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SkyCross Aims iMAT Antenna Technology at Smartphone SectorApr 26, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Antenna solutions company SkyCross said its iMAT antenna technology is a design solution for OEMs that can lower the bill of materials, consolidates RF components and simplify integration. Skycross said that the traditional smartphone is losing ground to new form factors such as touch screens and netbooks. Sleeker designs, new applications, and flat-rate mobile data plans are attracting mass-market users, but their adoption is closely linked to price as consumers limit their spending. The optimistic smartphone forecast from iSuppli1 calls for 192.3 million units to ship in 2009, an 11.1 percent increase over 2008. The company said that SkyCross iMAT antennas reduce the total cost of ownership for a smartphone while offering high performance so device manufacturers can achieve this growth. "The growth of the smartphone market segment is fueled by a new group of consumers that are trading in their mid-tier phones for smartphones," said Chris Morton, CEO of SkyCross. "This group is much more price sensitive than the typical business user, so an innovative solution like iMAT is essential for device manufactures to address this market while continuing to offer superior 3G and 4G performance." SkyCross added that it has extensive experience designing and manufacturing antennas for pioneering and bestselling smartphones--from the Haptic and Omnia touch screen models that Samsung introduced at CES 2009 to the Samsung Blackjack II, which Consumer Reports recently named the best smartphone of 2008. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |