10-Q 1 a07-11148_110q.htm 10-Q

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x                              QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2007

 

or

 

o                                 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to             

 

Commission File Number 000-30189

 


 

VYYO INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

94-3241270

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification Number)

 

 

 

6625 The Corners Parkway, Suite 100

 

 

Norcross, Georgia

 

30092

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (678) 282-8000

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x   No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

Non-accelerated filer x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o   No x

As of May 11, 2007, there were 18,477,190 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

 

 




INDEX

VYYO INC.

 

Page No.

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

45

 

 

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.                          Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Vyyo Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands of U.S. $, except share data)

 

 

 

March 31,
2007

 

December 31,
2006

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

24,134

 

$

7,416

 

Short-term investments

 

7,020

 

11,272

 

Accounts receivable trade, net:

 

 

 

 

 

Related party (note 3)

 

 

991

 

Other

 

468

 

194

 

 

 

468

 

1,185

 

Inventory, net (note 2)

 

2,320

 

2,362

 

Other

 

923

 

996

 

Total Current Assets

 

34,865

 

23,231

 

Long-Term Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash (note 4)

 

5,000

 

5,000

 

Property and equipment, net

 

1,662

 

1,676

 

Employee rights upon retirement funded (note 6)

 

1,221

 

1,168

 

Debt issuance costs, net

 

150

 

1,074

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

42,898

 

$

32,149

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL DEFICIENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

1,349

 

$

1,719

 

Accrued liabilities (note 5)

 

8,140

 

7,877

 

Deferred revenues-related party (note 3)

 

3,679

 

3,795

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

13,168

 

13,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Promissory note (note 4)

 

5,401

 

5,078

 

Senior secured note (note 7)

 

 

5,085

 

Convertible note (note 7)

 

35,000

 

10,097

 

Liability for employee rights upon retirement (note 6)

 

2,345

 

2,111

 

Total Liabilities

 

55,914

 

35,762

 

Capital Deficiency:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value and paid in capital; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 18,316,231 and 18,114,031 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively

 

262,600

 

260,966

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(1

)

(3

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(275,615

)

(264,576

)

Total Capital Deficiency

 

(13,016

)

(3,613

)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL DEFICIENCY

 

$

42,898

 

$

32,149

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Vyyo Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands of U.S. $, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues (note 10)

 

$

462

 

$

569

 

Revenues from related party (notes 3 and 10)

 

161

 

1,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL REVENUES

 

623

 

2,369

 

COST OF REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of products sold

 

618

 

318

 

Cost of products sold, related party

 

80

 

1,492

 

Total Cost of Revenues

 

698

 

1,810

 

GROSS PROFIT (LOSS)

 

(75

)

559

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

2,868

 

2,461

 

Sales and marketing

 

1,881

 

2,643

 

General and administrative

 

2,047

 

3,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

6,796

 

8,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING LOSS

 

(6,871

)

(7,554

)

FINANCIAL INCOME

 

244

 

155

 

FINANCIAL EXPENSES (consists primarily of expenses for extinguishment of debt, note 7)

 

(4,162

)

(424

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

(10,789

)

(7,823

)

INCOME TAX

 

(250

)

(157

)

LOSS FOR THE PERIOD

 

$

(11,039

)

$

(7,980

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS PER SHARE — basic and diluted

 

$

(0.61

)

$

(0.50

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

18,095

 

15,859

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Vyyo Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands of U.S. $)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended 
March 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Loss for the period

 

$

(11,039

)

$

(7,980

)

Adjustments to reconcile loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Income and expenses not involving cash flows:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

218

 

229

 

Accretion and amortization of financing instruments, net

 

3,715

 

365

 

Stock-based compensation, net

 

886

 

1,981

 

Capital gain on sales of property and equipment

 

(4

)

 

Decrease (increase) in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable — related party

 

991

 

 

Accounts receivable — other

 

(274

)

164

 

Other current assets

 

73

 

(29

)

Inventory

 

42

 

987

 

Accounts payable

 

(370

)

(379

)

Accrued liabilities

 

342

 

217

 

Deferred revenues — related party

 

(116

)

57

 

Liability for employee rights upon retirement

 

234

 

301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(5,302

)

(4,087

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(435

)

(34

)

Purchase of short-term investments

 

(3,400

)

(1,000

)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments

 

7,654

 

4,739

 

Proceed from sale of property and equipment

 

6

 

 

Contributions to severance pay funds

 

(53

)

(31

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

3,772

 

3,674

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

748

 

1,054

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, Senior Secured Note, 2006 Convertible Note and warrants, net of issuance cost

 

 

23,820

 

Proceeds from issuance of 2007 Convertible Note

 

35,000

 

 

Payments of Senior Secured Note and 2006 Convertible Note

 

(17,500

)

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

18,248

 

24,874

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

16,718

 

24,461

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

7,416

 

2,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

24,134

 

$

27,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for taxes

 

$

8

 

$

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

709

 

$

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Vyyo Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1.                                      General Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Vyyo Inc. have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals, reclassifications and adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. You should read these interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed by Vyyo Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Organization and Principles of Consolidation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Vyyo Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, “Vyyo” or the “Company”). All material inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company provides cable and wireless broadband access solutions through two business segments: the “Cable Solutions” segment and the “Wireless Solutions” segment. The Company’s primary focus is now on its Cable Solutions segment, and significantly all of its internal resources are focused on enhancing its visibility in and penetration of the cable market.

The Company’s products are designed to address four markets: Cable, Telecommunication, Utility and Wireless Internet Service Providers (“WISP”). Although the Company is engaged to various degrees in these distinct markets, some of the Company’s core technologies overlap with its solutions.

The Company’s Cable Solutions segment includes products that are used to deliver telephony and data T1/E1 links to enterprise and cellular providers over cable’s wireless or hybrid-fiber coax (“HFC”) networks. Additionally, the Company’s “Spectrum Overlay” technology is designed to expand cable operators’ typical HFC network capacity in the “last mile” by up to two times in the downstream and up to four times in the upstream. The Cable Solutions segment also includes the results of operations of Xtend Networks Ltd., an Israeli privately-held company, and its wholly-owned, United States-based subsidiary, Xtend Networks Inc. (collectively, “Xtend”).

The Company’s Wireless Solutions segment includes products which enable utilities and other network service providers to operate private wireless networks for communications, monitoring and Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition of their geographically disbursed, remote assets. Additionally, it includes the Company’s WISP and telecommunications products which address the needs of rural service providers to serve customers with wireless high-speed data beyond the reach of traditional terrestrial networks.

Summary of Significant Accounting Principles

Financing

On March 28, 2007, the Company closed the private placement (the “2007 Financing”) of a convertible note with Goldman, Sachs & Co. in exchange for $35,000,000 (the “2007 Convertible Note”), which included $17,500,000 of new funding and $17,500,000 of which the Company used to pay off the $10,000,000 10% Convertible Note (the “2006 Convertible Note”) and $7,500,000 9.5% Senior Secured Note (the “Senior Secured Note”). The 2007 Financing resulted in estimated net proceeds to the Company of approximately $17,350,000.  See note 7.

On March 23, 2006, the Company closed the private placement (the “2006 Financing”) of $25,000,000 of common stock, a Convertible Note, a Senior Secured Note and warrants to purchase common stock to Goldman, Sachs & Co. The 2006 Financing  resulted in estimated net proceeds to the Company of approximately $23,400,000. See note 7.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are presented on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has experienced a significant loss from operations since its incorporation. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company incurred a net loss of $11,039,000 and had an accumulated deficit of $275,615,000. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern will depend upon its ability to raise additional capital or attain profitable operations. In addition, the Company continues to seek to expand its revenue base by adding new customers. Failure to secure additional capital or to expand its revenue base to achieve profitability, would likely result in the Company depleting its available funds and not being able to pay its obligations when they become due. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates, judgments and assumptions. Management bases its estimates, judgments and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from these estimates, judgments and assumptions.

Foreign Currency Transactions

The United States dollar is the functional currency for the Company and its subsidiaries and all of its sales are made in United States dollars. In addition, a substantial portion of the costs of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are incurred in United States dollars. Since the United States dollar is the primary currency in the economic environment in which the Company and its foreign subsidiaries operate, monetary accounts maintained in currencies other than the United States dollar (principally cash and liabilities) are remeasured into United States dollars using the representative foreign exchange rate at the balance sheet date. Operational accounts and nonmonetary balance sheet accounts are measured and recorded at the rate in effect at the date of the transaction. The effects of foreign currency remeasurement are reported in current operations in the Statements of Operations as part of “Financing Income” and “Financing Expense.”

Investments in Marketable Securities

The Company’s investments in debt securities have been designated as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value, which is determined based upon the quoted market prices of the securities, with unrealized gains and losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of capital deficiency, until realized. Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other-than-temporary on available-for-sale securities are included in the Statements of Operations as part of “Financial Income” or “Financial Expenses,” as applicable. The Company views its available-for-sale portfolio as available for use in its current operations. Accordingly, the Company has classified all investments as short-term in the Statements of Operations under “Short-term investments,” even though the stated maturity date may be one year or more from the current balance sheet date. Interest, amortization of premiums, accretion of discounts and dividends on securities classified as available-for-sale are also included in the Statements of Operations as part of “Financial Income” or “Financial Expenses,” as applicable.

The Company recognizes an impairment charge when the decline in the fair values of these investments below their cost basis is deemed to be other-than-temporary. The Company considers various factors in determining whether to recognize an impairment charge, including the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been below the cost basis, the current financial condition of the investee and the Company’s intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value. The Company recognized an other-than-temporary impairment in its available-for-sale securities of $0 and $(42,000) and realized losses of $0 and $31,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

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Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are short-term, highly-liquid investments and deposits that have original maturities of three months or less at the time of investment and that are readily convertible to cash.

Inventory

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market, where cost includes material and labor. The Company regularly monitors inventory quantities on hand and records a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on the Company’s estimated forecast of future product demand and production requirements. Although the Company makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of its forecasts of future product demand, any significant unanticipated changes in demand or technological developments would significantly impact the value of the inventory and the reported operating results. If actual market conditions are different than the Company’s assumptions, additional provisions may be required. The Company’s estimates of future product demand may prove to be inaccurate, in which case the Company may have understated or overstated the provision required for excess and obsolete inventory. In the future, if the inventory is determined to be overvalued, the Company would be required to recognize such costs in its cost of sales at the time of such determination. If the Company’s inventory is determined to be undervalued, the Company may have overstated its cost of sales in previous periods and would be required to recognize additional operating income only when the undervalued inventory was sold. During the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company did not write-down any inventory.

The Company adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 151, “Inventory Costs” (“FASB 151”), as of January 1, 2006, which did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. FASB 151 requires that abnormal idle facility expenses be recognized as current-period charges, and that allocation of fixed production overhead costs to inventory be based on normal capacity of the production facility.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the financial instruments included in the Company’s working capital approximates carrying value. The Syntek Promissory Note, the Senior Secured Note and the 2006 Convertible Note delivered in the 2006 Financing and the 2007 Convertible Note delivered in the 2007 Financing are presented in the Balance Sheets as “Long-Term Liabilities,” at approximately their estimated fair value.

Debt Issuance Costs

 Costs incurred in the issuance of the 2007 Convertible Note in the 2007 Financing included cash payments to legal advisors in the three months ended March 31, 2007. Costs incurred in the issuance of the 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note to the Company’s financial advisor included warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock and cash payments to legal and financial advisors in the year ended December 31, 2006. In the year ended December 31, 2006, the fair value of the warrants was determined based on the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Issuance cost are deferred and amortized as a component of interest expense over the period from issuance through the first redemption date.

Extinguishment of Debt

As noted above, in the 2007 Financing, the Company repaid the 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note. The Company accounted for this repayment as “extinguishment of debt” under the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 96-19, “Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments” (“EITF 96-19”). The 2007 Convertible Note was initially recorded at fair value, and that amount was used to determine the debt extinguishment loss of $3,263,000 recognized as a result of $2,231,000 unamortized accretion and $1,032,000 unamortized issuance expenses related to the 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the related asset.

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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS No. 144”), requires that long-lived assets, including definite life intangible assets to be held and used or disposed of by an entity, be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. Under SFAS No. 144, if the sum of the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) of the long-lived assets is less than the carrying amount, the Company would recognize an impairment loss and would write down the assets to their estimated fair values.

Revenue Recognition

The Company generates revenues from sales of its products. As of March 31, 2007, the Company’s revenues from services were not significant. The Company’s products are off-the-shelf products, sold “as is,” without further adjustment or installation. When establishing a relationship with a new customer, the Company also may sell these products together as a package, in which case the Company typically ships products at the same time to the customer.

 Revenues from the Company’s products are recorded when (a) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (b) delivery has occurred and customer acceptance requirements have been met, if any, and the Company has no additional obligations; (c) the price is fixed or determinable; and (d) collection of payment is reasonably assured. The Company’s standard sales terms generally do not include customer acceptance provisions. However, where there is a right of return, customer acceptance provision or there is uncertainty about customer acceptance, the associated revenue is deferred until the Company has evidence of customer acceptance.

EITF No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables” (“EITF No. 00-21”), addresses when and how an arrangement involving multiple deliverables should be divided into separate units of accounting. The Company’s multiple deliverables arrangements are those arrangements with new customers in which the Company sells its products together as a package. Because the Company delivers these off-the-shelf products at the same time and the four revenue recognition criteria discussed above are met at that time, the adoption of EITF No. 00-21 had no impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

The Company recognizes revenues related to the exclusivity provisions contained in the equipment purchase agreement with Arcadian Networks, Inc. on a straight line basis, over the 10-year term of that agreement.

Product Warranty

The Company provides for product warranty costs when it recognizes revenue from sales of its products. The provision is calculated as a percentage of sales, based on historical experience.

