Wifi Revolution

u-blox has extended its LISA wireless module family to include two new members, the LISA-H100 (for the USA) and LISA-H110 (for Europe and Asia).

The UMTS/HSDPA data modems are ideal for both telematics and telemetry applications that typically need only data and not the full 3G bandwidth.

u-blox (News - Alert) is a fabless semiconductor provider of embedded positioning and wireless communication solutions for the consumer, industrial and automotive markets. Elaborating more on the releases, u-blox says that these products are backwards compatible with 2G (GPRS/EDGE) networks.

The new modems are an extension of the LISA-U family of full-speed HSPA 3.75G modules. Together, the LISA-H and LISA-U families provide a complete range of wireless modems optimized for lower-speed M2M as well as high-speed Internet, voice and multimedia applications.

u-blox is offering the LISA-H family in the industry’s smallest 3G modem form factor, 33.2 x 22.4 x 2.7 mm. Each module supports dual-band 3G frequencies (LISA-H100: 850/1900 MHz, LISA-H110: 900/2100 MHz).

Because LISA-H110 can provide wireless connectivity worldwide, it is especially attractive for container tracking applications.

u-blox further notes that all LISA modules enable easy migration from the company’s LEON GSM/GPRS modules and offer seamless 2G-3G handover. LISA-H can be directly coupled with a u-blox GPS receiver to support location-based services and GPS-based applications.

“The two new LISA family members are optimized for speeds typically found in remote monitoring applications. These modems are capable of 3.6Mb/s download and 384 kb/s upload speeds which are sufficient for the vast majority of M2M applications” said Thomas Nigg, vice president of product marketing at u-blox.

Read a related article at TMCnet: “u-blox GPS & GSM Selected by Trakm8 for Advanced Telematics Solution.”