Patented SkyCross iMAT® antenna modules optimize 4G LTE throughput for consumer multimedia and smart energy devices.
From the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Verizon Wireless and SkyCross, a global RF solutions and antenna technology company, announced they have worked together to incorporate SkyCross 4G LTE antenna modules using SkyCross’s patented iMAT® antenna technology into products from Seagate Technologies, Ambient Corp. and Consert. All of these products will be demonstrated live on the Verizon 4G LTE network in the network operator’s booth (Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall, Booth #30259).
“For the second consecutive year, we are pleased to collaborate with Verizon Wireless and leading equipment suppliers to demonstrate new wireless products at CES using SkyCross advanced antenna technology,” said Charles Riggle, SkyCross vice president of marketing and business development. “SkyCross antenna modules incorporating iMAT® and State-Tuned iMAT™ antenna technology are the standard for high performance and small size in advanced, multiband, 4G LTE devices.”
SkyCross antenna modules incorporating iMAT® technology enable a single, small, embedded antenna to behave like multiple antennas and deliver up to 2.5 times increased throughput in 4G LTE wireless devices versus similar devices using conventional antennas. SkyCross tuneable antenna modules leverage the company’s patented State-Tuned iMAT™ technology and support up to 12 frequency bands critical to 4G LTE band aggregation and global roaming while simultaneously reducing antenna size and increasing device throughput.
SkyCross antenna modules are crucial for 4G LTE connectivity in the following devices demonstrated in the Verizon booth at CES: the Seagate 4G LTE mobile wireless storage device; the award-winning Ambient smart grid communications node; and the Consert Virtual Peak Plant℠ Solution (VPP), providing smart metre infrastructure for measurable and verifiable load resource management in real time.
Verizon established its Innovation Programme to encourage collaboration and help advance the 4G LTE ecosystem. The company’s LTE Innovation Centre in Waltham, Mass., and its Application Innovation Centre in San Francisco were created to inspire, enable and develop non-traditional devices, services and applications that take advantage of Verizon Wireless’ networks. Through the Innovation Programme, Verizon seeks to expand the possibilities of 4G LTE by working with diverse companies, from start-ups to established players, in industries representing a broad range of verticals.