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and consist primarily of personnel, facilities, equipment and supplies for research and development activities. Grants received from the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Israel and other research foundations are deducted from research and development expenses as the related costs are incurred or as the related milestone is met.

Loss Per Share of Common Stock

Basic and diluted loss per share are calculated and presented in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share” (“SFAS No. 128”), for all periods presented. All outstanding stock options and shares of restricted stock have been excluded from the calculation of the diluted loss per share because all such securities are not dilutive for the presented periods. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the total number of shares of common stock related to outstanding options and the 2007 Convertible Note and warrants issued in connection with the 2006 Financing and restricted stock excluded from the calculations of diluted loss per share were 10,118,466. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, the total number of shares of common stock related to outstanding options and the 2006 Convertible Note, warrants issued in connection with the 2006 Financing and restricted stock excluded from the calculations of diluted loss per share were 7,579,390.

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Stock-Based Compensation

Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for employees’ stock-based compensation under the intrinsic value model in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”) and related interpretations. In accordance with SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”), as amended by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosure”.

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”). SFAS 123(R) supersedes APB 25 and related interpretations and amends SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows.” SFAS 123(R) requires that awards classified as equity awards be accounted for using the grant-date fair value method. The fair value of stock options is determined based on the number of shares granted and the price of the Company’s common stock, and determined based on the Black-Scholes, Monte Carlo and the binomial option-pricing models, net of estimated forfeitures. The Company estimated forfeitures based on historical experience and anticipated future conditions. The Monte Carlo valuation model is used only for stock options granted to executives in 2005 and 2006 if vesting is subject to market condition criteria.

In March 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (“SAB 107”). SAB 107 provides supplemental implementation guidance on SFAS 123(R), including guidance on valuation methods, inventory capitalization of stock-based compensation cost, income statement effects, disclosures and other issues. SAB 107 requires stock-based compensation to be classified in the same expense line items as cash compensation. The Company has applied the provisions of SAB 107 in its adoption of SFAS 123(R). In addition, the Company has reclassified stock-based compensation from prior periods to correspond to current period presentation within the same operating expense line items as cash compensation paid to employees.

The Company elected to recognize compensation cost for options granted with service conditions that have graded vesting schedules using the graded vesting attribution method.

The Company elected to adopt the modified prospective transition method permitted by SFAS 123(R). Under this transition method, the Company implemented SFAS 123(R) as of the first quarter of 2006 with no restatement of prior periods. The valuation provisions of SFAS 123(R) apply to new awards and to awards modified, repurchased or cancelled after January 1, 2006. Additionally, compensation cost for the portion of awards for which the requisite service has not been rendered that are outstanding as of January 1, 2006 are recognized over the remaining service period using the grant-date fair value of those awards as calculated for pro forma disclosure purposes under SFAS 123.

In November 2005, FASB issued Staff Position No. SFAS 123(R)-3 “Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards.” The Company has elected to adopt the alternative transition method provided in this FASB Staff Position for calculating the tax effects of stock-based compensation pursuant to SFAS 123(R). The alternative transition method includes simplified methods to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool related to the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation, which is available to absorb tax deficiencies recognized after adoption of SFAS 123(R).  As of January 1, 2006, the cumulative effect of the Company’s adoption of SFAS 123(R) was not material.

The Company accounts for equity instruments issued to third party service providers (non-employees) in accordance with the fair value of the instruments based on an option-pricing model, pursuant to the guidance in EITF 96-18 “Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling Goods or Services.” The Company revaluates the fair value of the options granted over the related service periods and recognizes the value over the vesting period using the Black-Scholes model.

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The fair value of each stock option granted during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes and the binomial valuation models, using the following assumptions:

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Black-Scholes model assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rates ranges

 

4.68%

 

4.66%-4.74%

 

Weighted-average expected life range

 

10

 

2.5-5.0

 

Volatility ranges

 

0.61

 

0.62-0.76

 

Dividend yields

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Monte Carlo valuation model assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

4.60%

 

Weighted-average expected life

 

 

5.22

 

Volatility

 

 

0.61

 

Dividend yields

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Binomial valuation model assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rates ranges

 

4.46%-5.16%

 

4.20%-4.60%

 

Weighted-average expected life range

 

2.79-6.54

 

0.08-8.42

 

Volatility ranges

 

0.33-0.85

 

0.61-0.63

 

Dividend yields

 

 

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2006, FASB issued Staff Position EITF 00-19-2, “Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements” (“EITF 00-19-2”). EITF 00-19-2 specifies that the contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement should be separately recognized and measured in accordance with SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies.” EITF 00-19-2 is effective immediately for registration payment arrangements and the financial instruments subject to those arrangements that are entered into or modified after December 21, 2006. For registration payment arrangements and financial instruments subject to those arrangements that were entered into prior to December 21, 2006, the guidance in the EITF 00-19-2 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company does not expect FSP EITF 00-19-2 to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). This standard permits companies to choose to measure many financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. This statement will be effective for the Company as applicable beginning January 1, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of SFAS 159 would have on its consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the 2006 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2007 presentation.

2.             Inventory, net

Inventory is comprised of the following:

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands of U. S. $)

 

Raw materials

 

$

421

 

$

395

 

Work in process

 

455

 

445

 

Finished goods

 

1,444

 

1,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,320

 

$

2,362

 

 

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3.             Agreement with Arcadian Networks, Inc.

On March 31, 2006, the Company entered into an Equipment Purchase Agreement (the “ANI Agreement”) with Arcadian Networks, Inc. (“ANI”). Davidi Gilo, the Company’s Chairman of the board of directors and former Chief Executive Officer, is also the Chairman of the board of directors of ANI and the sole member of the limited liability company that is the general partner of a major stockholder of ANI. Avraham Fischer, a director of the Company, is co-chief executive officer and a director of Clal Industries and Investments, Ltd. (“Clal”), which invested $20,000,000 in ANI in August 2006.  Goldman, Sachs & Co., a major stockholder in the Company and holder of the 2007 Convertible Note is a stockholder of ANI.

Pursuant to the ANI Agreement, the Company sells certain of its products and services to ANI over a 10-year term. The Company distributes these products to ANI on an exclusive basis in the United States, Canada and the Gulf of Mexico (the “Relevant Territory”) to identified markets if: (a) ANI makes two payments of $4,000,000 during each of the first two years of the ANI Agreement; (b) ANI meets specified annual minimum product purchase amounts; and (c) ANI’s outstanding balances are below specified amounts. The exclusivity payments are not refundable under any circumstances.

Exclusivity after the second year will depend on ANI’s meeting the minimum purchase amounts. In addition, to maintain its exclusivity rights in the ANI Agreement, ANI must purchase at least 25% of its minimum product purchase amounts within the first six months of any given year, and at least 32% within the first six months of any given year if ANI purchases from third parties more than 15% of products with similar functionality to the products covered by the ANI Agreement.

The ANI Agreement fixes the product prices for the first two years, after which time prices are subject to adjustment according to the amount of product purchased by ANI compared to specified forecasted purchase amounts.

The ANI Agreement does not prohibit the Company from selling any of its products or services to areas outside of the Relevant Territory. In addition, the Company may sell its products within the Relevant Territory to end users or resellers other than those engaged in the following markets: (a) electricity generation, transmission or distribution (both downstream and upstream); (b) oil or gas exploration, manufacture, transportation or distribution; (c) water utility; (d) chemical manufacture; (e) mining; (f) environmental monitoring or protection; (g) transportation facilities (including railroads); (h) border control; and (i) public safety. Specifically, the Company may sell its products in the Relevant Territory to cable television customers.

The Company received an initial purchase order for $10,000,000 on March 31, 2006 (related to products to be purchased in the first year of the ANI Agreement) and the first exclusivity payment of $4,000,000 on April 3, 2006 which satisfied ANI’s requirements for exclusivity in the first year of the ANI Agreement. As of March 31, 2007, the Company had not received the second $4,000,000 exclusivity payment.

For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company recognized revenue of $161,000 under the ANI Agreement, which included income related to the exclusivity payment of $100,000 and product maintenance of $61,000. The Company will recognize the exclusivity payments from ANI over the 10-year term of the ANI Agreement. As of the date of this report, ANI did not have an outstanding accounts receivable balance and the Company had deferred revenues from ANI sales of $3,679,000.

4.             Promissory Note

On June 30, 2004, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Xtend, an Israeli privately-held company that was a development stage company at the time. As part of the purchase, the Company delivered a Promissory Note in the principal amount of $6,500,000 originally payable on March 31, 2007 (the “Syntek Promissory Note”). The Company accounted for the Syntek Promissory Note as contingent consideration since it was payable only if the Company was unable to meet certain key provisions, as described in the Syntek Promissory Note. These key provisions were amended on December 16, 2005 as follows:

·                                           the maturity date was extended by one year from March 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008;

·                                          the provision that would have allowed acceleration of the Syntek Promissory Note if the sum of the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts receivables, net of short- and long-term debt, was less than $20,000,000 on December 31, 2005 or June 30, 2006 was waived;

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·                                           The Syntek Promissory Note provides for cancellation in the event that:

(a)                                 the Company’s revenue (including that of all subsidiaries, except for newly acquired businesses) equals or exceeds $60,000,000 million and gross margin equal or exceeds 35%, for the year ended December 31, 2007;

(b)                                beginning on the first day that the Company’s common stock closes at or above $18.00 per share and at any time thereafter, a sale by the holder of all of its Remaining Shares at an average sales price at or above $18.00 per share. “Remaining Shares” means those shares of the Company’s common stock received by the holder in connection with the acquisition;

(c)                                 all of the Remaining Shares are included in a successfully concluded secondary offering (on Form S-3 or otherwise) at an offering price at or above $18.00 per share in which the holder either (i) sells all of the Remaining Shares or (ii) is provided an opportunity to sell all of such shares into such secondary offering and elects not to sell, provided that the successfully concluded offering included no fewer than the number of Remaining Shares; or

(d)                                the receipt by the holder of a bona fide offer for the purchase of all of the Remaining Shares at an average sales price at or above $18.00 per share. A “bona fide” offer means a fully funded and unconditional offer for purchase by a buyer who has provable and sufficient financial resources to purchase all of the Remaining Shares for cash within a commercially reasonable period of time from the date of offer, not to exceed 30 days.

As security for the amended Syntek Promissory Note, the Company delivered a $5,000,000 irrevocable letter of credit, and deposited $5,000,000 with an Israeli bank and agreed to restrictions on withdrawal of this amount until the letter of credit is cancelled.  The letter of credit will be cancelled if, for 45 consecutive trading days, all of the following conditions exist: (a) the weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock is equal to or higher than $18.00 per share; (b) the average daily trading volume of the Company’s common stock is higher than 150,000 shares per day; and (c) the holder is lawfully able to sell publicly in one transaction or in a series of transactions, during such 45 consecutive trading days, all of its shares of the Company’s common stock without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The Company determined that, as of the time of the amendment of the Syntek  Promissory Note in December 2005 and immediately prior to its amendment, the contingency had been resolved and therefore the Company recorded $6,500,000 as additional consideration paid in the Xtend acquisition. This resulted in an increase to the intangible assets acquired. Following an impairment test performed on the intangible assets, the assets were immediately impaired. In addition, the Company estimated the fair value of the amended Syntek Promissory Note at $3,967,000 and recorded this amount in the Balance Sheets as a long-term liability under “Promissory note.” The Company recorded $2,533,000, the difference between the value of the amended Syntek Promissory Note and the original Syntek Promissory Note, as “Gain Resulting from Amendment to Promissory Note” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. In future periods the Company will record an accretion to the value of the amended Syntek Promissory Note up to $6,500,000. The Company will record the accretion of $2,533,000 as finance expenses during the remaining term of the amended Syntek Promissory Note, unless it is cancelled as provided above. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company recorded $323,000 in financial expenses related to the accretion of the amended Syntek Promissory Note.

 

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5.                                      Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of the following:

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands of U.S. $)

 

Withholding tax

 

$

3,577

 

$

3,321

 

Compensation and benefits

 

2,185

 

1,995

 

Royalties

 

950

 

940

 

Professional fees

 

322

 

361

 

Deferred rent

 

361

 

354

 

Interest payable to Goldman, Sachs & Co.

 

14

 

285

 

Warranty*

 

57

 

66

 

Deferred revenues

 

70

 

66

 

Other

 

604

 

489

 

 

 

$

8,140

 

$

7,877

 


*                    The changes in the warranty balances consist of the following:

 

Three Months
Ended
March 31,

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands of U.S. $)

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

66

 

$

104

 

Usage of warranty

 

 

(59

)

Product warranty issued for new sales

 

23

 

177

 

Changes in accrual of warranty periods ending

 

(32

)

(156

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

57

 

$

66

 

 

6.                                      Severance Liabilities

The amounts paid related to severance and severance expenses were:

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands of U.S. $)

 

Amounts paid related to severance

 

$

129

 

$

174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance expenses*

 

$

310

 

$

397

 


*                    With respect to the Company’s Israeli employees, the Company expects to contribute $366,000 to a defined contribution plan and $159,000 to insurance and pension plans for the year ended December 31, 2007 (includes amounts contributed in the three months ended March 31, 2007).

7.                                      Financing

2007 Financing

 On March 28, 2007, the Company issued the 2007 Convertible Note ($35,000,000 principal; 5% annual interest), initially convertible into 3,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to Goldman, Sachs & Co., of which $17,500,000 was used to pay off in full the Company’s outstanding 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note delivered in the 2006 Financing described below.

