Use a Global Design to SKU the Market for Your Cellular Products Twenty-five years ago, the cellular market was fragmented by the competing standards of GSM, CDMA, TDMA, and UMTS. That made it difficult and cost-prohibitive to build a single-SKU device that could be sold worldwide. Then the industry standardized on LTE for 4G, and...

Attention to Detail: Leveraging Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) Technology to Maximize GNSS Precision GPS accuracy has come a long way since the system was opened to non-military applications in 1983. Civilian GPS receivers initially were limited to an accuracy of about 330 feet (100 meters) until 2000, when that restriction was eliminated. Another improvement was additional...

LTE Cat 1 bis Explained: The Future of IoT Connectivity Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) technologies are a subset of LTE designed for IoT applications that prioritize low hardware costs, ultra-long battery life, and global coverage. Most LPWA technologies are geared toward low-bandwidth applications such as asset trackers, pet trackers, utility meters, and agricultural sensors....

Understanding Ground Planes for Cellular and GNSS Devices The antenna ground plane is a key component in cellular and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) devices. It plays a major role in the performance and reliability of both the device and all of the applications that run on it. That means it also directly affects the revenue...

GVLB258.A GPS/GNSS Antenna by Taoglas The GVLB258.A from Taoglas is a GPS/GNSS Antenna with Frequency 1160 to 1610 MHz, Gain 3.08 dB, Impedance 50 Ohms, Operating Temperature (°C) -40 to 85 Degree C. Tags: Patch, Embedded. More details for GVLB258.A can be seen below. Product Details Part Number: GVLB258.A Manufacturer: Taoglas Description: Accura GNSS L1/L5 Stacked Patch...

GNSS vs. GPS: What’s the Difference? Global Positioning System (GPS) pioneered the GNSS sector with the launch of its first satellite in 1978. Since then, the GNSS market has grown to include five additional constellations: BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS, IRNSS, and QZSS. Which constellation is ideal for your application? The answer depends on your customers’ requirements for...

Understand the Basics of Wi-Fi® and Cellular Network Architectures Wireless has displaced Ethernet and other wired technologies as the most common way that consumer and enterprise devices connect to the internet and resources such as the cloud. That trend means it’s important to understand the basics of cellular and Wi-Fi® network architecture. Wi-Fi® Whether it’s...

Taoglas Launches Thunder Series Integrated Antenna Enclosures to Simplify Router Installations and Cut Deployment Costs San Diego, CA – 29 May 2025 – Taoglas®, a trusted provider of advanced antenna and IoT solutions, has launched its new Thunder Series – a high-performance outdoor antenna enclosure platform engineered to support direct integration and installation of the leading industrial routers...

Narrowband vs. Wideband Antennas for Public Safety Applications Antennas can be grouped into two types: narrowband or wideband. As their names imply, one type covers a broader swath of spectrum than the other. Here’s an overview of how they compare: Narrowband: Frequency Range: Occupies a smaller range of the frequency spectrum. Data Capacity: Can carry...