How to Maximize GNSS Performance for Wearables for Animal Tracking, Lone Worker Safety and More Although smart watches are the best-known type of wearable device, the market is much wider and deeper, including: Pet tracking collars to help owners quickly find their lost cat or dog. Livestock collars and ear tags that provide information such as location,...

Taoglas Introduces Patriot Antenna, an Innovative Compact 18-in-1 Antenna for Multi-Network Vehicle Connectivity San Diego, CA, 2 July 2025 – Taoglas, a trusted provider of advanced RF and antenna solutions, has released the Patriot series, a compact, multi-function combination roof mount antenna designed for connected vehicle fleets across emergency services, utilities, and commercial sectors. Integrating up to 18...

External Antenna Mounts: How to Choose the Right Design and Installation to Optimize Performance and Reliability Antenna mounts do more than just affix antennas to vehicles, vending machines, digital signage, rooftops, or shipping containers. They can also protect the antenna and help maximize both the reliability and performance of the applications that depend on it. Those roles...

What is 6G? Just how fast does mobile technology evolve? The world’s first fifth-generation (5G) networks launched in 2019. Barely a year later, preliminary work began on 6G standards. Although commercial 6G networks won’t debut until 2030, it’s not too early for device OEMs, systems integrators, and enterprises to start following the technology’s development to understand when...

What is NFC? Near Field Communication (NFC) technology is designed to connect two nearby devices quickly, easily, securely, and temporarily. That makes ideal for a wide variety of consumer and business applications, such as: Connecting a smartphone to a supermarket payment terminal. Unlocking the door to an office or hotel room using a smartphone or...

Taoglas Introduces a New High-Performance 3-in-1 GNSS and 4G/5G MIMO Screw Mount Antenna Taoglas, an industry leader in advanced RF component design and connectivity solutions for IoT applications, has introduced its latest high-performance, compact, 3-in-1 combination antenna. The Olympian III 3-in-1 – GNSS and 2 x 5G/4G MIMO Screw Mount Antenna, part numbered MA181.A.001 is engineered for demanding external deployments, offering robust and reliable GNSS and 5G/4G MIMO connectivity...

GNSS for Marine and Maritime Applications Over 70% of the Earth’s surface is oceans, seas, and other waterways. So it’s no surprise that there’s an enormous market for GNSS applications focused on marine and maritime use cases, from navigation to asset tracking: Vessel Navigation and Open Sea Routing Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Collision Avoidance...

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...