The 2007 Convertible Note is convertible at the holder’s option into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $10.00 per share, provided, that in no event may the holder own of record more than 14.8% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. In the event of a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the 2007 Convertible Note to include sales of the Company’s assets and certain business combination transactions), the

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holder may, at its option, require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the 2007 Convertible Note at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus all accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and, subject to specified conditions, may be entitled to a cash “make-whole” premium, calculated in accordance with the terms of the 2007 Convertible Note.

Under the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement executed in connection with the 2007 Convertible Note, the Company is required to file a registration statement on Form S-3 registering the resale of the shares issuable upon conversion of the 2007 Convertible Note for an initial two-year period, subject to extension under specified circumstances.

The Company accounted for the issuance of the 2007 Convertible Note (and the resulting repayment of the 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note) as extinguishment of debt under EITF 96-19. As a result of the extinguishment of the 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note, the Company recorded $3,263,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2007 as financial expenses consisting of $2,231,000 of unamortized accretion and $1,032,000 of unamortized issuance expenses.

In accordance with the provisions of EITF 96-19, the Company recorded the 2007 Convertible Note at its fair value, which is estimated at $35,000,000. The 2007 Financing resulted in estimated net proceeds to the Company of approximately $17,350,000, following pay off of the 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note and payment of issuance expenses of approximately $150,000.

2006 Financing

On March 23, 2006, the Company closed the private placement of $25,000,000 of common stock, a Convertible Note, a Senior Secured Note and warrants to purchase common stock to Goldman, Sachs & Co. In the 2006 Financing, the Company issued (a) 1,353,365 shares of common stock, (b) the 2006 Convertible Note ($10,000,000; 10% annual interest), (c) the Senior Secured Note ($7,500,000 principal; 9.5% annual interest), and (d) warrants to purchase 298,617 shares of common stock. The transaction resulted in estimated net proceeds to the Company of approximately $23,400,000.

The Company allocated the proceeds received in the 2006 Financing to the different instruments based on the relative fair value of each instrument as follows:

 

 

 

Relative fair

 

 

 

Face value

 

value

 

1,353,365 shares of common stock

 

$

7,500,000

 

$

8,260,000

 

10% Convertible Note

 

10,000,000

 

10,111,000

 

9.5% Senior Secured Note

 

7,500,000

 

4,830,000

 

Warrants to purchase 298,617 shares of common stock for $0.10 per share

 

 

1,799,000

 

Total gross proceeds received in 2006 Financing

 

$

25,000,000

 

$

25,000,000

 

 

The estimated issuance costs of the 2006 Financing were approximately $1,993,000 including (a) a $1,210,000 payment and issuance of warrants to purchase 79,559 shares of the Company’s common stock, at exercise prices ranging from $0.10 to $10.00 (at an estimated fair value of $366,000), to the Company’s financial advisor and (b) approximately $417,000 for legal and other professional fees and costs. Of these estimated issuance costs, $806,000 and $385,000 were allocated to the 2006 Convertible Note and the Senior Secured Note, respectively. These costs were amortized based on the effective interest amortization method through the five-year term until maturity of the notes and recorded as interest expense, based on the effective interest method of amortization.  The issuance costs described above were allocated to the different instruments based on their relative fair values.

As noted above, the Company repaid in full the 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note with proceeds from the 2007 Financing, and the unamortized accretion and unamortized issuance expenses were extinguished at that time.

8.                                      Stock-Based Compensation

Common Stock Reserved for Issuance

As of March 31, 2007, the Company reserved approximately 727,709 shares of common stock for issuance, upon exercise of stock options and issuance of shares of restricted stock reserved under its stock-based compensation plans.  These shares are available for issuance under the plans described below.

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Stock Option Plans

The Company has the following stock option plans: the 1999 Employee and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan and the Third Amended and Restated 2000 Employee and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (the “2000 Plan”). The Company’s 1996 Equity Incentive Plan expired by its terms as of February 3, 2006. The Company currently makes grants only from the 2000 Plan, which permits the grant of incentive stock options (“ISOs”) to employees, nonstatutory stock options to employees, directors and consultants and stock options which comply with Israeli law if granted to persons who are subject to Israel income tax. The 2000 Plan also provides for the awards of restricted stock and stock bonuses.

ISOs must have an exercise price equal to the fair value of the common stock on the grant date as determined by the Company’s board of directors. The period within which the option may be exercised is determined at the time of grant, but may not be longer than 10 years. The number of shares reserved under the 2000 Plan is subject to automatic annual increases on the first day of each fiscal year, equal to the lesser of 1,000,000 shares or 10% of the number of outstanding shares on the last day of the immediately preceding year. On May 10, 2007, the Company’s stockholders increased the 1,000,000 shares added annually to the 2000 Plan to 1,500,000 shares effective as of January 1, 2008 and, effective immediately, added an additional 1,000,000 shares to the total number available for issuance under the 2000 Plan.

In August 2005, the Company granted certain employees options to purchase 145,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share. The market price on the date of grant was $6.75, which resulted in deferred stock compensation of $964,000, of which $222,000 was amortized during the year ended December 31, 2005 under APB No. 25.

In March 2005, the Company granted certain executives 630,000 options to purchase shares of common stock for $7.50 to $10.50 per share. The options vest and become exercisable if the closing price of the Company’s common stock is at or above specified prices for 10 trading days out of any 30 consecutive trading days, so long as the optionee remains an employee of or consultant to the Company on the 10th day of the period. The options expire five years after the grant date, or, if earlier, 90 days after the optionee is no longer an employee of or consultant to the Company. As of March 31, 2007, 135,000 of these stock options were forfeited. In the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company recorded expenses of $117,000 and $117,000, respectively, related to these stock options.

In March 2007, the Company granted its Vice Chairman of the board of directors 250,000 options to purchase shares of common stock for $6.31 per share. This grant was made to the Vice Chairman in his individual capacity as a consultant to the Company. The options vest and become exercisable in equal monthly installments over 48 months. These stock options may be accelerated upon the occurrence of specified events, including certain financing events, approval of the Company’s products in identified cable companies or upon a “Change of Control” (as defined in the Consulting Agreement). In the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company recorded expenses of $36,000 related to these stock options.

Grant of Stock Options to Davidi Gilo

On February 10, 2006, the Company’s Compensation Committee approved the grant of stock options to Mr. Gilo, Chairman of the board of directors, to purchase 900,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. At the time, Mr. Gilo also was Chief Executive Officer of the Company. These options vest as follows:

(a)                 300,000 shares vested upon the closing of the Financing.

(b)                300,000 shares vest at such time as the per share price of the Company’s common stock closes at or above $10.44 for a period of any 22 (consecutive or non-consecutive) trading days, so long as Mr. Gilo remains an employee of or consultant to the Company on the 22nd day of such period.

(c)                 300,000 shares vest at such time as the per share price of the Company’s common stock closes at or above $15.66 for a period of any 22 (consecutive or non-consecutive) trading days, so long as Mr. Gilo remains an employee of or consultant to the Company on the 22nd day of such period.

The Company recorded stock-based compensation expenses of $750,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 related to the 300,000 options granted to Mr. Gilo that vested upon the closing of the 2006 Financing. In connection with the 600,000 stock options granted to Mr. Gilo which vest based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock, the Company recorded $79,000 and $30,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These stock-based compensation expenses were determined based on the Monte Carlo valuation method.

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Restricted Stock

Recipients of shares of restricted stock are entitled to cash dividends, to the extent paid, and to vote their shares throughout the restricted period. The shares are valued at the market price on the grant date, and compensation is amortized ratably over the vesting period. The Company must recognize compensation expenses for shares of restricted stock subject to designated performance criteria if the performance criteria are being attained or it is probable that they will be attained.

In July 2004, the Company granted a former Xtend employee 146,000 shares of restricted stock, of which 71,000 shares have vested and 75,000 shares were to vest subject to designated performance criteria. In the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company did not record compensation expenses since it did not achieve the performance conditions related to the remaining restricted stock.

A summary of stock option plans, shares of restricted stock and related information, under all of the Company’s equity incentive plans as of March 31, 2007 is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Options/Shares

 

 

 

average

 

Weighted

 

 

 

available

 

Number

 

exercise

 

average

 

 

 

for grants

 

outstanding

 

price

 

fair value

 

Balance at January 1, 2007

 

559

 

6,063

 

$

5.41

 

 

Authorized

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

Granted*

 

(1,130

)

1,130

 

$

5.86

 

$

2.65

 

Exercised

 

 

(278

)

$

4.82

 

 

Cancelled

 

299

 

(299

)

$

6.53

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2007

 

728

 

6,616

 

$

5.46

 

 


*                    Includes 51,250 options granted to non-employee directors in the three months ended March 31, 2007 and additional 250,000 options granted to the Vice Chairman who also serves as a consultant.

The following table summarizes information concerning outstanding and exercisable options under stock option plans as of March 31, 2007:

 

 

Options outstanding

 

Options exercisable

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

average

 

average

 

 

 

average

 

 

 

 

 

remaining

 

exercise

 

 

 

exercise

 

Range of exercise

 

Number

 

contractual

 

price per

 

Number

 

price per

 

Prices

 

outstanding

 

life

 

Share

 

exercisable

 

share

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

(In years)

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Plans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.10

 

126

 

3.52

 

$

0.10

 

44

 

$

0.10

 

0.99

 

3

 

0.86

 

0.99

 

3

 

0.99

 

2.27-3.40

 

637

 

3.71

 

3.24

 

470

 

3.20

 

3.57-5.22

 

2,725

 

4.89

 

4.64

 

1,405

 

4.43

 

5.60-8.39

 

2,999

 

4.41

 

6.73

 

1,048

 

6.76

 

8.43-10.50

 

126

 

2.70

 

9.44

 

35

 

9.05

 

 

 

6,616

 

4.49

 

$

5.46

 

3,005

 

$

5.04

 

 

9.                                      Comprehensive Loss

The components of comprehensive loss are as follows:

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands of U.S. $)

 

Loss

 

$

(11,039

)

$

(7,980

)

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

 

(1

)

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(11,040

)

$

(7,980

)

 

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10.          Segment Reporting

The Company’s business is divided into two segments: “Cable Solutions” and “Wireless Solutions.”

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands of U.S. $)

 

Consolidated revenues from:

 

 

 

 

 

Cable Solutions

 

$

462

 

$

463

 

Wireless Solutions:

 

 

 

 

 

Related party

 

161

 

1,800

 

Other

 

 

106

 

 

 

161

 

1,906

 

Consolidated revenues

 

$

623

 

$

2,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss:

 

 

 

 

 

Cable Solutions

 

$

(5,605

)

$

(2,690

)

Wireless Solutions

 

(1,266

)

(4,864

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total consolidated operating loss

 

(6,871

)

(7,554

)

Financial income

 

244

 

155

 

Financial expenses

 

(4,162

)

(424

)

Income taxes

 

(250

)

(157

)

Loss for the period

 

$

(11,039

)

$

(7,980

)

 

The following provides information on the Company’s assets:

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands of U.S. $)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

 

$

31,154

 

$

18,688

 

Restricted cash

 

5,000

 

5,000

 

Debt issuance costs, net

 

150

 

1,074

 

Cable Solutions

 

3,370

 

3,139

 

Wireless Solutions

 

3,224

 

4,248

 

 

 

$

42,898

 

$

32,149

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands of U.S. $)

 

Expenditures for long-lived assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cable Solutions

 

$

148

 

$

17

 

Wireless Solutions

 

58

 

17

 

 

 

$

206

 

$

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Cable Solutions

 

$         158

 

$         115

 

Wireless Solutions

 

60

 

114

 

 

 

$         218

 

$         229

 

 

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The following is a summary of operations within geographic areas based on the location of the customers:

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands of U.S. $)

 

Revenues from sales to affiliated and unaffiliated customers in the:

 

 

 

 

 

Cable Solutions segment:

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

462

 

$

463

 

Wireless Solutions segment:

 

 

 

 

 

North America, related party

 

161

 

1,800

 

North America

 

 

95

 

Rest of the world

 

 

11

 

 

 

$

161

 

$

1,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

623

 

$

2,369

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands of U.S. $)

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

 

 

 

Israel

 

$

1,020

 

$

1,008

 

United States

 

642

 

668

 

 

 

$

1,662

 

$

1,676

 

 

Sales to major customers out of total revenues are as follows:

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Customer A

 

72

%

18

%

Customer B (related party)

 

26

%

76

%

 

11.          Subsequent Event

Employment of Davidi Gilo, the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors

On April 5, 2007, the Company entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Davidi Gilo (the “2007 Gilo Agreement”), which replaces and supersedes his employment agreement executed in 2006.

Under the 2007 Gilo Agreement, Mr. Gilo will continue to serve as the Company’s Chairman of the board of directors (subject to approval of the Company’s stockholders and until his successor is duly appointed and elected). The amendment has the same three-year term as his 2006 employment agreement (beginning February 2006), with automatic renewals thereafter for terms of one year each, subject to termination upon prior notice by either party. In exchange for 20 hours of services per week, Mr. Gilo will receive an annual base salary of $200,000, which will be reviewed on or before December 31, 2007 and thereafter based on Mr. Gilo’s services and the Company’s financial results. Mr. Gilo is eligible to receive employee benefits available to all employees, is eligible to participate in bonus plans that may be adopted by the Company’s board of directors and will be entitled to an additional annual bonus based on his and the Company’s performance each year as determined by the Company’s board of directors or Compensation Committee.  In addition, Mr. Gilo is eligible for stock options that the Company may award, and he accrues 30 days of paid vacation for each 12 months of employment, up to a maximum of 60 days.

