CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Antenova Ltd., an integrated RF solutions provider, announced it has acquired Finland’s Perlos Corp.’s gigaAnt short-range wireless antenna business, expanding Antenova’s High Dielectric Antenna technology and Radionova radio antenna modules sales channels.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“GigaAnt develops antennas for short-range wireless devices used in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and WiMedia applications,” said Greg McCray, chief executive at Antenova. “The gigaAnt purchase enables us to give our customers access to a broader range of standard off-the-shelf antennas, which means faster time to market with an already field-proven antenna solution. The acquisition is part of Antenova’s strategy to focus growth in all the major global markets for mobile and data devices.”
Ric Roetering, vice president of sales and marketing at Perlos, said, “We believe gigaAnt’s high-quality and cost-effective products are complementary to Antenova’s innovative HDA antennas and Radionova radio antenna module products. This deal allows Perlos to focus on its core business, e.g., design, manufacture and assembly of mechanical and electronic modules, including customized RF solutions, and opens the door for future cooperation between our companies in standard off-the-shelf antennas. We are confident that Antenova will be able to maximize the potential of its products and expanded sales channel to further grow its global business.”
Perlos is a global supplier for the telecommunications, healthcare, electronics and automotive industries, focusing on the design, manufacture and assembly of mechanical and electronic modules. The company has 7,318 employees and posted sales of $692.8 million in 2004 with operations in Brazil, China, Finland, Hungary, Japan, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, England and the United States.
