GPS World is on the CTIA Super Mobility 2016 exhibit floor, bringing you updates on the latest products and services. The event is being held Sept. 6-9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CTIA’s flagship event is a convergence of everything wireless for professionals who work in the mobile technology industry, including leaders in wireless, indoor location, connected car and Internet of Things (IoT), among many others.
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Live from CTIA Super Mobility 2016
GPS World is reporting live from CTIA Super Mobility 2016, which is being held Sept. 7-9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CTIA’s flagship event is a convergence of everything wireless for professionals who work in the mobile technology industry, including leaders in wireless, indoor location, connected car and Internet of Things (IoT), among many others.
GPS World Senior Digital Editor Joelle Harms and Wireless editor Janice Partyka will be posting news, videos and photos this week on GPSWorld.com, Facebook and Twitter @GPSWorld.
This year’s highlights include keynote addresses from senior executives at AT&T, GSMA, Nokia, Qualcomm, Verizon, The Chernin Group, TIME Inc. and FCC. Mark Cuban, billionaire investor and owner of Dallas Mavericks, and John Legend, Academy Award and Grammy-winning musician, also will share insights on everything wireless, including next-gen 5G technology, the IoT and how mobile impacts the media, music and entertainment industries.
Video Playlist
For a full list of videos, view our playlist on YouTube.
News
5G and IoT: Big winners of CTIA Super Mobility 2016 (9/12)
CalAmp’s MDT-7P Android tablet designed for Mobile Workforce (9/10)
Taoglas offers Guardian series of combination antennas (9/9)
Epson, DJI partner on AR smart glasses for piloting UAVs (InterDrone, 9/9)
u-blox announces its first LTE Cat M1 module (9/9)
Taoglas launches Engager Logarithmic Periodic Dipole Antenna series (9/7)
AUVSI hosts workshop on drones at CTIA Super Mobility 2016 (9/6)
Comtech launches Location Studio at CTIA Super Mobility 2016 (9/6 — 9/9 update)
Qualcomm, AT&T to trial network requirements for drone operations (9/6)
Rohde & Schwarz showcases 5G test solutions at Super Mobility 2016 (9/2)
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Taoglas launches Engager Logarithmic Periodic Dipole Antenna series
Engager LPDA.02 external wide-band directional antenna Taoglas, provider of IoT and M2M antenna solutions, has launched the Engager Logarithmic Periodic Dipole Antenna (LPDA) series in booth No. 4849 at CTIA Super Mobility 2016.
The wide-band directional antenna series offers high gain at multiple frequencies, including all cellular 2G/3G and 4G LTE bands globally for all carriers and networks, the company says in a news release.
In areas of low signal strength, the higher gain can help a device get connectivity when a standard Omni directional antenna would not.
“These wonderful looking Engager’s eliminate the need for Yagi’s,” Dermot O’Shea, Taoglas joint CEO, says. “The Yagi’s are also directional and high gain but are limited to a narrow bandwidth or single frequency. That means if you installed an antenna for a base station belonging to a certain carrier at a certain time, that frequency or base station equipment can be changed over time, meaning you have to go back on site and change the antenna. That scenario can happen over and over again but with the Engager series it’s a one time installation and future proofs the site’s connectivity for many years.”
The Engager series launches at CTIA Super Mobility 2016, which is being held Sept. 6-9 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with four variants, and more planned:
- LPDA.01; 698-3900MHz, 334*278*34 millimeter, 7dBi gain.
- LPDA.03; 600-3000MHz, 629*517*43 millimeter, 8dBi gain.
- LPDA.05; 698-6000MHz, 629*517*43 millimeter, 8dBi gain.
- LPDA.06; 400-6000MHz, 942*488*43 millimeter, 9dBi gain.
All are available in wall or pole mount options. The wall mount option consists of a two-part bracket, allowing it to be tilted and rotated and pointed in the required direction of the base station. The pole-mount bracket is delivered with u-bolts and clamps and, when secured on the pole, also allows a 30-degree tilt above or below horizontal.
“Taoglas engineering continue to not only innovate but exhibit the never give up attitude. To achieve such wide bandwidths, while maintaining high performance, makes us all very proud of the Engager series,” O’Shea says.
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AUVSI hosts workshop on drones at CTIA Super Mobility 2016
AUVSI will review new FAA regulations for operating commercial drones
Brian Wynne, president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), will lead a workshop on unmanned aircraft systems from 2-3:45 p.m. PDT on Sept. 8 at CTIA Super Mobility 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.The workshop, “Drones and the Wireless Industry: Information, Insights and Actionable Tools to Utilize UAS in Your Business,” will take place in the Sands Expo exhibit hall’s Enterprise and Industrial IoT Zone in booth No. 6037.
The wireless industry has adopted UAS technology for a number of applications, including tower inspections and optimizing networks for special events, AUVSI says. With the recent implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Part 107 small unmanned aerial systems (UAWS) rule, more commercial operators than ever are expected to explore the benefits of UAS. Wynne’s workshop will review how these new regulations will impact the wireless industry, as well as the vast potential that UAS have for wireless companies.
Workshop participants include Marke “Hoot” Gibson, senior advisor for UAS Integration at the FAA; Sean Cushing, president, COO and co-founder of HAZON Solutions; Thomas Haun, vice president of Strategy and Globalization for PrecisionHawk; Christopher Moccia, executive vice president of Infrastructure for Measure; Anil Nanduri, vice President of the New Technology Group at Intel; and Art Pregler, director of National Mobility Systems for AT&T.
Wynne also will participate in a panel discussion on UAS and 4G wireless networks, which will take place following the workshop from 4-5 p.m. PDT in room Veronese 2401.
An economic impact study by AUVSI found the UAS industry is projected to create more than 100,000 jobs and provide more than $82 billion in economic impact in the first decade following UAS integration into the national airspace, according to AUVSI.
