So.... not a rumor? This is just weird. And I imagine all the public
safety agencies will not be happy at all.
On 9/22/2014 7:53 PM, Eric Kuhnke via Af wrote:
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Exclusive: Microwave Maven Exalt is Cooked
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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.
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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>
