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Hatfield, UK – 25th May 2016 – Antenova Ltd, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M, is shipping
its first orders for the TransferJet coupler,
Zoma, which
the company announced in September 2015, and is collaborating with partner Icoteq to build TransferJet designs for customers worldwide.
The Zoma coupler (part no SR4T014) measures just 4mm x 4mm x 0.4mm, which Antenova believes is probably the smallest
coupler available in the market.
The diagram shows how the pair of TransferJet couplers operate when placed close together.
The Zoma coupler measures 4mm x 4mm x 0.4mm:
Antenova provides evaluation boards for customers to test the Zoma coupler with their designs.
TransferJet is a close proximity wireless transfer technology that radiates very low power radio waves. It was designed
to be a simple but fast way to transfer multimedia data. Originally developed by a consortium of vendors led by Sony, TransferJet
bridges the gap between a device that creates content and a separate device that plays content back. For example it can
be used to transfer photos or videos from a camera to a large TV Screen, or in any other situation where high volume data
transfer by USB cable or memory card creates a "bottle neck".
TransferJet combines the speed of Ultra Wide Band networking with the ease of Near Field Communications, NFC. It operates
over very short ranges, with low power consumption, and provides secure, high speed file exchange for content sharing between
devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras, camcorders, computers, TVs, games consoles and printer. It also has applications
in in-car navigation, digital signage, and digital kiosks, where it provides an ideal complementary technology to NFC.
It transfers high resolution video and high quality sound without a physical cable, at speeds of 560Mbps at the physical
layer, which is equal to a maximum data throughput of 375Mbps. At such speeds, a one hour TV programme in MPEG4 can be transferred
in a few seconds. Files are "pushed" or "pulled", simply by tapping the two devices together or placing them in very close
proximity, and files are transferred automatically without any setup or device pairing.
TransferJet uses a coupler, which is different to an antenna. An antenna is designed to send a signal as far as possible
- but a coupler concentrates on near field signals, and only transmits data when the two devices touch, or are placed extremely
close together.
Antenova is working with Icoteq, a UK company which has created the world's first sensor board for high speed data upload,
using TransferJet. The board, which measures 50mm x 40mm, uses an Atmel SAMS70/SAMV70 microprocessor and Antenova's TransferJet
coupler to provide a development platform that is suitable for many applications where there is high data aggregation with
a requirement for ultra-fast wireless offload.
Antenova's TransferJet coupler is aimed at mobile phone handsets, PCs, laptops, tablets, digital cameras, and M2M devices,
including water resistant devices without physical external ports.
Antenova is a member of the TransferJet consortium, a group of companies who are co-operating to develop the technology.
For more information about TransferJetTM please see www.transferjet.org,
and for Antenova's full range of antennas, please visit www.antenova-m2m.com.
About Icoteq
Icoteq specialises in the provision of cutting-edge RF and wireless design services, and product developments.
The company has an extensive track record developing products that break new ground in performance. Utilising the latest
technology, Icoteq brings high efficiency and small form factor solutions to a diverse array of RF and digital designs,
from discrete battery operated user equipment and low power wireless communications up, to integrated cellular base station
systems and power amplifiers. For more details please visit www.icoteq.com.
About Antenova
Antenova is a leading developer and supplier of high performing integrated antennas and RF solutions for wireless communication,
consumer electronic and wireless M2M devices.
Antenova's broad range of standard antennas and RF modules are ideally suited for GSM, CDMA, 3G, 4G, LTE, GPS, GNSS,
WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and ISM, for M2M and IoT applications.
Antenova provides comprehensive design advice and technical support, including custom antenna design, engineering, integration
and test services to ensure the best possible performing antenna solutions for customer devices. For more details, please
visit www.antenova-m2m.com.
Contact:
Anna Wood
Marketing Manager
Antenova Limited
Phone: +44 (0) 7768 922 707
E-Mail:
Anna.wood@antenova.com
Web:
www.antenova-m2m.com
Craig Rackstraw
Managing Director
Icoteq Ltd
+44 117 344 5049
info@icoteq.com
Posted May 26, 2016
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