Aviat Networks is one of those companies created from a merger, which has delivered significantly less than the sum of its original parts. The new name for the combined Harris and Stratex was meant to signify a radical new image and approach for the microwave backhaul firm, but instead it has suffered from merger difficulties and declining revenues, both in key emerging market bases like Africa, and major customers like Verizon. The firm has been going through restructuring, for instance by rationalizing R&D and produt lines, and also seeking a new product which could enable it to stand out from the wireless backhaul crowd again. Indeed, it is attempting to lead a new category, the microwave router, and will make…