Strategy Analytics: New Antenna Technologies Crucial To Future of Cellular

More Bands and Modes Create Antenna Challenges
BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
"Antennas for Mobile Devices: New Technologies, New Opportunities," from the
Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Component market research service, explores new
antenna technologies and the companies helping to avert an impending crisis in
cellphone antennas.

Christopher Taylor, Director of the RF and Wireless Components service and
author of the report, stated, "Future cellular devices will have to handle seven
or more primary cellular bands, diversity antennas, and three or more bands for
connectivity peripherals, placing difficult performance demands on cellular
antennas -- among these, the need for several small antennas placed in close
proximity to each other and the users` head and hand. Device makers hope to
avert an antenna crisis by teaming with antenna specialists, such as Laird,
Tyco, Pulse, Ethertronics and Skycross, to make use of new antenna technologies
that will include tunable and active antennas. If successful, these technologies
and companies will help propel the market for antennas for wireless mobile
devices to more than 5 billion units in 2014."

Asif Anwar, Director of the GaAs and High Speed Semiconductor service, added,
"As outlined in the report, the new antenna technologies will add a new
dimension to the cellular RF front business, affecting power amp, switch-module,
filter and chipset suppliers, as well as the way OEMs do business."

About Strategy Analytics

Strategy Analytics, Inc. provides timely and actionable market intelligence
focused on opportunities and disruptive forces in the areas of Automotive
Electronics and Entertainment, Broadband Connected Home, Mobile & Wireless
Intelligent Systems and Virtual Worlds. http://www.strategyanalytics.com/

Strategy Analytics, Inc.
US Contact:
Christopher Taylor, +1 617-614-0706
ctaylor@strategyanalytics.com
or
European Contact:
Asif Anwar, +44(0) 1908 423 635
aanwar@strategyanalytics.com

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