NEW ORLEANS-Etenna Corp. unveiled its new FlexWave internal antenna product line. The company also said Mobicom Corp., which designs and manufactures GSM phones, is the first FlexWave customer.
The antennas are designed to be embedded in any handheld wireless device, ranging from mobile phones to personal digital assistants. The FlexWave antennas will be incorporated into Mobicom’s Multi-Media CommunicatorTM (MMC) PDA phone in high volume and will be available to consumers this summer, said Etenna.
The FlexWave antennas incorporate Etenna’s slective surface technology, which allows for small internal antennas that resist detuning.
The first FlexWave antenna, the EF900 is a tri-band antenna that operates in the 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz frequency bands. Future plans for FlexWave products include antennas that operate in frequency combinations of 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz, as well as CDMA, GSM and UMTS technology support.
