06 Aug 2012

Antenova Launches 5 Band SMD Cellular Antenna

Cambridge based developer of cellular and wireless antennas, Antenova has launched a new addition its antenna ranges. Called the Rubra A10393 cellular penta-band SMD antenna it is an adition to their gigaNOVA range of surface mount standard antennas.

The Rubra 10393 has been designed for ease of integration into wireless devices. It is said to be ideally suited for an extensive range of embedded cellular applications such tablets, tracking devices, femto base stations, remote monitoring and other M2M applications.

The Rubra A10393 is a five band cellular SMD antenna which ahs been designed to be highly efficient. It is suitable for a variety of cellular telecommunications applications and can be used with GSM, GPRS and UMTS cellular systems. The antenna covers a variety of bands: GSM850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and WCDMA frequencies.

The Rubra MDA structure provides excellent resistance to de-tuning and offers predictable performance in customer devices. Rubra A10315 is a compact 40x10.4x3.2 mm3 size antenna intended for surface mounting and requires minimal ground plane. Made from low cost halogen-free FR4 substrate material, Rubra is supplied in tape on reel and available for volume purchase through Antenova’s global network of leading distributors and agents.

“Antenova continues to enjoy increasing demand for high performing and easy to integrate standard cellular antennas for the ever expanding embedded wireless and M2M markets,” stated Greg McCray, CEO of Antenova.

“Rubra A10393 is a high performing cellular penta-band antenna incorporating Antenova’s patented Magnetic Dipole Antenna (MDA) technology which provides robust and reliable performance across all device applications, which is particularly essential for many M2M devices which are typically in situ for 5 to 10 years. Antenova’s standard penta-band antennas offer design flexibility with the ease of integration benefits of a surface mountable device, making them very attractive to module makers targeting the growing M2M markets and device manufacturers looking to add cellular connectivity into their products. Rubra has already been integrated into a cellular module reference design with the SIMCom SIM900 module.”

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