> >>> >>> >>> I think Cambium had or has R&D in Ashburton. I’m not sure what they did >>> there, and if it’s part of the UK subsidiary. Presumably that goes back to >>> the Orthogon acquisition, but I don’t know what else they might have >>> designed there. I know when I buy PMP450 or ePMP products, the box says >>> Cambium Networks, Ashburton, UK. For all I know they were just assigning >>> the revenue to their UK subsidiary to dodge US income taxes. Not sure that >>> matters if you’re reporting a loss. >>> >>> >>> >>> I will say I’ve done my part recently to help Cambium survive, I’ve >>> bought several license or unlock keys, which I assume are high margin if >>> not pure profit items. Kind of like contributing to the Cambium GoFundMe. >>> Unfortunately my company is very small so I can’t make much of a dent in >>> their payroll or rent or utility bills. >>> >>> >>> >>> Probably the WISPAPALOOZA costs have already been paid. They still have >>> to pay travel and lodging to staff the booth and other events. Maybe they >>> can fly Spirit Airlines? I’m guessing they will show up. Whether to sell >>> products or to sell the whole company, they have to put a team on the field >>> and score some points. It sounds like some product lines might be getting >>> the axe. In which case they would be furiously reworking their trade show >>> strategy. Promoting a product you’re discontinuing would not be good. >>> >>> >>> >>> If I were going (I’ve never gone to the Vegas shows and I’m not going to >>> start now at age 76), I would be grilling them about things like EVO and >>> 450v/ePMP convergence, which is a story I never bought in the first place. >>> They handed the Cambium QOE product back to Bequant, so they seem open to >>> revising some of their plans, maybe not trying to be everything to >>> everybody. Maybe the best thing show attendees can do to help Cambium is to >>> give their product managers and top mgmt our unvarnished view of what they >>> need to do and not do. Steve Jobs was famous for selling people things they >>> didn’t yet know they needed. I don’t think anybody at Cambium right now is >>> a Steve Jobs. We’ve all seen things at stores that any random person on the >>> street could look at and say that will never sell, that’s a stupid idea. >>> And we’ve all seen radios that any field tech could say is poorly designed >>> and a pain in the butt to install. Or radios that no residential customer >>> would let us install on their house. Cambium can’t afford any mistakes like >>> that. Although I have to remember they have government customers who are >>> not like WISPs. >>> >>> >>> >>> Brutally honest feedback from customers might be the best help they >>> could get right now. Just my opinion, worth every penny you paid for it. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: AF < [email protected] > On Behalf Of Cameron Crum >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 10:10 AM >>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group < [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RIP Cambium Networks? >>> >>> >>> >>> Sadly, I think you are correct. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2026 at 7:01 AM David Hannum via AF < [email protected] > >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> I guess that means I should make alternative dinner plans for Monday >>> night at WISPAPALOOZA as Cambium had a reception planned . . . . We'll see >>> . . . >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM Josh Luthman < >>> [email protected] > wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Half of the company was fired - no severance pay. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2026 at 1:16 AM Ken Hohhof < [email protected] > wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> This seems to be news out of the UK and from one person who has been let >>> go. Some of the statements would seem to apply globally, but maybe we >>> should wait for the light of day and see what comes out. >>> >>> >>> >>> This may be the source for some of the speculation: >>> >>> >>> https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/09/wireless-uk-broadband-company-cambium-networks-falls-into-administration.html >>> >>> It sounds like administration is Brit speak for what we would call >>> Chapter 11? But also they’re talking about the UK subsidiary. >>> >>> >>> >>> Years ago I worked at a company that did an IPO and I learned from all >>> the nonsense on the Yahoo message boards not to assume everyone knew what >>> they were talking about. Like big news flash, the board meeting was moved >>> to Florida. Well, it was because one board member has an ear infection and >>> couldn’t fly. Then some amateur sleuth discovered the board meeting was >>> extended by a day. Turns out since it was moved to Florida, some on the >>> board wanted a day to play golf. Then the CEO sold some stock. Reason was >>> he was building a fancy new house. >>> >>> >>> >>> Maybe the speculation is all true. Nothing I would do in response can’t >>> wait a few days. Unless you’re placing bets on prediction markets. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: AF < [email protected] > On Behalf Of Colin Stanners >>> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2026 10:30 PM >>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group < [email protected] > >>> Subject: [AFMUG] RIP Cambium Networks? >>> >>> >>> >>> It seems to be RIP for Cambium Networks, born in 2011 (when the >>> Canopy/Orthogon products were spun off from Motorola, who had started >>> selling those around 2002) to 2026. As well as its acquisitions Orthogon / >>> PipingHot Networks and Xirrus. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> https://www.linkedin.com/posts/carljefferys_cambium-networks-appears-to-have-collapsed-share-7505055774495100929-X72q/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> https://blog.j2sw.com/technology/an-open-letter-about-the-implosion-of-cambium-networks/ >>> >>> >>> >>> When I started in the WISP industry around 20 years ago, I found their >>> products' good engineering, reliability and scalability a wonderful asset >>> to help build a WISP. Since that time the products have increased greatly >>> in bandwidth capability and the company's products and its hard-working >>> employees have been a big contributor of my work life. >>> >>> >>> >>> Unless something magical comes in to save them, this will be then end >>> and a big loss for the industry and a big reconsideration for our networks. >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Zach Underwood (RHCE,RHCSA,RHCT,UACA) >>> >>> My website >>> >>> advance-networking.com >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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