SkyCross Introduces Industry's First High Gain, Embedded Antennas For All World Wide Radio WLAN Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2003 SkyCross, a leading developer of advanced wireless antenna solutions, introduced the industry's first antenna that provides complete coverage for all frequency bands designated for wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area communications throughout the world. The 2.4GHz band is extensively used to implement the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.11b standard, with 802.11g soon to be approved for use in the same band. The 5GHz bands allow for faster wireless data transmission speeds, up to 54 Mbps using the 802.11a standard. 802.11a is implemented in various 5GHz bands worldwide, including newly licensed 4.900-5.090 GHz bands in Japan. Current WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network antennas are limited in the range of frequency bands they can cover. Presently, only portions of these bands are covered, but not the entire bandwidth. SkyCross' new antenna provides complete coverage over all the multiple frequency bands designated for WLAN applications. SkyCross also produces these antennas in a wide variety of patterns, and physical realizations to suit all WLAN manufacturers needs. "This antenna design ensures that users can access any type of Wi-Fi wireless network anywhere in the world with absolutely no need for additional antennas or hardware, providing transparent worldwide Wi-Fi access," said Chris Morton, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SkyCross. "This is a great benefit to both the end user who can purchase one device that will work anywhere, as well as the manufacturer who can use one standard antenna that will work with any radio standard." Key Specifications of SkyCross' new antennas include: -- Frequency Ranges: 2.4 - 2.5 and 4.9 - 5.9 GHz -- Gain: 3.0 dBi Peak -- Efficiency: Greater than 70% -- Size: Less than 0.75" square "Standard antenna technologies such as ceramic or PIFA PIFA Planar Inverted-F (type) Antenna PIFA Premier India Football Academy PIFA Phenyliodine Bis (Trifluoroacetate) PIFA Pittsburgh Institute of Fine Arts (Pennsylvania) antennas provide coverage for specific and narrowly defined frequency bands. As a result, these antennas cannot provide adequate multi-frequency operation without a tradeoff in performance, efficiency and/or cost," said Kerry Greer, VP of Business Development for SkyCross. "As more and more frequency bands are being allocated for WLAN use, more and more equipment manufacturers are turning to SkyCross to solve their antenna problems." About SkyCross SkyCross is a leading developer of next-generation RF technology for mobile and fixed wireless telecommunications, telematics Originally coined to mean the convergence of telecommunications and information processing, the term later evolved to refer to automation in automobiles. GPS navigation, integrated hands-free cellphones, wireless communications and automatic driving assistance systems all come under the , satellite, and mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings markets. SkyCross' antenna solutions are based on patented Meander meander Extreme U-bend in a stream, usually occurring in a series, that is caused by flow characteristics of the water. Meanders form in stream-deposited sediments and may stack up upstream of an obstruction, resulting in a gooseneck or extremely bowed meander. Line Antenna technology that allows engineers to design high performance, multi-mode, multi-frequency antennas that can be hidden inside a mobile casing, have a very low radiation profile, and offer much better gain characteristics over existing solutions. Typical applications for the antennas include handsets, laptop computers A portable computer that has a flat LCD screen and usually weighs less than eight pounds. Often called just a "laptop," it uses batteries for mobile use and AC power for charging the batteries and desktop use. Today's high-end laptops provide all the capabilities of most desktop computers. , PDAs, automobiles, household electronics and base stations. For details, please visit http://www.skycross.com |
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