If the Company terminates his employment without “Cause” (as defined in the 2007 Gilo Agreement), all of Mr. Gilo’s unvested options vest immediately and Mr. Gilo will receive a severance payment equal to the greater of (a) the full amount of compensation that Mr. Gilo could have expected under the 2007 Gilo Agreement (based on his total compensation (salary and bonus) earned in 2007) through the end of the term; or (b) the full amount of compensation that Mr. Gilo could have expected under the 2007 Gilo Agreement for 18 months (based on his total compensation (salary and bonus) earned in 2007).

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If the Company terminates his employment without Cause after the initial three-year term, all of Mr. Gilo’s unvested options shall immediately and Mr. Gilo will receive a severance payment equal to the full amount of the compensation that Mr. Gilo could have expected under the 2007 Gilo Agreement for 18 months (based on his total compensation (salary and bonus) earned in 2007).

If the Company terminates his employment  for Cause, Mr. Gilo will receive a severance payment equal to full amount of the compensation that Mr. Gilo could have expected under the 2007 Gilo Agreement for three months (based on his total compensation (salary and bonus) earned in 2007).

If Mr. Gilo voluntarily terminates his employment, Mr. Gilo shall receive a severance payment equal to the full amount of the compensation that Mr. Gilo could have expected under the 2007 Gilo Agreement for nine months (based on his total compensation (salary and bonus) earned in 2007).

 

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Item 2.                                   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The matters addressed in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, with the exception of the historical information presented, contain forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth in Item 1A below and elsewhere in this report.

Overview

We provide cable and wireless broadband access solutions through two business segments: our “Cable Solutions” segment and our “Wireless Solutions” segment. Our primary focus is now on our Cable Solutions segment, and significantly all of our internal resources are focused on enhancing our visibility in and penetration of the cable market. The recent additions of James A. Chiddix as the new Vice Chairman of our board of directors and Wayne H. Davis as our new Chief Executive Officer validate our efforts and increase our visibility within the cable industry.

Our products are designed to address four markets: Cable, Telecommunication, Utility and Wireless Internet Service Providers (“WISP”). Although we are engaged to various degrees in these distinct markets, some of our core technologies overlap with our respective solutions.

Our Cable Solutions segment includes products that are used to deliver telephony and data T1/E1 links to enterprise and cellular providers over cable’s wireless HFC networks. Additionally, our “Spectrum Overlay” technology is used to expand cable operators’ typical HFC network capacity in the “last mile” by up to two times in the downstream and up to four times in the upstream. Our Cable Solutions segment includes the results of operations of Xtend Networks Ltd., an Israeli privately-held company, and its wholly-owned, United States-based subsidiary, Xtend Networks Inc. (collectively, “Xtend”). We purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of Xtend on June 30, 2004 and consolidated its operations with our operations beginning July 1, 2004. For a discussion of our acquisition of Xtend, see note 7 of our 2006 annual Consolidated Financial Statements.

Our Wireless Solutions segment includes products which enable utilities and other network service providers to operate private wireless networks for communications, monitoring and Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition of their geographically disbursed, remote assets. Additionally, it includes our WISP and telecommunications products which address the needs of rural service providers to serve customers with wireless, high-speed data beyond the reach of traditional terrestrial networks.

On March 23, 2006, we closed the private placement of shares of common stock, a convertible note, a senior secured note and warrants to purchase common stock with Goldman, Sachs & Co. in exchange for $25,000,000 (the “2006 Financing”). In the 2006 Financing we issued (a) 1,353,365 shares of our common stock, (b) a $10,000,000 10% Convertible Note (the “2006 Convertible Note”), (c) a $7,500,000 9.5% Senior Secured Note (the “Senior Secured Note”), and (d) warrants to purchase 298,617 shares of our common stock, all of which were exercised in 2006. Our net proceeds from the 2006 Financing were approximately $23,400,000.

On March 28, 2007, we closed the private placement of a convertible note with Goldman, Sachs & Co. in exchange for $35,000,000 (the “2007 Convertible Note”), which included $17,500,000 of new funding and $17,500,000 of which we used to pay off the 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note delivered in the 2006 Financing. Our net proceeds from the 2007 Financing were approximately $17,350,000. See also note 7.

Critical Accounting Principles

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates, judgments and assumptions.

Our significant accounting principles are described in the notes to our 2006 annual consolidated financial statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. We determined the critical principles by

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considering accounting principles that involve the most complex or subjective decisions or assessments. We believe our most critical accounting principles include the following:

Revenue Recognition

We generate revenues from sales of our products. As of March 31, 2007, our revenues from services were not significant. Our products are off-the-shelf products, sold “as is,” without further adjustment or installation. When establishing a relationship with a new customer, we also may sell these products together as a package, in which case we typically ship products at the same time to the customer.

We record revenues from our products when (a) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (b) delivery has occurred and customer acceptance requirements have been met, if any, and we have no additional obligations; (c) the price is fixed or determinable; and (d) collection of payment is reasonably assured. Our standard sales terms generally do not include customer acceptance provisions. However, if there is a right of return, customer acceptance provision or uncertainty about customer acceptance, we defer the associated revenue until we have evidence of customer acceptance.

Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables,” addresses when and how an arrangement involving multiple deliverables should be divided into separate units of accounting. Our multiple deliverables arrangements are those arrangements with new customers in which we sell our products together as a package. Because we deliver these off-the-shelf products at the same time and the four revenue recognition criteria discussed above are met at that time, the adoption of EITF No. 00-21 had no impact on our financial position and results of operations.

We recognize revenues related to the exclusivity provisions contained in the equipment purchase agreement with Arcadian Networks, Inc. (“ANI”) described in note 4 of our 2006 annual Consolidated Financial Statements on a straight line basis, over the 10-year term of that agreement

Inventory

We regularly monitor inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on our estimated forecast of future product demand and production requirements. Although we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of our forecasts of future product demand, any significant unanticipated changes in demand or technological developments would significantly impact the value of our inventory and reported operating results. If actual market conditions are different from our assumptions, additional provisions may be required. Our estimate of future product demand may prove to be inaccurate, in which case we may have understated or overstated the provision required for excess and obsolete inventory. If we later determine that our inventory is overvalued, we would be required to recognize such costs in our costs of sales at the time of such determination. If we later determine that our inventory is undervalued, we may have overstated our costs of sales in previous periods and would be required to recognize additional operating income only when the undervalued inventory was sold.

We adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 151, “Inventory Costs” (“FASB 151”), as of January 1, 2006, which did not have a material effect on our financial statements. FASB 151 requires us to recognize abnormal idle facility expenses as current-period charges, and to allocate fixed production overhead costs to inventory based on normal capacity of the production facility.

Extinguishment of Debt

As noted above, in the 2007 Financing we repaid the 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note. We accounted for this repayment as “extinguishment of debt” under the Emerging Issues Task Force 96-19, “Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments” (“EITF 96-19”). The 2007 Convertible Note was initially recorded at fair value, and that amount was used to determine the debt extinguishment loss of $3,263,000 recognized as a result of $2,231,000 unamortized accretion and $1,032,000 unamortized issuance expenses related to the 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the financial instruments included in our working capital approximates carrying value. The Syntek Promissory Note, the Senior Secured Note and the 2006 Convertible Note delivered in the 2006 Financing and the 2007 Convertible Note delivered in the 2007 Financing are presented in the Balance Sheets as “Long-Term Liabilities,” at approximately their estimated fair value.

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Debt Issuance Costs

Costs incurred in the issuance of the 2007 Convertible Note included cash payments to legal advisors in the three months ended March 31, 2007. Costs incurred in the issuance of the 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note to the Company’s financial advisor included warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock and cash payments to legal and financial advisors in the year ended December 31, 2006. In the year ended December 31, 2006, the fair value of the warrants was determined based on the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Issuance cost are deferred and amortized as a component of interest expense over the period from issuance through the first redemption date.

Stock-Based Compensation

Prior to January 1, 2006, we accounted for employees’ stock-based compensation under the intrinsic value model in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”) and related interpretations. In accordance with SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”), as amended by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosure.”

Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”). SFAS 123 (R) supersedes APB 25 and related interpretations and amends SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows.” SFAS 123 (R) requires that awards classified as equity awards be accounted for using the grant-date fair value method. The fair value of stock options is determined based on the number of shares granted and the price of our common stock, and determined based on the Black-Scholes, Monte Carlo and the binomial option-pricing models, net of estimated forfeitures. We estimated forfeitures based on historical experience and anticipated future conditions. The Monte Carlo valuation model is used only for stock options granted to executives in 2005 and 2006 if vesting is subject to market condition criteria.

In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, “Share-Based Payment” (“SAB 107”). SAB 107 provides supplemental implementation guidance on SFAS 123 (R), including guidance on valuation methods, inventory capitalization of stock-based compensation cost, income statement effects, disclosures and other issues. SAB 107 requires stock-based compensation to be classified in the same expense line items as cash compensation. We applied the provisions of SAB 107 in our adoption of SFAS 123 (R). In addition, we have reclassified stock-based compensation from prior periods to correspond to current period presentation within the same operating expense line items as cash compensation paid to employees.

We elected to recognize compensation cost for an option granted with service conditions that have graded vesting schedules using the graded vesting attribution method.

We elected to adopt the modified prospective transition method permitted by SFAS 123(R). Under this transition method, we implemented SFAS 123(R) as of the first quarter of 2006 with no restatement of prior periods. The valuation provisions of SFAS 123 (R) apply to new awards and to awards modified, repurchased or cancelled after January 1, 2006. Additionally, we recognize compensation cost over the remaining service period for the portion of awards for which the requisite service has not been rendered using the grant-date fair value of those awards as calculated for pro forma disclosure purposes under SFAS 123.

In November 2005, FASB issued Staff Position No. SFAS 123(R)-3, “Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards” (“SFAS 123(R)-3”). We elected to adopt the alternative transition method provided in SFAS 123(R)-3 for calculating the tax effects of stock-based compensation pursuant to SFAS 123(R). The alternative transition method includes simplified methods to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool related to the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation, which is available to absorb tax deficiencies recognized after adoption of SFAS 123(R).

As of January 1, 2006, the cumulative effect of our adoption of SFAS 123(R) was not material.

We account for equity instruments issued to third party service providers (non-employees) in accordance with the fair value based on an option-pricing model, pursuant to the guidance in EITF 96-18 “Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling Goods or Services”. The fair value of the options granted is revalued over the related service periods and recognized over the vesting period, using the Black-Scholes model.

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Expense related to stock-based compensation is included in the following line items in the Statements of Operations:

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands of U.S. $)

 

Cost of revenues

 

$18

 

$14

 

Research and development

 

$130

 

$217

 

Sales and marketing

 

$291

 

$469

 

General and administrative

 

$447

 

$1,281

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2006, FASB issued Staff Position EITF 00-19-2, “Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements” (“EITF 00-19-2”). EITF 00-19-2 specifies that the contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement should be separately recognized and measured in accordance with SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies.” EITF 00-19-2 is effective immediately for registration payment arrangements and the financial instruments subject to those arrangements that are entered into or modified subsequent to December 21, 2006. For registration payment arrangements and financial instruments subject to those arrangements that were entered into prior to December 21, 2006, the guidance in EITF 00-19-2 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We do not expect EITF 00-19-2 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). This standard permits companies to choose to measure many financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. This statement will be effective for us as applicable beginning January 1, 2008. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of SFAS 159 would have on our consolidated financial statements.

Results of Operations

Revenues

Revenues decreased to $623,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2007 from $2,369,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2006. This decrease in revenues was primarily due to revenue of $161,000 compared to revenue of $1,800,000 from our Wireless Solutions segment for products sold to ANI in the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. ANI is a related party as discussed above in note 3. Our sales for the Cable Solutions segment were $462,000 and $463,000 for products sold to a top five cable MSO in the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Our revenue is concentrated among relatively few customers, as set forth in the following table. Though our principal revenue-generating customers are likely to vary on a quarterly basis, we anticipate that our revenues will remain concentrated among a few customers for the foreseeable future.

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Customer A

 

72

%

18

%

Customer B (related party)

 

26

%

76

%

 

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues consists of component and material costs, direct labor costs, warranty costs and overhead related to manufacturing our products.

Cost of revenues decreased to $698,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2007 from $1,810,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2006. This decrease in cost of revenues was primarily attributable to decreases in shipments of our products. Our gross margin during the three months ended March 31, 2007 decreased primarily due to the decrease in shipment of our products together with flat fixed costs. We anticipate that our gross margins will continue to fluctuate based on our product and customer mix, revenue level and inventory valuations.

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Research and Development

Our research and development expenses were $2,868,000 and $2,461,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Approximately $2,206,000 and $1,135,000 of these expenses were from our Cable Solutions segment and approximately $662,000 and $1,326,000 of these expenses were from our Wireless Solutions segment for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These expenses consist primarily of personnel, facilities, equipment and supplies and are charged to operations as incurred. A majority of our research and development activities are conducted in our facility in Israel.

The increase in our research and development expenses in our Cable Solutions segment during the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2006 resulted mainly from (a) an increase in salaries and compensation from $613,000 to $1,226,000 due to the increase in our Cable Solutions segment workforce compared to the workforce as of March 31, 2006 and (b) an increase of subcontractors, materials and other professional fees from $139,000 to $445,000.

Given our focus on our Cable Solutions segment, we anticipate that we will need to increase our research and development workforce in the Cable Solutions segment in future periods to meet our customer demands.

The decrease in our research and development expenses in our Wireless Solutions segment during the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2006 resulted mainly from (a) a decrease in salaries and compensation from $615,000 to $336,000 due to the decrease in our Wireless Solutions segment workforce compared to the workforce as of March 31, 2006, (b) a decrease of subcontractors, materials and other professional fees from $269,000 to $74,000 and (c) decreased charges for stock-based compensation from $118,000 to $17,000.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses decreased to $1,881,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $2,643,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2006. Of these expenses, $1,724,000 and $1,561,000 were from our Cable Solutions segment in the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $157,000 and $1,082,000 were from our Wireless Solutions segment in the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Sales and marketing expenses consist of salaries and related costs for sales and marketing employees, consulting fees and expenses for travel, trade shows, market research, branding and promotional activities.

