Qualcomm Technologies’ additions to the RF Front-End (RFFE) portfolio are designed to allow original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to rapidly build mobile devices that support new operator deployments of Band 71, a 600 MHz low-frequency band. This prime spectrum brings greater capacity to mobile operators’ networks, in addition to enhanced outdoor coverage and indoor penetration. Smartphones, […]
Wireless
Zigbee-based gateway for next-generation smart lighting control
Cortet by CEL announces the new E100 Gateway – a very compact, ZigBee-based wireless Gateway that provides both local and IoT based control for a wide range of lighting devices, accessories, fixtures, controllers and switches for small or medium scale commercial facilities. This means that lighting throughout the entire building can be controlled locally by a […]
Bluetooth Smart modules get bigger packet size, better bonding
AMBER wireless GmbH, a Würth Elektronik eiSos Group company, expands the functionality of its AMB2621 Bluetooth Smart Module: The packet size for payload data transmission is raised from 128 to 243 bytes. Additionally, the extremely compact and energy-saving wireless module now has a bonding option. In use, this allows the pairing key to be stored […]
Software-defined radio module integrates
RF signal path and high-speed programmable logic
Avnet, Inc. introduced the PicoZed SDR Z7035/AD9361, a rugged, low-power, small footprint system-on-module (SOM) that integrates critical RF signal path and high-speed programmable logic, enabling designers to dramatically reduce cycle times for development of the RF-to-baseband signal processing core for wireless communications systems. The fully verified PicoZed Software-Defined Radio SOM provides frequency-agile wideband 2×2 receive […]
Microchip Releases the RN4020 Bluetooth Smart Module
Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced from the Sensors Expo its first Bluetooth® 4.1 Low Energy module. The RN4020 builds on the Company’s deep Bluetooth Classic experience and carries both worldwide regulatory certifications and is Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) certified. The integrated Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) […]
