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 <af@afmug.com> 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 <af@afmug.com> > *Sent:* Monday, September 22, 2014 8:43 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *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 <af@afmug.com> <af@afmug.com> > *Sender: *"Af" <af-bounces+cstanners=gmail....@afmug.com> > <af-bounces+cstanners=gmail....@afmug.com> > *Date: *Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:53:27 +0000 > *To: *af@afmug.com<af@afmug.com> <af@afmug.com> > *ReplyTo: *af@afmug.com > *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 > [image: Dan Jones] > 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! > > >
