Our Mission: High-performance wireless, everywhere it matters.
Founded in 2016, Altowav set out to solve a fundamental problem: delivering high-speed wireless connectivity that's actually easy to deploy. We launched our first commercial 60 GHz radios in 2019, serving both indoor and outdoor applications.
Our team brings deep experience in fixed and mobile high-performance wireless. We're headquartered in Minnesota with leadership in Silicon Valley.
Today, we're building the next generation of millimeter-wave radios that enable scalable multi-gigabit connectivity. Our mission remains the same: bring fast, reliable wireless to more people, places, and things.
Joe Costello
Joe is CEO of Altowav, where he brings over 30 years of experience in the space. Joe served as CEO within the EDA (electronic design automation) space, where he helped teams create leading technology in the industry. From early in his career, Joe was attracted to solving problems within technology and making internet more accessible. In 2004, Joe received the Phil Kaufman Award, for his service to the EDA industry. Joe has served on multiple boards, including Oracle, Macromedia, Clarify, and others. Joe received a BA from Harvey Mudd and a master’s degree in physics from Yale and UC Berkeley.
Itzik Marcovich
Itzik is VP of Operations, where he leads supply chain and manufacturing operations at Altowav with over 20 years of experience. Itzik has navigated roles in small, medium, and large companies such as Ceragon Networks, Siklu, AudioCodes, and Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI), successfully bringing products from the development stages to mass production, ensuring seamless transitions and high-quality outcomes. Itzik has a BA in Economics and Logistics from Bar-Ilan University and an MBA from the University of Haifa.
Vladimir Kelman
Vladimir is CTO, where he guides strategy and development of Altowav's technology. With more than 25 years of experience in the mobile broadband and internet industry, Vladimir has been at the forefront of many groundbreaking efforts, including the development of the first widely deployed NLOS broadband access system. Prior to Altowav, Vladimir was co-founder and VP of Development for NextNet Wireless (acquired by Motorola). NextNet developed pre-4G broadband access products that were deployed by Clearwire and other service providers worldwide. Vladimir holds a BSEE degree from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and a Master of Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Minnesota.
Eric Thule
Eric is EVP of Sales at Altowav and has been involved with Enterprise Sales for over 35 years. He started his career with Texas Instruments, then spent several decades in the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) space in executive roles at Synopsys, Apache Design, and Atoptech. He spent the last decade in Artificial Intelligence with roles at Arrikto and ThirdAI. He has consistently increased revenue in every role, many times being the first sales executive on the team. Eric has a BSEE with High Honors from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Kyle Krug
Kyle is VP of Product & Customer Satisfaction at Altowav and brings more than 25 years of experience in the wireless industry, both with vendors and operators. Previously, Kyle was responsible for business development and territory management (Asia-Pacific, North America) at Motorola and NextNet Wireless. Prior to that, Kyle was Director of Technology at Prairie iNet, a pioneering wireless internet service provider that covered 4 Midwest states. Kyle received his BA in Economics at University of Northern Iowa.