The increase in our sales and marketing expenses in our Cable Solutions segment during the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2006 resulted mainly from an increase in salaries and compensation from $775,000 to $982,000 due to the increase in our Cable Solutions segment workforce compared to the workforce as of March 31, 2006. These amounts were partly offset by decreased charges for stock-based compensation from $328,000 to $288,000.

Given our focus on our Cable Solutions segment, we anticipate that our Cable Solutions segment sales and marketing workforce will increase in future periods as we increase our efforts to penetrate the Cable Solutions market and meet our customer demands.

The decrease in our sales and marketing expenses from our Wireless Solutions segment in the three months ended March 31, 2007 was mainly from (a) a decrease in salaries and compensation from $477,000 to $61,000 due to the decrease in our Wireless Solutions segment workforce compared to the workforce as of March 31, 2006, (b) decreased charges for stock-based compensation from $141,000 to $3,000, (c) a decrease in travel and entertainment expenses from $65,000 to $22,000, (d) a decrease of subcontractors, materials and other professional fees from $45,000 to $6,000 and (e) a decrease in overhead expenses from $245,000 to $43,000 related to the relocation of our sales and marketing support facilities of our Wireless Solutions segment from Palo Alto, California to Norcross, Georgia during 2006. Given this reduction and our general de-emphasis of our Wireless Solutions segment, we anticipate that sales and marketing expenses of our Wireless Solutions segment will decrease in future periods.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses were $2,047,000 compared to $3,009,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Of these expenses, approximately $1,520,000 and $285,000 were from our Cable Solutions segment and approximately $527,000 and $2,724,000 were from our Wireless Solutions segment during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. General and administrative expenses consisted primarily of personnel and related costs for general corporate functions, including finance, accounting, implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, strategic and business development and legal.

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The decrease in general and administrative expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2006 was primarily due to (a) decreased charges for stock-based compensation from $1,281,000 to $447,000 and (b) a decrease in professional fees from $332,000 to $209,000.

We expect general and administrative expenses to be higher in the future as we continue to implement internal controls over financial reporting as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and to execute our strategic plans and business development efforts.

Financial Income (Expense), Net

“Financial Income (expense), net” includes interest and investment income, foreign currency remeasurement gains and losses. Net interest expense was $3,918,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to net interest expense of $269,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006. As a result of the extinguishment of the 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note, we recorded $3,263,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2007 as financial expenses consisting of $2,231,000 of unamortized accretion and $1,032,000 of unamortized issuance expenses. In addition we had increased interest expenses due to our amended Syntek Promissory Note, 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note. These increases were partially offset by interest income derived mainly from our cash and short-term investment balances, and recognition of an other-than-temporary impairment in our available-for-sale securities of $0 and ($42,000) and realized losses of $0 and $31,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

We will incur increased interest expenses for the remainder of 2007 and beyond due to long-term debt issued in the 2007 Financing in which the 2007 Convertible Note bears an annual interest rate of 5% and due to the amortization of deferred expenses incurred as part of the 2007 Financing. Interest expenses also will increase given the accretion to the value of the $6,500,000 amended Syntek Promissory Note. We will record accretion of $2,533,000 throughout the term of the amended Syntek Promissory Note, unless the note is cancelled, of which we recorded $323,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2007.

Income Taxes

As of December 31, 2006, our Israeli subsidiaries had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $96,000,000. These carryforwards have no expiration date.

Our Israeli subsidiaries have been granted “Approved Enterprise” status for several investment programs. The Approved Enterprise status entitles these subsidiaries to receive tax exemption periods, ranging from two to six years, on undistributed earnings commencing in the year in which the subsidiaries attain taxable income. In addition, this Approved Enterprise status provides a reduced corporate tax rate of between 10% to 25% (as opposed to the usual Israeli corporate tax rate of 29% for 2007) for the remaining term of the program on the plan’s proportionate share of income.

Since our Israeli subsidiaries have not achieved taxable income, the tax benefits periods have not yet commenced. The subsidiaries’ losses are expected to offset certain future earnings of the subsidiaries during the tax-exempt period; therefore, the utilization of the net operating losses will generate no tax benefits. Accordingly, deferred tax assets from such losses have not been included in our 2006 annual consolidated financial statements. The entitlement to the above benefits is conditioned upon the subsidiaries fulfilling the conditions stipulated by the law, regulations published thereunder and the instruments of approval for the specific investments in approved enterprises.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2007, we had $31,154,000 of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.

Our consolidated financial statements are presented on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. We have experienced significant losses from operations since our incorporation. For the period ended March 31, 2007, we incurred a net loss of $11,039,000 and had an accumulated deficit of $275,615,000. Our ability to continue as a going concern will depend upon our ability to raise additional capital or attain profitable operations. In addition, we continue to seek to expand our revenue base by adding new customers. Failure to secure additional capital or to expand our revenue base to achieve profitability, would likely result in depleting our available funds and not being able to pay our obligations when they become due. The accompanying unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result if we are unable to continue as a going concern.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2007, net cash used in operations was $5,302,000, comprised mainly of our loss of $11,039,000, partially offset by (a) non-cash charges related to depreciation and amortization of $218,000, (b)  stock-based compensation of $886,000, (c) financing expenses of $3,715,000 resulting from accretion of the amended Syntek Promissory Note, the 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note delivered in the 2006 Financing and the 2007 Convertible Note delivered in the 2007 Financing, (d) an increase of liability for employee rights upon retirement of $234,000, and (e) changes in other working capital accounts of $688,000.

During the three months ended March 31, 2006, net cash used in operations was $4,087,000, comprised mainly of our loss of $7,980,000, partially offset by (a) non-cash charges related to depreciation and amortization of $229,000, (b) financing expenses of  $365,000 resulting from accretion of the amended Syntek Promissory Note, 2006 Convertible Note and Senior Secured Note, (c) stock-based compensation of $1,981,000, (d) an increase of liability for employee rights upon retirement of $301,000, and (e) changes in other working capital accounts of $1,017,000.

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, net cash provided by investing activities was $3,772,000 comprised of sales and maturities of our short-term investments net of $4,254,000 in purchases of short-term investments partially offset by $435,000 in purchases of property and equipment. During the three months ended March 31, 2006, net cash provided by investing activities was $3,674,000 comprised of $3,739,000 net of sales and purchases of our short-term investments partially offset by $34,000 in purchases of property and equipment.

Financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2007 were approximately $18,248,000 related to the 2007 Financing which included the 2007 Convertible Note and proceeds we received upon the exercise of stock options.  Financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2006 were approximately $24,874,000 and related to (a) the 2006 Financing, which included the issuance of our common stock, the 2006 Convertible Note, the Senior Secured Note and warrants to purchase our common stock, net of issuance cost and (b) proceeds we received upon the exercise of stock options. See note 7 above for additional information about the 2007 Financing and the 2006 Financing.

We have purchase obligations to our suppliers that support our operations in the normal cause of our business. The obligations require us to purchase minimum quantities of the suppliers’ products at a specified price. As of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, we had approximately $2,929,000 and $1,136,000, respectively, of purchase obligations. These obligations are expected to become payable at various times through 2007.

Subsequent Event

Employment of Davidi Gilo, our Chairman of the Board of Directors

On April 5, 2007, we entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Davidi Gilo (the “2007 Gilo Agreement”), which replaced and superseded his employment agreement executed in 2006.

Under the 2007 Gilo Agreement, Mr. Gilo will continue to serve as our Chairman of the board of directors (subject to approval of our stockholders and until his successor is duly appointed and elected). The 2007 Gilo Agreement has the same three-year term as his 2006 agreement, with automatic renewals thereafter for terms of one year each, subject to termination upon prior notice by either party. In exchange for 20 hours of services per week, Mr. Gilo will receive an annual base salary of $200,000, which will be reviewed on or before December 31, 2007 and thereafter based on Mr. Gilo’s services and our financial results. Mr. Gilo is eligible to receive employee benefits available to all employees, is eligible to participate in bonus plans that may be adopted by our board of directors and will be entitled to an additional annual bonus based on his and our performance each year as determined by our board of directors or Compensation Committee.  In addition, Mr. Gilo is eligible for stock options that we award, and he shall accrue 30 days of paid vacation for each 12 months of employment.

If we terminate his employment without “Cause” (as defined in the 2007 Gilo Agreement), all of Mr. Gilo’s unvested options will vest immediately and Mr. Gilo will receive a severance payment equal to the greater of (a) the full amount of compensation that Mr. Gilo could have expected under the 2007 Gilo Agreement (based on his total compensation (salary and bonus) earned in 2007) through the end of the term; or (b) the full amount of compensation that Mr. Gilo could have expected under the 2007 Gilo Agreement for 18 months (based on his total compensation (salary and bonus) earned in 2007).

If we terminate his employment without Cause after the initial three-year term, all of Mr. Gilo’s unvested options will vest immediately and Mr. Gilo will receive a severance payment equal to the full amount of the compensation that Mr. Gilo could have expected under the 2007 Gilo Agreement for 18 months (based on his total compensation (salary and bonus) earned in 2007).

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If we terminate his employment for Cause, Mr. Gilo will receive a severance payment equal to full amount of the compensation that Mr. Gilo could have expected under the 2007 Gilo Agreement for three months (based on his total compensation (salary and bonus) earned in 2007).

If Mr. Gilo voluntarily terminates his employment, Mr. Gilo will receive a severance payment equal to the full amount of the compensation that Mr. Gilo could have expected under the 2007 Gilo Agreement for nine months (based on his total compensation (salary and bonus) earned in 2007).

Forward-Looking Statements

You should read Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes appearing elsewhere in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The matters addressed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, with the exception of the historical information presented, contain forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do not fully materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our business and results of operations to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include:

·                  our belief that our ability to continue as a going concern will depend upon our ability to raise additional capital or attain profitable operations;

·                  our belief that failure to secure additional capital or to expand our revenue base to achieve profitability would likely result in depleting our available funds and not being able to pay our obligations when they become due;

·                  our belief that our most critical accounting policies include policies related to revenue recognition, inventory, extinguishment of debt, fair value of financial instruments, debt issuance costs and stock-based compensation;

·                  our expectation that EITF 00-19-2 will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements;

·                  our anticipation that our revenues will remain concentrated among a few customers for the foreseeable future;

·                  our anticipation that our gross margins will continue to fluctuate based on our product and customer mix, revenue level and inventory valuations;

·                  our anticipation that we will need to increase our research and development workforce in the Cable Solutions segment in future periods to meet our customer demands;

·                  our anticipation that our Cable Solutions segment sales and marketing workforce will increase in future periods as we increase our efforts to penetrate the Cable Solutions market and meet our customer demands;

·                  our anticipation that sales and marketing expenses of our Wireless Solutions segment will decrease in future periods given the reduction in our expenses related to the relocation of our sales and marketing support facilities from California to George and our general de-emphasis of our Wireless Solutions segment;

·                  our expectation that general and administrative expenses will be higher in the future as we continue to

·                  implement internal controls over financial reporting as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and to execute our strategic plans and business development efforts;

·                  our expectation that the losses of our Israeli subsidiaries will offset certain future earnings of the subsidiaries, if attained, during the tax-exempt period (provided under Israeli law);and

·              our belief as to the payment of purchase obligations that are expected to become payable at various times through 2007.

You can identify these and other forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “intend,” “expect,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions referred to above that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include those set

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forth under Item 1A below and the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed from time to time in our other public filings and public announcements. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

 

Item 3.            Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to financial market risks including changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. Substantially all of our revenue and capital spending is transacted in United States dollars, although a substantial portion of the cost of our operations, relating mainly to our personnel and facilities in Israel, is incurred in New Israeli Shekels (“NIS”). We have not engaged in hedging transactions to reduce our exposure to fluctuations that may arise from changes in foreign exchange rates. In the event of an increase in inflation rates in Israel, or if appreciation of the NIS occurs without a corresponding adjustment in our dollar-denominated revenues, our results of operation and business could be materially harmed.

As of March 31, 2007, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $31,154,000. Substantially all of these amounts consisted of corporate and government fixed income securities and money market funds that invest in corporate and government fixed income securities that are subject to interest rate risk. We place our investments with high credit quality issuers and by policy limit the amount of the credit exposure to any one issuer.

Our general policy is to limit the risk of principal loss and ensure the safety of invested funds by limiting market and credit risk. Highly liquid investments with maturity of less than three months at the date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents; investments with maturities of three months or greater are classified as available-for-sale and considered to be short-term investments.

While all our cash equivalents and short-term investments are classified as “available-for-sale,” we generally have the ability to hold our fixed income investments until maturity and therefore we would not expect our operating results or cash flows to be affected to any significant degree by the effect of a sudden change in market interest rates on our securities portfolio. We may not be able to obtain similar rates after maturity as a result of fluctuating interest rates. We do not hedge any interest rate exposures.

Quantitative Interest Rate Disclosure as of March 31, 2007

If market interest rates were to increase on March 31, 2007 immediately and uniformly by 10%, the fair value of the portfolio would decline by approximately $12,000, or approximately 0.04% of the total portfolio (approximately 0.03% of total assets). Assuming that the average yield to maturity on our portfolio at March 31, 2007 remains constant throughout the second quarter of 2007 and assuming that our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments balances at March 31, 2007 remain constant for the duration of the second quarter of 2007, interest income for the second quarter of 2007 would be approximately $326,000. Assuming a decline of 10% in the market interest rates at March 31, 2007, interest income for the second quarter of 2007 would be approximately $383,000, which represents a decrease in interest income of approximately $28,000. The decrease in interest income will result in a decrease of the same amount to net income and cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2007. These amounts are determined by considering the impact of the hypothetical interest rates on our cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2007 over the remaining contractual lives.

Item 4.            Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II.        OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A.         Risk Factors

Our business is subject to substantial risks, including the risks described below.

We have a history of significant losses, expect future losses and may never achieve or sustain profitability.

We have incurred significant losses since our inception, and we expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future. We incurred losses of $11,039,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and as of that date our accumulated deficit was $275,615,000. Our revenues and gross margins may not grow or even continue at their current levels and may decline even further. If our revenues do not rapidly increase, or if our expenses increase at a greater pace than our revenues, we will never become profitable.

We have written down and may need to further write-down our inventory in the future if our sales levels do not match our expectations, or if selling prices decline more than we anticipate, which could adversely impact our operating results.

We operate in an industry that is characterized by intense competition, supply shortages or oversupply, rapid technological change, unpredictable sales patterns, declining average selling prices and rapid product obsolescence, all of which make it more challenging to effectively manage our inventory. In addition, some of the components we require have long lead-times and we are required to order or build inventory well in advance of the time of our anticipated sales.

Our inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market value. Determining market value of our inventory requires numerous judgments, including, but not limited to, judgments regarding average selling prices and sales volumes for future periods. We primarily utilize estimated selling prices for measuring any potential declines in market value below cost. When market value is determined to be below cost, we make appropriate allowances to reduce the value of inventories to net realized value. We may reduce the value of our inventory when we determine that inventory is slow moving, obsolete, excessive or if the selling price of the product is insufficient to cover product costs and selling expenses.

In this regard, our inventory increased substantially in 2005 because sales were substantially less than our anticipated demand and we were required to make advance inventory purchase commitments for anticipated sales. Accordingly, we recorded a write down of inventory and non-cancelable purchase commitments of $424,000 and $2,050,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

If our sales do not increase, the sales price of our products decrease or we are otherwise unable to control inventory levels consistent with actual demand, we may be required to write down additional inventory. Any such write-down would adversely affect our operating results in future periods.

We may have insufficient capital to execute our business plan.

On March 28, 2007, we closed a financing of $35,000,000 with Goldman, Sachs & Co., as further described in note 7. In the 2007 Financing, we delivered the 2007 Convertible Note, $17,500,000 of which was used to payoff the outstanding 2006 Convertible Note and the Senior Secured Note issued to Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the 2006 Financing. Following this pay off and payment of issuance expenses , our net proceeds were $17,350,000. Notwithstanding the 2007 Financing, we may need additional capital to execute our business plan. If we are unsuccessful in securing additional cash, either through additional equity and/or debt financings or increased revenues, we may not be able to successfully execute our business plan.

If we default under the 2007 Convertible Note delivered to Goldman, Sachs & Co., the principal and accrued interest would become due and payable which would substantially harm our cash position and business prospects.

On March 28, 2007, we closed the 2007 Financing which included delivery of the 2007 Convertible Note in the principal amount of $35,000,000. The 2007 Convertible Note contains events of default that, if triggered, would require us to pay the principal and accrued interest under such note immediately (after the expiration of applicable cure periods). If an event of default occurs under the 2007 Convertible Note and the holder declares all outstanding principal and interest immediately due and payable, our cash position and business prospects would be substantially harmed.

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If we fail to achieve significant market penetration and customer acceptance of our cable products, our prospects would be substantially harmed.

The market for broadband products in the cable industry is extremely competitive, subject to drastic technological changes, changes in capital expenditure budgets and highly fragmented. Our products in the Cable Solutions segment are new and relatively unknown; accordingly, we have not generated significant revenue in this segment. We have only recently shipped our first commercial orders for our 3GHz Spectrum Overlay solution to two systems of a top MSO. Other than these orders, we have only begun to install our 3GHz Spectrum Overlay products with customers in field trials. There can be no assurance that our installations of our cable products will be successful. As some of our cable products continue to be in a development stage, we may face challenges such as market resistance to new products, perceptions regarding customer support and quality control.

We will generate significant sales only if we are able to penetrate the market and create market share in this industry. If we are unable to do so, our business would be harmed and our prospects significantly diminished.

Because substantially all of our revenues are generated in United States dollars while a portion of our expenses are incurred in New Israeli Shekels, our results of operations could be seriously harmed if the rate of inflation in Israel exceeds the rate of devaluation of the New Israeli Shekel against the United States dollar.

Our functional currency is the United States dollar. We generate substantially all of our revenues in United States. dollars, but we incur a substantial portion of our expenses, principally salaries and related personnel expenses related to research and development, in New Israeli Shekels (“NIS”). As a result, we are exposed to the risk that the rate of inflation in Israel will exceed the rate of devaluation of the NIS in relation to the dollar or that the timing of this devaluation lags behind inflation in Israel.

Our success will depend on future demand for additional bandwidth by MSOs and their customers and the willingness and ability of MSOs to substantially increase available bandwidth on their networks using our alternative technology solution.

Because our cable products expand available bandwidth over existing infrastructure, demand for these products depends on demand for additional bandwidth by MSOs and their customers. The scope and timing of customer demand for additional bandwidth is uncertain and hard to predict. The factors influencing this demand include competitive offerings, applications availability, pricing models, costs, regulatory requirements and the success of initial roll-outs.

For our cable products to be sold in significant quantities, MSOs also must be willing and able to substantially increase the available bandwidth on their networks. MSOs may not be willing or able to develop additional services and revenue streams to justify the deployment of our technology. If the future demand for bandwidth is insubstantial, is addressed by alternative technologies or does not develop in the near future, our prospects would be adversely affected.

We have not yet produced or deployed our cable products in high volumes.

We have not yet produced our Spectrum Overlay solutions in high volumes and there may be challenges and unexpected delays, such as quality control issues, in our attempts to increase volume and lower production costs. Our long-term success depends on our ability to produce high quality products at a low cost and, in particular, to reduce the production cost of our cable products designed for residential use.

Because we have not yet deployed our Spectrum Overlay solutions in high volumes, there is significant technology risk associated with any such future deployment. We cannot be sure that any such high volume deployment would be successful.

Our future growth depends on market acceptance of several emerging broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on several other broadband industry trends.

Future demand for our broadband products will depend significantly on the growing market acceptance of several emerging broadband services, including digital video, video-on-demand, high definition television, very high-speed data services and voice-over-internet protocol (“VoIP”) telephony. The effective delivery of these services will depend in part on a variety of new network architectures, such as fiber-to-the premises networks, video compression standards such as MPEG-4 and Microsoft’s Windows Media 9, the greater use of protocols such as IP and the introduction of new consumer devices, such as advanced set-top boxes and digital video recorders. If adoption of these emerging services and/or technologies is not as widespread or as rapid as we expect, our net sales growth would be materially and adversely affected.

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Furthermore, other technological, industry and regulatory trends will affect the growth of our business. These trends include the following:

·                                          convergence, or the desire of certain operators to provide a combination of video, voice and data services to consumers, also known as the “triple play;”

·                                          the use of digital video by businesses and governments;

·                                          the privatization of state owned telecommunication companies in other countries;

·                                          efforts by regulators and governments in the United States and abroad to encourage the adoption of broadband and digital technologies; and

·                                          the extent and nature of regulatory attitudes toward such issues as competition between operators, access by third parties to networks of other operators and new services such as VoIP.

If, for instance, operators do not pursue the triple play as aggressively as we expect, our net sales growth would be materially and adversely affected. Similarly, if our expectations regarding these and other trends are not met, our net sales could be materially and adversely affected.

We will need to develop distribution channels to market and sell our cable products.

Our Spectrum Overlay solutions are in the early stages of commercialization. We currently have limited relationships with potential customers and distributors as well as limited sales staff. We will be successful only if we are able to develop distribution channels to market and sell our cable products in sufficient volumes.

To develop such channels and market and sell our cable products, we need to grow our sales and marketing team, many of whom will be based in the United States. It may be difficult for us to hire and retain additional qualified personnel. Integrating new personnel, particularly United States based personnel, may be challenging from a culture and logistics perspective because most of our employees currently are based in Israel.

We currently have limited exposure to global business opportunities, and will not be able to take advantage of meaningful potential global demand for our products unless and until we are able to develop meaningful global distribution channels and strategies.

Because of our long product development process and sales cycle, we may continue to incur substantial expenses without sufficient revenues that could cause our operating results to fluctuate.

A customer’s decision to purchase our products typically involves a significant technical evaluation, formal internal procedures associated with capital expenditure approvals and testing and acceptance of new systems that affect key operations. For these and other reasons, the sales cycle associated with our systems can be lengthy and subject to a number of significant risks, over which we have little or no control. Because of the growing sales cycle and the likelihood that we may rely on a small number of customers for our revenues, our operating results would be seriously harmed if such revenues do not materialize when anticipated, or at all.

If telecommunications service providers and systems integrators do not promote and purchase our products, or if the telecommunications equipment market does not grow, our business will be seriously harmed.

Telecommunications service providers continually evaluate alternative technologies, including digital subscriber line, fiber and cable. If service providers or systems integrators do not emphasize systems that include our products, choose to emphasize alternative technologies or promote systems of our competitors, our business would be seriously harmed.

Market conditions remain difficult and capital spending plans are often constrained. It is likely that further industry restructuring and consolidation will take place. Companies that have historically not had a large presence in the broadband access equipment market have expanded their market share through mergers and acquisitions. The continued consolidation of our competitors could have a significant negative impact on us. Further, our competitors may bundle their products or incorporate functionality into existing products in a manner that discourages users from purchasing our products or which may require us to lower our selling prices resulting in lower gross margins.

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If the telecommunications market, and in particular the market for broadband access equipment, does not improve and grow, our business would be substantially harmed.

If the communications, Internet and cable television industries do not grow and evolve in a manner favorable to our business strategy, our business may be seriously harmed.

Our future success depends upon the growth of the communications industry, the cable television industry and, in particular, the Internet. These markets continue to evolve rapidly because of advances in technology and changes in customer demand. We cannot predict growth rates or future trends in technology development. It is possible that cable operators, telecommunications companies or other suppliers of broadband services will decide to adopt alternative architectures or technologies that are incompatible with our current or future products. If we are unable to design, develop, manufacture and sell products that incorporate or are compatible with these new architectures or technologies, our business will suffer. Also, decisions by customers to adopt new technologies or products are often delayed by extensive evaluation and qualifications processes and can result in delays of current products.

In addition, the deregulation, privatization and economic globalization of the worldwide communications market, which resulted in increased competition and escalating demand for new technologies and services, may not continue in a manner favorable to us or our business strategies. In addition, the growth in demand for Internet services and the resulting need for high-speed or enhanced communications products may not continue at its current rate or at all.

The loss of one or more of our key customers would result in a loss of a significant amount of our revenues and adversely affect our business.

A relatively small number of customers account for a large percentage of our revenues, as set forth in the table below:

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Customer A

 

72

%

18

%

Customer B (related party)

 

26

%

76

%

 

We expect that we will continue to depend on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenues in future periods. The loss of a major customer could seriously harm our ability to sustain revenue levels, which would seriously harm our operating results.

In this regard, sales to Customer B in the year ended December 31, 2006 accounted for the vast majority of our sales during that year. This customer was formed in 2006 and has a very limited history of operations, profitable or otherwise. If this customer is not successful in operating its business, or if sales to this customer are lower than our expectations, our business could be harmed. We have designed products for our Wireless Solutions segment to meet the specifications of Customer B, based on that customer’s assessment of the utility sector. Sales in our Wireless Solutions segment could be adversely affected if Customer B has not accurately assessed the needs of the utility sector.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, as sales to Customer B were made by our Wireless Solutions segment, if this customer is not successful, the effect to us will be tempered given the refocus of our internal resources on our Cable Solutions segment. In this regard, we expect that a significant source of our revenues in the coming years will be derived from our Cable Solutions segment rather than our Wireless Solutions segment.

We may not be able to successfully operate businesses that we may acquire, in a cost-effective and non-disruptive manner and realize anticipated benefits.

We may explore investments in or acquisitions of other companies, products or technologies, including companies or technologies that are not complementary or related to our current solutions. We ultimately may be unsuccessful in operating and/or integrating an acquired company’s personnel, operations, products and technologies into our business. These difficulties may disrupt our ongoing business, divert the time and attention of our management and employees and increase our expenses.

Moreover, the anticipated benefits of any acquisition may not be realized or may not be realized in the time period we expect. Future acquisitions could result in dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities or amortization expenses related to goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets and the incurrence of large and immediate write-offs, any of which could seriously harm our business. In addition, we could spend significant resources in searching for and investigating new business opportunities, and ultimately may be unsuccessful in acquiring new businesses.

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We depend on cable and telecommunications industry capital spending for our revenue and any decrease or delay in such spending would adversely affect our prospects.

Demand for our products will depend on the size and timing of capital expenditures by telecommunications service providers and MSOs. These capital spending patterns are dependent upon factors including:

·              the availability of cash or financing;

·              budgetary issues;

·              regulation and/or deregulation of the telecommunications industry;

·              competitive pressures;

·              alternative technologies;

·              overall demand for broadband services, particularly relatively new services such as VoIP;

·              industry standards;

·              the pattern of increasing consolidation in the industry; and

·              general consumer spending and overall economic conditions.

If MSOs and telecommunications service providers do not make significant capital expenditures, our prospects would be adversely affected.

Our participation or lack of participation in industry standards groups may adversely affect our business.

We do not participate in the standards process of the Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., a cable industry consortium that establishes cable technology standards and administers compliance testing. In the future, we may determine to join or not join other standards or similar organizations. Our membership in these organizations could dilute our proprietary intellectual property rights in our products while our failure to participate in others could jeopardize acceptance of any of our products that do not meet industry standards.

Product standardization, as may result from initiatives of MSOs and the wireless industry could adversely affect our prospects.

Product standardization initiatives encouraged by MSOs and telecommunications companies may adversely affect revenues, gross margins and profits. In the past, standardization efforts by major MSOs have negatively impacted equipment vendors by leading to equipment obsolescence, commoditization and reduced margins. If our products do not comply with future standards, our prospects could be adversely affected.

Since we reduced our workforce in 2005, our research and development efforts could continue to be harmed.

We implemented a cost reduction program in 2005 by reducing our workforce, which resulted in a reduction of our workforce of approximately 16%. This reduction has had the largest effect on our research and development activities. Our ability to further develop and market our products may be limited if we have not accurately predicted the appropriate workforce requirements for our research and development efforts. In this regard, we are currently experiencing difficulty in hiring skilled research and development personnel in Israel. If this difficulty continues in the foreseeable future, our research and development efforts would be harmed.

Competition may result in lower average selling prices, and we may be unable to reduce our costs at offsetting rates, which may impair our ability to achieve profitability.

There has been significant price erosion in the broadband equipment field. We expect that continued price competition among broadband access equipment and systems suppliers will reduce our gross margins in the future. We anticipate that the average selling prices of broadband access systems will continue to decline as product technologies

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mature. We may be unable to reduce our manufacturing costs in response to declining average per unit selling prices. Our competitors may be able to achieve greater economies of scale and may be less vulnerable to the effects of price competition than we are. These declines in average selling prices will generally lead to declines in gross margins and profitability for these systems. If we are unable to reduce our costs to offset declines in average selling prices, we may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability.

Our quarterly operating results fluctuate, which may cause our share price to decline.

Our quarterly operating results have varied significantly in the past and are likely to vary significantly in the future. These variations result from a number of factors, including:

·                                          the uncertain timing and level of market acceptance for our systems and the uncertain timing and extent of rollouts of broadband access equipment and systems by the major service providers;

·                                          the fact that we often recognize a substantial proportion of our revenues in the last few weeks of each quarter;

·                                          the ability of our existing and potential direct customers to obtain financing for the deployment of broadband access equipment and systems;

·                                          the mix of products sold by us and the mix of sales channels through which they are sold;

·                                          reductions in pricing by us or our competitors;

·                                          global economic conditions;

·                                          the effectiveness of our system integrator customers in marketing and selling their network systems equipment;

·                                          changes in the prices or delays in deliveries of the components we purchase or license; and

·                                          any acquisitions or dispositions we may effect.

A delay in the recognition of revenue, even from one customer, could have a significant negative impact on our results of operations for a given period. Also, because only a small portion of our expenses vary with our revenues, if revenue levels for a quarter fall below our expectations, we would not be able to timely adjust expenses accordingly, which would harm our operating results in that period. We believe that period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are not meaningful and should not be relied upon as indicators of future performance. If our operating results fall below the expectations of investors in future periods, our share price would likely decline.

Because we operate in international markets, we are exposed to additional risks which could cause our international sales to decline and our foreign operations to suffer.

Our research and development facilities are located in Israel. Our reliance on international sales, operations and suppliers exposes us to foreign political and economic risks, which may impair our ability to generate revenues. These risks include:

·              economic, inflation and political instability;

·              terrorist acts, international conflicts and acts of war;

·              our international customers’ ability to obtain financing to fund their deployments;

·              changes in regulatory requirements and licensing frequencies to service providers;

·              import or export licensing requirements and tariffs;

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·              labor shortages or stoppages;

·              trade restrictions and tax policies; and

·              limited protection of intellectual property rights.

Any of the foregoing difficulties of conducting business internationally could seriously harm our business.

Conditions in Israel affect our operations and could limit our ability to produce and sell our systems.

Our research and development and final testing and assembly facilities, a majority of our employees and some of our contract manufacturers are located in Israel. Political, economic and military conditions in Israel directly affect our operations. Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, a number of armed conflicts have taken place between Israel and its Arab neighbors and a state of hostility, varying in degree and intensity, has led to security and economic problems for Israel. Hostilities within Israel have dramatically escalated in recent years, which could disrupt our operations. In addition, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the current military and political presence of the United States or its allies in Iraq and Afghanistan could cause increasing instability in the Middle East and further disrupt relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors. We could be adversely affected by any major hostilities involving Israel, the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its trading partners, a significant increase in inflation or a significant downturn in the economic or financial condition of Israel. Moreover, several countries still restrict business with Israel and with Israeli companies. We could be adversely affected by restrictive laws or policies directed towards Israel or Israeli businesses.

Our Chief Financial Officer, one of our directors and a majority of our employees are based in Israel, and many of them are currently obligated to perform annual reserve duty and are subject to being called to active duty at any time under emergency circumstances. We cannot assess the full impact of these requirements on our workforce or business if conditions should change, and we cannot predict the effect on us of any expansion or reduction of these obligations.

Because we generally do not have contracts with our customers, our customers can discontinue purchases of our systems at any time, which could adversely affect future revenues and operating results.

We generally sell our broadband access equipment and systems based on individual purchase orders. Our customers generally are not obligated by agreements to purchase our systems, and the agreements we have entered into, other than our agreement with ANI, do not obligate our customers to purchase a minimum number of systems. Our customers can generally cancel or reschedule orders on short notice and discontinue using our systems at any time. Further, having a successful field system trial does not necessarily mean that the customer will order large volumes of our systems. The reduction, delay or cancellation of orders from one or more of our customers could seriously harm our operating results.

The effects of regulatory actions could impact spectrum allocation and frequencies worldwide and cause delays or otherwise negatively impact the growth and development of the broadband market, which would adversely affect our business.

Countries worldwide are considering or are in the process of allocating frequencies for wireless applications, but not all markets have done so. If the United States and/or other countries do not provide sufficient spectrum for wireless applications or reallocate spectrum in the wireless frequency bands for other purposes, our customers may delay or cancel deployments in broadband wireless, which could seriously harm our business. Further, if our customers are unable to obtain licenses or sufficient spectrum in the wireless frequency bands our business could be seriously harmed.

The cable industry is also heavily regulated and changes in the regulatory landscape may adversely affect our business. For example, cable operators are currently required to carry a significant number of analog channels. A reduction or elimination of this requirement may free bandwidth for these operators and reduce the potential market for our products.

Competition may decrease our market share, net revenues and gross margins, which could cause our stock price to decline.

The market for broadband access equipment and systems is intensely competitive, rapidly evolving and subject to rapid technological change. The main competitive factors in our markets include:

·              product performance, features and reliability;

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·              price;

·              stability;

·              scope of product line;

·              sales and distribution capabilities;

·              technical service and support;

·              relationships, particularly those with system integrators and operators; and

·              industry standards.

Certain of our competitors and potential competitors have substantially greater financial, technical, distribution, marketing and other resources than we have and, therefore, may be able to respond more quickly to new or changing opportunities, technologies and other developments. In addition, many of our competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, broader product lines and established relationships with system integrators and service providers. Our primary competitors are Scientific Atlanta (purchased by Cisco Systems, Inc. in 2006); Motorola, Inc.; BigBand Networks, Inc.; C-Cor Incorporated and Narad Networks, Inc. Most of these competitors have existing relationships with one or more of our prospective customers. In the cable industry, our cable offerings face competition from technologies such as digital set-top boxes, high-end compression technologies and DVRs. For our broadband wireless offerings, we face competition from technologies such as digital subscriber line, fiber and cable. Furthermore, the move toward open standards may increase the number of operators who will offer new services, which in turn may increase the number of competitors and drive down the capital expenditures per subscriber deployed. We may not be able to compete successfully against our current and future competitors, and competitive pressures could seriously harm our business.

If the adoption of broadband wireless technology continues to be limited, we will not be able to sustain or expand our wireless business.

Our future success in the wireless telecommunications market depends on high-speed wireless communications products gaining market acceptance as a means to provide voice and data communications services. Because these markets are relatively new and unproven, it is difficult to predict if these markets will ever develop, expand or be sufficiently large to sustain our business. Major service providers in the United States have ceased, delayed or reduced their rollouts and may further delay or reduce rollouts in the future. Our expectations with respect to a recovery, if any, in the telecommunications market, may not prove accurate. In the event that service providers adopt technologies other than the wireless technologies that we offer or if they delay further their deployment of high-speed wireless communication products, we will not be able to sustain or expand our business.

While we continue to operate our Wireless Solutions segment, our primary focus is now on our Cable Solutions segment. Accordingly, we may consider a variety of alternatives to Wireless Solutions segment, including the sale, divestiture, license or restructuring of a substantial portion or all of our current wireless network technology or assets. If demand for products in our Wireless Solutions segment increases, we may not have sufficient products (either in terms of quantity or different product lines) to address the needs of the wireless market due to insufficient production capabilities or research and development expertise.

Hardware defects or firmware errors could increase our costs and impair the market acceptance of our systems, which would adversely affect our future operating results.

Our systems occasionally contain certain defects or errors. This may result either from defects in components supplied by third parties or from errors or defects in our firmware or hardware that we have not detected. We have in the past experienced, and may experience from time-to-time, defects in new or enhanced products and systems after shipments, or defects in deployed systems. This could occur in connection with stability or other performance problems. Our customers integrate our systems into their networks with components from other vendors. Accordingly, when problems occur in a network system, it may be difficult to identify the component that caused the problem. Regardless of the source of these defects or errors, we will need to divert the attention of our engineering personnel from our product development efforts to address the defect or error. We have incurred in the past and may again incur significant warranty and repair costs related to defects or errors, and we also may be subject to liability claims for damages related to these defects or errors. The occurrence of defects or errors, whether caused by our systems or the components of another vendor, may result in significant customer relationship problems and injury to our reputation and may impair the market acceptance of our systems.

 

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We depend on contract manufacturers and third party equipment and technology suppliers, and these manufacturers and suppliers may be unable to fill our orders or develop compatible, required technology on a timely basis, which would result in delays that could seriously harm our results of operations.

We currently have relationships with a limited number of contract manufacturers for the manufacturing of our products, substantially all of whom are located in Israel and Taiwan. These relationships may be terminated by either party with little or no notice. If our manufacturers are unable or unwilling to continue manufacturing our systems in required volumes, we would have to identify qualified alternative manufacturers, which would result in delays causing our results of operations to suffer. Our limited experience with these manufacturers and lack of visibility as to the manufacturing capabilities of these companies if our volume requirements significantly increase does not provide us with a reliable basis on which to project their ability to meet delivery schedules, yield targets or costs. If we are required to find alternative manufacturing sources, we may not be able to satisfy our production requirements at acceptable prices and on a timely basis, if at all. Any significant interruption in supply would affect the allocation of systems to customers, which in turn could seriously harm our business. In addition, we currently have no formal written agreement with a manufacturer for our modem products. Our current inventory of modems is unlikely to fulfill anticipated demand, and we will therefore be required to find a manufacturer in the near future. Our inability to enter into an agreement with a manufacturer for our modems would harm our business.

                In addition to sales to system integrators, we also sell in some instances directly to service providers. Such direct sales require us to resell equipment to service providers manufactured by third party suppliers and to integrate this equipment with the equipment we manufacture. We are particularly dependent on third party radio suppliers in selling our 3.5GHz and other products. We currently have limited relationships with third party suppliers. If we are unable to establish meaningful relationships with suppliers, or if these suppliers are unable to provide equipment that meets the specifications of our customers on the delivery schedules required by our customers, and at acceptable prices, our business would be substantially harmed.

Our Spectrum Overlay solutions are implemented over the HFC plant and, as such, they interface and integrate with existing products from multiple other vendors. Future offerings by these vendors may not be sufficiently compatible with our Spectrum Overlay solutions. In addition, we depend on the continuous delivery of components by various manufacturers of electronic connectors, filters, boards and transistors.

                Furthermore, we have produced certain of our products only in limited quantities. If demand for these products increases significantly, we will need to implement and address additional processes, procedures and activities necessary to support increased production. If we are unable to do so, our business would be substantially harmed.

We obtain some of the components included in our solutions from a single source or a limited group of suppliers, and the loss of any of these suppliers could cause production delays and a substantial loss of revenue.

We currently obtain key components from a limited number of suppliers. Some of these components, such as semiconductor components for our wireless hubs, are obtained from a single source supplier. We generally do not have long-term supply contracts with our suppliers. These factors present us with the following risks:

·                                    delays in delivery or shortages in components could interrupt and delay manufacturing and result in cancellation of orders for our systems;

·                                      suppliers could increase component prices significantly and with immediate effect;

·                                    we may not be able to develop alternative sources for system components, if or as required in the future;

·                                    suppliers could discontinue the manufacture or supply of components used in our systems. In such event, we might need to modify our systems, which may cause delays in shipments, increased manufacturing costs and increased systems prices; and

·                                    we may hold more inventory than is immediately required to compensate for potential component shortages or discontinuation.

The occurrence of any of these or similar events would harm our business.

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If we do not effectively manage our costs, our business could be substantially harmed.

We have increased certain expenses to address new business opportunities in the Cable Solutions segment, and we will need to continue to monitor closely our costs and expenses. If the market for our cable solutions does not expand or takes longer to develop than we expect, we may need to further reduce our operations. In addition, our acquisition of Xtend has caused our costs to increase as we seek to develop business.

Delays and shortages in the supply of components from our suppliers and third party vendors could reduce our revenues or increase our cost of revenues.

Delays and shortages in the supply of components are typical in our industry. We have experienced minor delays and shortages on more than one occasion. In addition, if worldwide manufacturing capacity does not rise along with a rise in demand, our subcontract manufacturers could allocate available capacity to larger customers or to customers that have long-term supply contracts in place.

