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SkyCross (News - Alert) has announced that Intel has chosen internal SkyCross WiMAX antennas for the Dana Point Express34 PC card reference design. SkyCross is a global wireless company providing antenna-centric RF solutions. With this device manufacturers can create stylish designs that appeal to consumer electronics buyers as the SkyCross antenna technology gets embedded into these new, narrower PC cards.

 

The relationship between Intel (News - Alert) and Skycross dates back to last year when Intel Capital, the venture capital arm of Intel, invested in SkyCross as part of larger technology collaboration. Since then, Skycross has been working with Intel and is contributing in developing next generation wireless solutions. Later Skycorss announced design wins for the Samsung (News - Alert) SPH-H1100 and SPH-H100 WiMAX PC cards and launched a product family supporting WiMAX (News - Alert). March 2007 saw Skycross its technology leadership in larger Express54 PC cards offered by major U.S. network operators. At the same time, the company also introduced a product line for the smaller Express34 PC cards. These products support any network protocol including 1xEV-DO, UMTS, and HSPA as well as WiMAX.

 

Joseph Gifford, Vice President of Business Development at SkyCross, said in a company press release, “We are delighted that SkyCross was selected for the Dana Point project and look forward to working closely with Intel on new designs. The SkyCross-Intel collaboration continues to strengthen and validate our product development efforts for important new market segments.”

 

The powerful SkyCross antennas provide a high percentage of electrical power supplied to the antenna to be converted into electromagnetic power. With this partnership, US, and parts of Asia and Europe will get design support WiMAX service through the SkyCross 2.5 GHz antennas in the Dana Point. In US, this support will be particularly available to Sprint (News - Alert) Nextel. As at least 90 percent of the electrical energy generated by the radio is transferred into electromagnetic wave energy, the antennas offer better return loss. This provides longer battery life and a better user experience.

 

 

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