There you go! I wasn't able to find the name, but that's him.
I seem to remember he was well liked by the AF crowd. He may be retired by now,
but I hope he's doing well.
On September 19, 2026 5:12:16 PM CDT, CBB - Jay Fuller
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Julian kemp
>
>----- Reply message -----
>From: "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]>
>To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]>
>Subject: [AFMUG] RIP Cambium Networks?
>Date: Sat, Sep 19, 2026 4:48 PM
>
>No, he was Marketing Director at Chicago HQ. Ray Savich.
>
>
>On September 19, 2026 3:00:05 PM CDT, CBB - Jay Fuller
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Wasnt it Ray Savage?
>
>----- Reply message -----
>From: "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]>
>To: "'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'" <[email protected]>
>Subject: [AFMUG] RIP Cambium Networks?
>Date: Wed, Sep 16, 2026 9:59 PM
>
>I see the copyright notice at the bottom of the cnMaestro page says “Copyright
>© 2015 - 2026 Cambium Networks, Ltd. All rights reserved.”
>
>And the TOS refers to Cambium Networks, Ltd.
>
>That and the boxes for both 450 and ePMP radios saying Cambium Networks,
>Ashburton, UK” all point toward FWA is under the UK subsidiary.
>
>
>
>Who was the Orthogon guy who used to come to Animal Farm?
>
>
>
>From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof
>Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 9:29 PM
>To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RIP Cambium Networks?
>
>
>
>Well, the secrecy part is working.
>
>
>
>Oh, and I’ve been assuming fixed wireless is in Cambium US. But maybe that’s
>exactly wrong. Maybe it’s in Cambium UK. PTP, 450, ePMP, maybe LinkPlanner,
>cnMaestro, cnHeat, all of it. Although I kind of expected the software stuff
>might be in India.
>
>
>
>And maybe they’ve been working on a deal for months now to sell it, either to
>another wireless company, or some private equity or venture capital company.
>And have been unable to negotiate an agreement between the creditors and the
>potential buyer. So bring in an outside firm that specializes in bankruptcies
>and liquidations as impartial arbitrators. Sorry, Mr. Creditor, this is how
>much of a haircut you’re going to have to take, no buyer is going to pay more
>for the assets. Or sorry Mr. Buyer, you’re going to have to cough up a little
>more, our expert opinion is we can find another buyer who will outbid you. Or
>no, Mr. Buyer, we’re not going to break it up and only sell you the parts you
>want, it’s a package deal. Or alternatively find multiple buyers and split it
>up.
>
>
>
>Probably wrong, but it is another theory of what might be going on. I don’t
>particularly like the scenario where the products my WISP uses are in a garage
>sale run by 4 Brits.
>
>
>
>From: AF <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf
>Of Robert
>Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 7:46 PM
>To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RIP Cambium Networks?
>
>
>
>And corporate security...(secrecy)
>
>On 9/16/26 5:21 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
>
>Tax haven.
>
>https://www.conyers.com/publications/view/why-the-cayman-islands/
>
>
>
>From: AF <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> On Behalf
>Of Chuck
>Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 7:15 PM
>To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RIP Cambium Networks?
>
>
>
>What is the benefit in using the Cayman Islands?
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
>
>
>On Sep 16, 2026, at 5:42 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]
><mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:
>
>
>
>From an SEC 10K, I see that Cambium Networks is a holding company incorporated
>in the Cayman Islands, with 3 subsidiaries:
>
>Cambium UK
>
>Cambium US
>
>Cambium India
>
>
>
>What assets, debts, employees and product lines are in each subsidiary? I
>don’t know.
>
>Does this mean that only the UK subsidiary is in “administration”? I don’t
>know.
>
>Do the 3 pieces stand on their own, or are they intertwined? Almost certainly
>intertwined, I would think.
>
>
>
>From: AF <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf
>Of David Hannum via AF
>Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 8:32 AM
>To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>>
>Cc: David Hannum <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
>Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RIP Cambium Networks?
>
>
>
>Just sits there churning in every browser . . .
>
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>
>On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 9:14 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]
><mailto:[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
><http://community.cambiumnetworks.com> to load?
>
>
>
>On September 16, 2026 8:04:07 AM CDT, David Hannum via AF <[email protected]
><mailto:[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]
><mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf
>Of Zach Underwood
>Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 9:06 PM
>To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected] <mailto:[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 <http://advance-networking.com>
>
>
>
>On Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 10:01 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]
><mailto:[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]
><mailto:[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 <http://advance-networking.com>
>
>
>
>On Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 9:16 PM Mike Hammett <[email protected]
><mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> >
>To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]
><mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf
>Of Zach Underwood
>Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 1:14 PM
>To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected] <mailto:[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]
><mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> > On
>Behalf Of Cameron Crum
>Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 10:10 AM
>To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group < [email protected]
><mailto:[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]
><mailto:[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]
><mailto:[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]
><mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> > On
>Behalf Of Colin Stanners
>Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2026 10:30 PM
>To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group < [email protected]
><mailto:[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.
>
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