Wireless connectivity

Wireless connectivity

Building a digital universe

Through the power of sensors, secure wireless and managed services – connectivity is at the heart of the IoT. Devices talking to each other, the cloud and beyond are creating a new digital universe of interconnected technology.

Today, with multiple ways of connecting to networks, the distance, connection time and amount of data transferred all necessitate different solutions.

It’s important to invest in the right wireless technology for applications, not only to meet requirements, but to futureproof your designs. As an end-to-end wireless connectivity solutions partner, we can complement your knowledge and enable you to create fully integrated solutions that will be able to solve challenges.

Custom IoT solutions

With a complete portfolio of class-leading wireless connectivity products to add IoT and M2M connectivity, we provide a full range of options covering every aspect for a connected design. Catering for all wireless protocols, system-in-package and system-on-chip solutions, wireless modules, and managed services all from leading and specialist suppliers of high-quality technologies; you have the best solutions for any size of deployment to be able to scale and accelerate seamlessly.
 

Through our IoT and Wireless Technology Centre, our experienced field application engineers can recommend the most appropriate solutions based on your specific need, preferred form factor and price/performance balance, and offer custom support and design services for wireless applications.

Access a specialist design team, reviewing services and system design for both RF hardware and software plus prototyping services. So not only can you source leading products from us you can also ensure your solutions are competitive with our value-added services.

Our technologies

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Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity are synonymous with IoT applications, with both options well established as popular and easy ways to connect devices. With Wi-Fi and Bluetooth ever present in our everyday lives, it is a compelling choice when thinking about connectivity for an embedded product.

Many mobile, wearable and peripheral technologies use these to communicate over a short distance with more designers now opting to collect data and information, such as location, speed and bio-data, over a period of time to share this with a parent device when in range.

We have developed a comprehensive, complementary portfolio of wireless connectivity products from world-leading manufacturers in the most commonly used form factors. Our factory-trained Field Application Engineers can recommend the most appropriate solution based on your preferred form factor and price vs performance trade-offs that address all levels of integration, from easy-to-use plug and play modules through to industrial-grade advanced solutions.

  • Powerful, compact, flexible solutions
  • Covering all variations – USB/PCIe/ Mini, half mini PCIe, SiP and solder down
  • 5G Wi-Fi (802.11ac)
  • Industrial grade - Specially designed for extreme temperatures (-40°C- 85°C) and robust conditions.
  • All fully certified to reduce testing costs, these highly reliable solutions will fulfil challenging 11ac high-speed applications with ease.
  • Supporting a variety of operation systems
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LoRa modules

LoRaWAN™ is designed to enable very low-power devices, such as battery-powered sensor modules, to easily communicate at regional, national and even global levels.

Providing secure, bi-directional, multicast communication between end-devices and gateways connected to a network server via standard IP connections.

We support all levels of integration for you to bring LoRaWAN-enabled devices to market quickly and effectively, including out of the box indoor and outdoor gateways.

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Cellular and low power wide area (LPWA) modules

Ideal for leveraging real-time data, remote monitoring and predictive maintenance, we partner with two world-leading suppliers to offer pre-certified dual-mode modules with a fully integrated device-to-cloud solution.

One of the most cost-effective and user-friendly ways of adding global wireless connectivity to a design is through an embedded cellular module or Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) technology. Both of these can overcome the challenges of device cost, power consumption, coverage and capacity which can be particularly difficult barriers for low-cost or battery-operated devices.

We offer a comprehensive range of premium, industrial-grade modules that come in one common flexible form factor, able to work across both leading LPWA/ NB-IoT technologies, 4G, 3G or 2G mobile networks, and are future-proofed and 5G ready – which means you can manage projects more efficiently and deploy reliable and cost-effective IoT applications faster.

  • Best-in-class connectivity, scalability and security
  • Reduced system complexity
  • Long battery life (up to 10 years)
  • Deploy anywhere, ready to connect modules
  • Futureproofed designs
  • Proven technologies
Cellular modems and gateways

Cellular modems and gateways

Modems, routers and gateways are the quickest, most convenient way of enabling wireless capabilities by providing remote configuration, deployment, monitoring and management. Modems use an existing serial or USB port to connect and provide direct access to the cloud in minutes.

For products with an Ethernet port or Wi-Fi connectivity, gateways provide the same easy access with even greater design flexibility.

We offer both embedded and external IoT dedicated gateways that are industrial-grade solutions with secure connectivity and remote management that require minimal engineering effort and allow you to add fully integrated secure connectivity and control quickly to both new and legacy machinery.

Key features of our range of modems and gateways:

  • Options available for 2G / 3G / 4G and 5G
  • Ethernet-to-cellular failover/failback
  • Serial, I/O and USB interface options
  • Remote configuration, deployment, monitoring and management
  • Easy to use
  • Ready to deploy

Offering network connectivity via a number of wired and wireless interfaces, including but not limited to Ethernet, cellular, Wi-Fi and Zigbee. This also includes Power over Ethernet (PoE) and GPS functionality and available with IP67-rated enclosures for outdoor usage and can be preloaded with firmware to your requirements/configurations.

