Company
Altowav is the technology leader in delivering carrier-grade, highest throughput 60 GHz wireless connectivity that’s easy to deploy.
We launched our first commercial 60 GHz radios in 2019, serving both indoor and outdoor applications. Today, we’re building the next generation of millimeter-wave radios that enable scalable multi-gigabit connectivity. Our mission remains the same: bring fast, reliable wireless to more people, places, and things..
Altowav was founded in 2016 and area headquartered in Minnesota. We launched our first commercial 60 GHz radios in 2019, serving both indoor and outdoor applications.
Leadership Team

Joe Costello
CEO & Chairman
Joe is a founding investor and has been executive chairman since Altowav inception. Joe is most well known as the founding CEO of Cadence Design Systems, which he led for eleven years to become the number one company in Electronic Design Automation (EDA); Chief Executive Magazine named him the top performing CEO of all publicly traded companies in North America during his tenure there. Joe currently serves on the boards of several private companies. including his role as executive chairman of Kwikbit Internet, which provides high-speed internet to mobile home parks. Joe holds a BS in Mathematics and Physics from Harvey Mudd College, an MS in Physics from Yale University, and an MS in Physics from UC Berkeley.

Itzik Marcovich
COO
Itzik leads supply chain and manufacturing operations at Altowav with over 20 years of experience. Itzik has navigated roles in small, medium, and large companies such as Ceragon Networks, Siklu, AudioCodes, and Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI), successfully bringing products from the development stages to mass production, ensuring seamless transitions and high-quality outcomes. Itzik has a BA in Economics and Logistics from Bar-Ilan University and an MBA from the University of Haifa.

Vladimir Kelman
Chief Technology Officer
Vladimirhe guides strategy and development of Altowav’s technology. With more than 25 years of experience in the mobile broadband and internet industry, Vladimir has been at the forefront of many groundbreaking efforts, including the development of the first widely deployed NLOS broadband access system. Prior to Altowav, Vladimir was co-founder and VP of Development for NextNet Wireless (acquired by Motorola). NextNet developed pre-4G broadband access products that were deployed by Clearwire and other service providers worldwide. Vladimir holds a BSEE degree from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and a Master of Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Minnesota.

Todd Schieffert
EVP Business Development
Todd is EVP of Business Development at Altowav, where he focuses on new market expansion and strategic partnerships. He brings more than 30 years of executive experience across sales, business development, product management, and marketing. Todd spent over two decades at ADC, where he helped grow the company through roles in sales, product management, marketing, and executive management, and later led its push into wireless. He then co-founded an in-building wireless solutions company, which he built and sold three years later. Todd holds a BS in Business Administration from Saint John’s University.

Kyle Krug
VP, Product & Solutions
Kyle is VP Product & Solutions at Altowav and brings more than 25 years of experience in the wireless industry, both with vendors and operators. Previously, Kyle was responsible for business development and territory management (Asia-Pacific, North America) at Motorola and NextNet Wireless. Prior to that, Kyle was Director of Technology at Prairie iNet, a pioneering wireless internet service provider that covered 4 Midwest states. Kyle received his BA in Economics at University of Northern Iowa.