Antenova Announces Datanova 4G GPS Antennas for Notebooks

April 29, 2010

Antenova Ltd. of Cambridge, UK, has released the Datanova 4G high-performance nine-band antenna with GPS and the long-term evolution (LTE) radio interface standard for the new generation of lightweight notebooks and netbooks.

The Datanova 4G antenna covers LTE bands 4, 7, 13, and 17, and provides 3G cellular and WWAN, next-generation WiMAX and Wi-Fi connectivity, plus embedded GPS for location-aware applications.

“With 64 operators already committed to LTE network deployments in 31 countries, many of our Tier 1 notebook vendors are gearing up for LTE rollouts,” stated Greg McCray, CEO of Antenova. “Datanova 4G is the latest addition to our successful range of multi-band mobile broadband antennas and part of Antenova’s expanding range of LTE and WiMAX antenna solutions for 4G mobile devices. Datanova 4G is the ideal solution for notebook and netbook vendors wanting to offer the widest range of cellular, mobile broadband, and wireless connectivity features in small, lightweight portable devices. And with the inclusion of GPS in a single antenna structure, users can experience and enjoy the growing range of location based services and applications.”

Datanova 4G is a custom mobile broadband antenna which covers LTE, 3G, CDMA/GSM, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, UWB, and GPS. Like the other Datanova mobile broadband antennas, it can cover all or as many of the bands and provides the widest choice of wireless broadband connectivity options while providing superior performance, according to the company. Datanova antennas provide manufacturers embedded wireless connectivity, eliminating the need for exposed or unsightly external antennas.

The antennas come in small volume, low-profile form factors, down to 0.8 millimeters in width for thin, lightweight notebooks and netbooks. Datanova antennas can be found in mobile broadband-enabled notebook computers and netbooks from leading vendors worldwide, including the Dell Adamo XPS – a thin notebook at 9.99 millimeters in thickness.