Tariff-Proof Your Supply Chain: How Taoglas’ Global Manufacturing Network Keeps You Competitive In today’s trade climate, one thing is certain: uncertainty. Tariffs rise and fall with political tides, global relationships shift, and businesses that once relied on stable, predictable supply chains are now facing unpredictable costs and delays. For hardware companies — from connected devices...

Choosing the Right LTE Standard for IoT Applications LTE stands for Long Term Evolution, which includes a steady stream of new 3GPP standards designed to meet the unique requirements of IoT applications. How can device OEMs, systems integrators, and enterprise users decide which one is the best fit for their particular use case? Start by...

How MIMO Works and How to Maximize Its Benefits Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna systems boost application performance and reliability in 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi. That means device OEMs can leverage MIMO to differentiate on performance rather than price and help meet demanding customer requirements, such as mission-critical enterprise applications and first responder communications....

Right on Time: Understanding GNSS Timing Fundamentals Although GNSS stands for “global navigation satellite system,” all constellations also provide highly accurate timing information. For example, GPS signals provide time data that’s accurate to 100 billionths of a second. This makes GNSS ideal for applications such as time stamping business transactions at public EV chargers and synchronizing infrastructure in telecom...

Cover Your Assets with GNSS Asset Tracking What do a shipping container loaded with luxury SUVs, a bulldozer, a commercial generator, and a jobsite trailer full of tools have in common? They’re all examples of high-value assets whose precise, continually updated location is critical for protecting them against theft, misuse, underutilization, and more. They’re also...

Going the Distance: LTE 450 Enables Long-Range Mission-Critical Communications for the Long Haul One rule of physics is that signals travel farther at lower frequencies. That makes the 450 MHz band ideal for applications that need to cover a large geographic area, such as a major city or an 80,000-square-mile oil field. For decades, many utility...

How Satellite Communication Works: Key Concepts, Technologies, and Business Opportunities The first Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite launched in 1978, pioneering the concept of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). Twenty years later, Iridium launched a satellite-based telephony service, the first to use handsets the size of cell phones rather than briefcases. And in 2022, 3GPP Release 17 ushered in the era...

4G vs. LTE vs. 5G: How Mobile Technology is Evolving Every generation aspires to outdo its ancestors. That’s true for both people and cellular technologies. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) defines the criteria that each new technology must meet in order to wear the label of 3G, 4G, and now 5G. For example, 4G devices...

GNSS Antennas: How to Choose Between Directional and Omnidirectional Designs Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antennas can be grouped into two types: directional and omnidirectional. They’re important concepts because they play a major role in the reliability and performance of the positioning and timing applications that use GNSS. One way to understand these concepts is in...

Antenna Integrator Expands with UWB Support and Enhanced Insights The Taoglas Antenna Integrator has been significantly upgraded – introducing new antenna options and deeper performance data to support more precise and efficient design. Now Featuring UWB Antennas Five new antennas have been added to the tool’s library, including two Ultra-Wideband (UWB) models – the first...