AntennaWare Introduces New BodyWave UWB Antennas at Embedded World 2024

Embedded World, in Nuremberg, Germany (April 9-11, 2024) will be the first opportunity for AntennaWare to present their new BodyWave antennas, which strengthen the company’s offering in the UWB frequency. Available in 2.4Ghz, DECT and UWB models, BodyWave antennas generate waves that flow efficiently around the body and support a communication link even when the body is blocking the signal. This new range of three BodyWave UWB antennas expand options for compact wearable applications.
 
As the first commercially available antenna specifically designed to mitigate against the unique reliability challenges experienced by wireless wearables, AntennaWare's BodyWave antennas offer unprecedented performance at a range of frequencies including 1.9GHz, 2.4GHz and UWB.

Each of the three new UWB antennas have been developed in direct response to the market's growing interest in UWB as a wireless technology and complement the existing 6.5GHz BodyWave UWB Channel 5 antenna. Included in the new range is the most compact BodyWave antenna that AntennaWare developed to date, with a size of just 5x5x2mm, making BodyWave antennas suitable for much smaller form factors than was previously the case.

Commenting on these latest additions to the BodyWave antenna range, AntennaWare CEO Dr Gareth Conway explained, “As the world moves up in frequency due to congestion in the 2.4GHz frequency, the problem of body blocking becomes even greater for any wireless device placed close to or on the body, which only increases the requirement for the unique properties of BodyWave antennas."

The AntennaWare BodyWave UWB antenna range now includes:
6.5 GHz UWB Channel 5 antenna
6.5 GHz & 8 GHz BodyWave UWB Channel 5 & 9 antenna
6.5GHz – 8 GHz BodyWave UWB Channel 5-9 antenna
8 GHz BodyWave Channel 9 antenna – the most compact BodyWave antenna to date with dimensions of 5x5x2 mm
(custom form factors are also possible) In addition to the UWB antenna range, at Embedded World, the AntennaWare team will be showing a series of live demos highlighting the performance and reliability gains achieved by BodyWave antennas. The demos will span RF frequencies and a range of wireless wearable applications covering audio, healthcare, sports wearables and asset tracking.

AntennaWare Co-Founder and CEO Dr Gareth Conway will also present a paper entitled "Understanding and Solving the Wireless Connectivity Problem on Difficult Platforms" on Day 3 at the highly regarded Embedded World Conference.

AntennaWare can be found on Booth 3-109.
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