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ISM solutions

The ISM radio bands are portions of the radio spectrum reserved internationally for industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) purposes other than telecommunications. Typical European ISM frequencies are 433MHz, 868MHz, for worldwide usage 2.4GHz.

Despite the intent of the original allocations, in recent years the fastest-growing use of these bands has been for short-range, low power wireless communications systems, since these bands are often approved for such devices which can be used without a government license, as would otherwise be required for transmitters; ISM frequencies are often chosen for this purpose as they already have interference issues.

Cordless phones, Bluetooth devices, near field communication (NFC) devices, garage door openers, baby monitors and wireless computer networks (Wi-Fi) may all use the ISM frequencies, although these low power transmitters are not considered to be ISM devices.

Examples for Wireless SW protocol stack, running on ISM frequencies are:

  • WiFi / Bluetooth/ Zigbee
  • LoRA, Sigfox
  • Wireless M-Bus, KNX
GNSS and GPS

GNSS and GPS

Develop low-power, high-performance IoT products with the industry's smallest, fully-integrated and highly-sensitive GPS/GNSS modules.

These Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) modules are designed to support ultra-compact applications with features such as low-latency velocity, position outputs and position updates to maximise their performance for even the harshest signal environments.

We have a range of Industry-leading multi-GNSS & GPS solutions also with a broad range of GNSS SOC chipsets that offer accuracy, fast time to fix and power efficiency that’s needed in IoT applications and solutions with high tracking sensitivity for enhanced performance in dense urban environments.

Key features:

  • GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou
  • Integral and external antenna versions
  • Very small, surface-mount form factors
  • Rapid time to first fix (TTFF), as low as 1s from hot start
  • Excellent accuracy, within 1-2m
  • Multiple power-management options
  • Best high-performance SOC option in the world

Our module range is easy to integrate from both hardware and software perspectives. It includes the smallest, fully integrated solutions on the market for both navigation and timing, suitable for a wide range of applications from location tracking, wearables, UAV’s to smart cities.

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SoC and SiP solutions

System-in-Package (SiPs) and System On Chip (SoCs) solutions are the most compact, cost-effective methods of adding both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to higher-volume applications.

We can provide you with unique access to the portfolio of chip-based location intelligence solutions from Airoha, USI & Insight SiP, along with the technical expertise to help you integrate this innovative technology into both new and existing designs.

Benefit from ultra-compact solutions

For applications requiring a higher degree of flexibility and customisation with low-power consumption, System-in-package (SiP) solutions are ideal. These SiP solutions have built-in antennas and stand-alone baseband processors with integrated transceivers in a single compact form factor and can be integrated through a variety of interfaces, such as UART, SPI and I2C. Up to 20 GPIOs enabling the connection of multiple sensors, switches and status LEDs to the SiP, reducing overall power consumption. Perfect for devices including wearables, headsets, speakers, keyboards, remote controls, coffee machines & thermostats.

Managed services and airtime

Managed services and airtime

Regardless of technology, your data needs to be securely stored and analysed. Cloud-based services are a popular choice, providing the benefit of anywhere, anytime access.

We are proud to offer several Cloud-based and edge services. These purpose-built, high-performance platforms provide you with the tools and development community to get your service to market faster, enabling you to focus on your customer experience without worrying about your IoT and M2M infrastructure.

Uniquely providing all the services needed to create, deploy and manage several devices remotely from one secure cloud-based management application, connecting smart devices via cellular networks. Track, monitor, and manage the movement of high-value assets in near real-time, enabling quick and decisive action should problems occur.

Bringing you:

  • Reliable & secure connectivity
  • End-to-end solutions
  • Rapid deployment with market-ready functionality
  • Secure cloud-to-device communication
  • Keep edge devices up-to-date and secure
  • Receive real-time alerts for mission-critical events
  • Perform remote maintenance.
  • Optimising transmit data and therefore cost
IoT Technology Centre

Our IoT and Wireless Technology Centre will advance your ability to deliver innovative technology solutions for complex applications – from sensors to the cloud.

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IoT Wireless Technology Centre

 

Creating custom solutions and navigating adding challenging connectivity to an application requires specialist expertise and capabilities. Our team of hardware design and software application engineers have extensive experience, ensuring we can bring your concept to life.

Covering proof of concept and feasibility studies for development, through to working prototype realisation and initial production management, our team delivers you complete project support.

Our approach

When it comes to developing custom solutions for tomorrow's technologies, we trust our approach to deliver the best possible outcome.

Our engineers will skilfully guide you through each stage of your project, working with you to understand and identify a solution that meets your technical and commercial needs before designing and integrating your solution.

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Solutions and expertise

Our solutions and expertise are centred around six key markets

Over the years we have built up considerable knowledge and knowhow, providing tailored solutions for our customers.

  • Transportation
  • Medical
  • Industrial and Connectivity
  • Renewable energy
  • Aerospace and Defence
  • Security

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