TFX257.B Antenna by Taoglas The TFX257.B from Taoglas is an Invisible Antenna that covers 2.4, 5.8, and 7.125 GHz bands and is compatible with Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi standards. It is an alternative to standard flexible PCB antennas where the user may want to install an antenna in a covert area or on a surface, they may want...

Selecting the Right Bands and Antenna for Your Cellular Device Between 4G and 5G, there are over 36 bands, which can make choosing the right ones for your product feel as overwhelming as going to a restaurant with a book-length menu in a foreign language. One tip is to start by identifying the country or...

Best Practices for GNSS Antenna Integration Integration is more than just connecting a GNSS antenna to a device so it can receive signals. Done right, the integration process optimizes the antenna’s capabilities and, in turn, helps ensure that the device provides the performance and reliability that end users expect. There are five types of GNSS...

A Crash Course on RF Cables Radio Frequency (RF) cables carry signals between the antenna and the transmitter and/or receiver for technologies such as cellular, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. That means they play a critical role in the performance and reliability of the application that uses those signals. An obvious example of this...

A Crash Course in Global Positioning System (GPS) The first Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite launched in 1978. Today, it’s so widely used by consumers, businesses, and government agencies that the acronym has become a shorthand term for any navigation or location application. One reason is because GPS pioneered the space — literally. Over the decades, the...

Leverage Innovative New GNSS Antenna Manufacturing Technologies to Ensure High Performance Even with Complex Form Factors If a device needs cellular, Wi-Fi®, or Bluetooth®, then it’s a safe bet that it also requires support for global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning. That’s because connectivity and location go hand in hand for many mobile applications, such as...

Timing is Everything: How Operator and Module Choices Drive the Certification Process Carrier and FCC certification are major milestones toward getting a new device to market on time and on budget. One tip for passing certification on the first attempt is to take a holistic view of how all the RF components work together to...

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....