Our inability to obtain adequate manufacturing capacity at acceptable prices, or any delay or interruption in supply, could reduce our revenues or increase our cost of revenue and could seriously harm our business.

Third parties may bring infringement claims against us that could harm our ability to sell our products and result in substantial liabilities.

Third parties could assert, and it could be found, that our technologies infringe their proprietary rights. We could incur substantial costs to defend any litigation, and intellectual property litigation could force us to do one or more of the following:

·              obtain licenses to the infringing technology;

·              pay substantial damages under applicable law;

·              cease the manufacture, use and sale of infringing products; or

·              expend significant resources to develop non-infringing technology.

Any infringement claim or litigation against us could significantly harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

If we do not adequately protect our intellectual property, we may not be able to compete and our ability to provide unique products may be compromised.

Our success depends in part on our ability to protect our proprietary technologies. We rely on a combination of patent, copyright and trademark laws, trade secrets and confidentiality and other contractual provisions to establish and protect our proprietary rights. Our pending or future patent applications may not be approved and the claims covered by such applications may be reduced. If allowed, our patents may not be of sufficient scope or strength, and others may independently develop similar technologies or products. Litigation, which could result in substantial costs and diversion of our efforts, may also be necessary to enforce any patents issued or licensed to us or to determine the scope and validity of third party proprietary rights. Any such litigation, regardless of the outcome, could be expensive and time consuming, and adverse determinations in any such litigation could seriously harm our business.

Similarly, our pending or future trademark applications may not be approved and may not be sufficient to protect our trademarks in the markets where we either do business or hope to conduct business. The inability to secure any necessary trademark rights could be costly and could seriously harm our business.

We regularly evaluate and seek to explore and develop derivative products relating to our Cable Solutions segment. We may not be able to secure all desired intellectual property protection relating to such derivative products. Furthermore, because of the rapid pace of change in the broadband industry, much of our business and many of our products rely on technologies that evolve constantly and this continuing uncertainty makes it difficult to forecast future demand for our products.

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Government regulation and industry standards may increase our costs of doing business, limit our potential markets or require changes to our business model and adversely affect our business.

The emergence or evolution of regulations and industry standards for broadband products, through official standards committees or widespread use by operators, could require us to modify our systems, which may be expensive and time-consuming, and to incur substantial compliance costs. Radio frequencies are subject to extensive regulation under the laws of the United States, foreign laws and international treaties. Each country has different regulations and regulatory processes for wireless communications equipment and uses of radio frequencies. Failure by the regulatory authorities to allocate suitable, sufficient radio frequencies to potential customers in a timely manner could result in the delay or loss of potential orders for our systems and seriously harm our business.

Some of our products and technology are subject to export control laws and regulations. We are subject to the risk that more stringent export control requirements could be imposed in the future on product classes that include products exported by us, which would result in additional compliance burdens and could impair the enforceability of our contract rights. We may not be able to renew our export licenses as necessary from time to time. In addition, we may be required to apply for additional licenses to cover modifications and enhancements to our products. Any revocation or expiration of any requisite license, the failure to obtain a license for product modifications and enhancements, or more stringent export control requirements could seriously harm our business.

We are incurring additional costs and devoting more management resources to comply with increasing regulation of corporate governance and disclosure.

The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the resulting rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market will continue to require changes in our corporate governance, public disclosure and compliance practices. The scope of rules and regulations applicable to us has increased and will continue to increase our legal and financial compliance costs.

As a public company, our systems of internal controls over financial reporting are required to comply with the standards adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”). We will be required to make our first annual certification on our internal controls over financial reporting in our annual report for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2007. In preparing for such certification, we are evaluating our internal controls for compliance with applicable SEC and PCAOB requirements, and we may be required to design enhanced processes and controls to address issues identified through this review. This could result in significant delays and cost to us and require us to divert substantial resources, including management time, from other activities. We have commenced a review of our existing internal control structure and may need to hire additional personnel. Although our review is not complete, we are taking steps to improve our internal control structure by dedicating internal resources to analyze and improve our internal controls, to be supplemented periodically with outside consultants as needed. However, if we fail to achieve and maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, we may not be able to conclude that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting as of the end of our fiscal year 2007. Moreover, although our management will continue to review and evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls, we can give no assurance that there will be no material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. We may in the future have material weaknesses or other control deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting as a result of our controls becoming inadequate due to changes in conditions, the degree of compliance with our internal control policies and procedures deteriorating, or for other reasons. If we have significant deficiencies or material weaknesses or other control deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting, our ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC will be adversely affected. This failure could materially and adversely impact our business, our financial condition and the market value of our securities.

These laws and regulations and perceived increased risk of liability could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee, and qualified executive officers. We cannot estimate the timing or magnitude of additional costs we may incur as a result.

Our success depends significantly on Davidi Gilo, our Chairman of the Board, the loss of whom could seriously harm our business.

Our future success depends in large part on the continued services of our senior management and key personnel. In particular, we significantly depend on the services of Davidi Gilo, our Chairman of the Board and former Chief Executive Officer. We do not carry key person life insurance on our senior management or key personnel. Any loss of the services of Mr. Gilo or other members of senior management or other key personnel could seriously harm our business.

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Recent regulations related to equity compensation could adversely affect earnings, affect our ability to raise capital and affect our ability to attract and retain key personnel.

Since our inception, we have used stock options as a fundamental component of our employee compensation packages. We believe that our stock option plans are an important tool to link the long-term interests of stockholders and employees, especially executive management, and serve to motivate management to make decisions that will, in the long run, give the best returns to stockholders. FASB has adopted changes to generally accepted accounting principals in the United States that require us to record a charge to earnings for employee stock option grants, as well as other equity based awards. The change has negatively impacted our earnings and, if such impact is material in the future, could affect our ability to raise capital on acceptable terms. In addition, regulations implemented by the Nasdaq Stock Market requiring stockholder approval for all stock option plans could make it more difficult for us to grant stock options to employees in the future. To the extent these new regulations make it more difficult or unacceptably expensive to grant stock options to employees, we may incur increased compensation costs, change our equity compensation strategy or find it difficult to attract, retain and motivate employees, each of which could materially and adversely affect our business.

The government programs and benefits we receive require us to satisfy prescribed conditions. These programs and benefits may be terminated or reduced in the future, which would increase our costs and taxes and could seriously harm our business.

Certain of our capital investments have been granted “approved enterprise” status under Israeli law providing us with certain Israeli tax benefits. The benefits available to an approved enterprise are conditioned upon the fulfillment of conditions stipulated in applicable law and in the specific certificate of approval. If we fail to comply with these conditions, in whole or in part, we may be required to pay additional taxes for the period in which we enjoyed the tax benefits and would likely be denied these benefits in the future. From time to time, the government of Israel has considered reducing or eliminating the benefits available under the approved enterprise program. These tax benefits may not be continued in the future at their current levels or at all. The termination or reduction of these benefits would increase our taxes and could seriously harm our business. As of the date hereof, our Israeli subsidiaries have accumulated loss carry forwards for Israeli tax purposes and therefore have not enjoyed any tax benefits under current approved enterprise programs.

In the past, we have received grants from the government of Israel for the financing of a portion of our research and development expenditures for previous products in Israel. The regulations under which we received these grants restrict our ability to manufacture products or transfer technology outside of Israel for products developed with this technology. Furthermore, these grants may not be available to us in the future.

As of April 1, 2005, the government of Israel eliminated the ability of companies to submit new applications for approved enterprise status. This change in the government policy may hinder us in the future with respect to any benefits we may have received for new undertakings which would have been entitled to “approved enterprise” status.

We may lose our United States income tax net operating loss carryforwards if we experience a significant change in ownership.

The utilization of net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to substantial annual limitations if there has been a significant “change in ownership.” Any “change in ownership,” as described in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, may substantially limit our ability to utilize the net operating losses carryforwards. As of December 31, 2006, we had United States federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $55,100,000, which will expire in years 2011 through 2026 and state net operating losses of approximately $40,200,000 which will expire in years 2008 through 2016.

A majority of our directors and certain officers have relationships with Davidi Gilo and his affiliated companies that could be deemed to limit their independence.

A majority of our board of directors, Lewis Broad, Neill Brownstein, Avraham Fischer, Samuel Kaplan and Alan Zimmerman and certain of our officers, have had professional relationships with Davidi Gilo, our Chairman of the Board and former Chief Executive Officer, and his affiliated companies for several years. These members of our board of directors previously served on the boards of directors of DSP Communications, Inc. and/or DSP Group, Inc., of which Mr. Gilo was formerly the controlling stockholder and the Chairman of the Board. In addition, Avraham Fischer is a senior partner of the law firm of Fischer, Behar, Chen & Co., which represents us on matters relating to Israeli law, is an investor and co-chief executive officer of an Israeli investor group in which Mr. Gilo was an investor until October 2005, and is co-chief executive officer and a director of Clal Industries and Investments, Ltd., which has made a significant investment in ANI, a related party of our company. However, the long-term relationships between these directors and officers and Mr. Gilo and his affiliated companies could be considered to limit their independence.

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Because our management has the ability to control stockholder votes, the premium over market price that an acquirer might otherwise pay could be reduced and any merger or takeover could be delayed.

As of March 31, 2007, our management collectively owned approximately 33.49% of our outstanding common stock (based on the number of shares owned by these individuals and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of options within 60 days of March 31, 2007).

As a result, these stockholders, acting together, will be able to control the outcome of all matters submitted for stockholder action, including:

·              electing members to our board of directors;

·                                           approving significant change-in-control transactions;

·                                           determining the amount and timing of dividends paid to themselves and to our public stockholders; and

·                                           controlling our management and operations.

This concentration of ownership may have the effect of impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business consolidation involving us, or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer for our shares. This concentration of ownership could also negatively affect our stock’s market price or decrease any premium over market price that an acquirer might otherwise pay.

We rely on a continuous power supply to conduct our operations, and any electrical or natural resource crisis could disrupt our operations and increase our expenses.

We rely on a continuous power supply for manufacturing and to conduct our business operations. Interruptions in electrical power supplies occur around the world from time to time. Meanwhile, prices of the resources, such as electrical power and crude oil, upon which we ultimately rely, directly or indirectly, in running our business have been volatile. Power shortages could disrupt our manufacturing, information technology and business operations and those of many of our suppliers, and could cause us to fail to meet production schedules and commitments to customers and other third parties. Any disruption to our operations or those of our suppliers could result in damage to our current and prospective business relationships and could result in lost revenue and additional expenses, thereby harming our business and operating results.

Because the Nasdaq Global Market is likely to continue to experience extreme price and volume fluctuations, the price of our stock may decline.

The market price of our shares has been and likely will continue to be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to numerous factors, including the following:

·              actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly operating results or those of our competitors;

·              announcements by us or our competitors of new products or technological innovations;

·              introduction and adoption of new industry standards;

·              changes in financial estimates or recommendations by securities analysts;

·              changes in the market valuations of our competitors;

·              announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions or partnerships; and

·              sales of our common stock.

Many of these factors are beyond our control and may negatively impact the market price of our common stock, regardless of our performance. In addition, the stock market in general, and the market for technology and telecommunications related companies in particular, have been highly volatile. Our common stock may not trade at the same levels compared to shares of other technology companies and shares of technology companies, in general, may not sustain their current market prices.

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To date, the trading volume in our common stock generally has been relatively low and significant price fluctuations can occur as a result. If the generally low trading volumes experienced to date continue, such price fluctuations could continue in the future and the sale prices of our common stock could decline significantly. Investors may therefore have difficulty selling their shares.

In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We could become the target of similar litigation in the future. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention and resources, which could seriously harm our business and operating results.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, if they change their recommendations regarding our shares adversely or if our operating results to not meet their expectations, the price of our common stock could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry and securities analysts publish about us or our business. If these analysts fail to publish reports about us or if one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the price of our common stock to decline. Moreover, if one or more analysts who cover us downgrade our common stock or if our operating results do not meet their expectations, the price of our common stock could decline.

Provisions of our governing documents and Delaware law could discourage acquisition proposals or delay a change in control.

Our Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws contain anti-takeover provisions that could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us, even if that change in control would be beneficial to stockholders. Specifically:

·                                          our board of directors has the authority to issue common stock and preferred stock and to determine the price, rights and preferences of any new series of preferred stock without stockholder approval;

·                                          our board of directors is divided into three classes, each serving three-year terms;

·                                            super majority voting is required to amend key provisions of our Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws;

·                                            there are limitations on who can call special meetings of stockholders;

·                                          stockholders are not able to take action by written consent; and

·                                           advance notice is required for nominations of directors and for stockholder proposals.

In addition, provisions of Delaware law and our stock option plans may also discourage, delay or prevent a change of control or unsolicited acquisition proposals.

It may be difficult to enforce a judgment in the United States against us and our nonresident Chief Financial Officer and certain directors.

Our Chief Financial Officer and two of our directors are not residents of the United States, and a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of these persons are located outside the United States. Therefore, it may be difficult to enforce a judgment obtained in the United States based upon the civil or criminal liabilities provisions of the United States federal securities laws against us or any of those persons or to effect service of process upon these persons in the United States.

Item 2.            Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On March 28, 2007, we delivered the 2007 Convertible Note to Goldman, Sachs & Co. For a description of the 2007 Financing, including a description of our expenses paid in connection with the 2007 Financing, see note 7 above. We relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the exemption from registration of the sale of such securities.

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Item 6.            Exhibits

Exhibit
Number

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

 

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

 

Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.1

 

 

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


* Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 15, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VYYO INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Wayne H. Davis

 

 

 

 

Wayne H. Davis, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

(Duly Authorized Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Arik Levi

 

 

 

 

Arik Levi, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

 

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

 

Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.1

 

 

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adapted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


*Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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