Combining Satellite and Cellular to Unlock New Business Opportunities Forty years ago, satellite telephony and cellular were adversaries, vying for the emerging market of businesspeople and consumers who wanted anytime, anywhere connectivity. For example, Iridium was born after the wife of a Motorola engineer couldn’t call her clients from her mobile phone while vacationing in the...

Inside RJ45 Connectors: The Ultimate Guide to Usage, Components and Functionality The RJ45 connector is one of the oldest and most common interfaces for network cabling, which is why over 100 Taoglas products include an RJ45 port. It’s ubiquitous in telecom and IT because it’s at the end of Ethernet cables, which were originally used in data centers to connect...

Understanding Antenna Gain and How It Affects Device Performance, Reliability, and Competitiveness Gain is one of the most important measurements when assessing any type of antenna, including cellular, Wi-Fi®, and global navigation satellite system (GNSS). That’s because gain directly affects the performance and reliability of your device and all of the services that run on it....

How to Leverage the L-Band to Balance Accuracy and Affordability for GNSS Applications Drones, precision agriculture and autonomous vehicles are among the applications that require higher accuracy than standard GNSS can provide. One option is the L-Band, which is home to data services that augment GNSS signals to maximize granularity down to the centimeter level....

How to Choose Between a Dual-Band or Multi-Band GNSS Antenna What level of accuracy does your location application require: the size of a tennis court or the width of a paperclip? How long will your tracking devices remain in the field: a few years or over a decade? Where will they operate: in fields and...

How IP and IK Ratings Measure Real-World Durability What do liquids, dust, sand, screwdrivers, wires, insects, and fingers have in common? They all can wreak havoc on electronic devices if they get inside. That’s why IP ratings are an important spec to consider when comparing devices such as antennas. IP stands for “ingress protection” and...

Taoglas Expands Invisible Antenna® Series with SMA Connectors Transparent, Peel-and-Stick Antennas Now Available with SMA Connectors for IoT and Smart Applications Taoglas is expanding its Invisible Antenna series with industry-standard SMA connectors. Originally designed with FAKRA connectors for automotive use, these ultra-low-profile, transparent antennas are now optimized for ease of integration into a wider range...

HP54510A GPS/GNSS Antenna by Taoglas The HP54510A from Taoglas is a GPS/GNSS Antenna with Frequency 1166 to 1610 MHz, Gain 5.08 dB, Impedance 50 Ohms, Operating Temperature (°C) -40 to 85 Degree C. Tags: Patch. More details for HP54510A can be seen below. Product Details Part Number: HP54510A Manufacturer: Taoglas Description: Multiband High Precision Passive GNSS L1/L5...

Taoglas Expands TFM Series of Multi-Band GNSS Front-End Modules to Accelerate High-Precision Applications Development SAN DIEGO – March 11, 2025 – Taoglas®, a trusted provider of antennas and IoT components, announces the expansion of its TFM series of multi-band GNSS front-end modules. Building upon the existing product range, the expanded series offers design engineers more options...

MA322.A.001 Antenna by Taoglas The MA322.A.001 from Taoglas is a Antenna with Frequency 617 to 5925 MHz, Gain 4.2 dBi, Operating Temperature -40 to 85 Degree C. Tags: Puck. More details for MA322.A.001 can be seen below. Product Details Part Number: MA322.A.001 Manufacturer: Taoglas Description: 5G/4G MIMO Adhesive/Magnetic Mount Puck Antenna General Parameters Type: Puck Directionality: Omni-Directional...