Maxtena has developed a high performance multi-band antenna that combines proprietary Helicore® technology with a monopole-type UHF antenna in a single form factor.

The DualMax-Helical/UHF combines two antennas with a custom cable and connector. The helical element can be tuned for the GPS/GLONASS bands, Iridium network or Globalstar network. The helical element is integrated with a monopole-type UHF antenna providing a frequency range between 300 MHz and 800 Mhz.

The multi-band antenna combo is an ideal solution for applications requiring simultaneous access to different satellite systems for emergency communication; two examples are Iridium and COSPAS-SARSAT or Globalstar and COSPAS-SARSAT.

Maxtena has been selected as the antenna provider to British Antarctic Survey (BAS), one of the world’s leading environmental research centers with responsibility for the UK’s national scientific activities in Antarctica.

BAS scientists have developed an airdropped spear to put vital reporting instruments in parts of Antarctica only accessible by plane. Twenty-five of the spears have been strategically dropped in Pine Island Glacier (PIG), currently one of the world’s largest net contributors of ice to the sea.

To support BAS’s mission to track glacier movement toward the sea, Maxtena provides the research center with a robust single band GPS/Iridium antenna. The antenna is able to perform in the harsh arctic environment and serves to relay the GPS data back to BAS to then track the PIG’s movement towards the sea.    

The growing demand for energy worldwide is leading geoscientists to find better ways to accurately predict where oil is located and decide how it can be removed safely. Both the oil & gas and mining industries are investing heavily in smarter, more cost effective methods for streamlining seismic data operations on land and sea. Leading seismic recording companies are now turning to cable-free autonomous nodes that are capable of logging reliable high quality seismic data.

The Seismic Recording Challenge

Before seismic recording companies are able to successfully transition away from traditional cable-based telemetry systems to autonomous nodal technology they must first solve several difficult challenges.  

First, finding a reliable solution for recording accurate time and location-referenced data must be considered. The cable-based system offers real-time access to the seismic data being recorded where as with autonomous nodal technology the data is only accessible once the unit has been retrieved. Next, when deploying thousands of independent recording units in dense urban areas, rural settings, extreme climates, rough terrain and underwater, the consistent reception of GPS signals can become problematic. Each individual unit must be able to receive signals from GPS satellites, regardless of unit orientation. 

March 28, 2013 – Rockville, MD ­– Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), has announced an international agreement to sell antenna products from Maxtena, Inc., a top developer and producer for innovative wireless solutions, including GNSS, M2M and MSS helical and patch embedded and external antennas.

Through the deal Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), the leading high service distributor of electronic components, will provide design engineers and buyers with finished helical and patch antenna solutions to customers in Europe and Asia Pacific.

Our Director of Sales and Marketing, Vanja Maric, will be attending the Embedded World 2013 Conference from February 26th to February 28th in Nuremberg, Germany and the CeBIT 2013 Conference from March 5th to March 9th in Hannover, Germany. If you would like to set up a meeting in advance please email our team at sales@maxtena.com or call 1-877-MAXTENA.

About Embedded World 2013 February 26th-February 28th

Embedded World invites companies that are active in the embedded technology field to come and learn about recent advancements and get to know their fellow embedded associates. The conference is a great opportunity to form connections and share information about Maxtena’s embedded antenna technologies.

We will be exhibiting at the Iridium Partner Conference January 21-25, 2013 in Panama City, Panama. If you are an attending Iridium partner we invite you to stop by our booth and get to know more about us.

We plan to exhibit three of our top selling helical antennas and a newly developed patch antenna, all of which are built on our proprietary Maxtena Helicore© technology.

You’re surfing the Web on your smartphone, you find an interesting link, and you click it, only to realize that the site is not formatted for your device. We’ve all been there. In this day and age though, with our smartphones permanently glued to our hands, shouldn’t companies be utilizing the opportunity to deliver a positive website interaction on any mobile device? We think so, and we are pleased to announce that our website has now been optimized for mobile devices. The mobile site enables users to access product and service information, request a quote, download datasheets or submit a question all in a format that is easily viewed on a smartphone or tablet. If they plan to frequent the mobile site they also have the option to add the Maxtena app to their home screen for easy one-touch return access. 

With the growing relevance of mobile sites in the world today, it was vital that our web team launch a version of the Maxtena website designed exclusively for mobile access.

Earlier this month Maxtena became one of the first companies to receive funding through InvestMaryland, the state’s venture capital program. The program is a funding source for early, mid and late stage growth companies. InvestMaryland focuses on businesses in software, communications, cyber-security and life sciences that have their principal business operations located in Maryland.

Created by Governor O’Malley and passed by the General Assembly in 2011, InvestMaryland is the largest venture capital investment initiative in Maryland’s history. The program is being administered through the Maryland Venture Fund Authority and Department of Business and Economic Development. In March, the State raised $84 million for the program through an online auction of tax credits to Maryland insurance companies.    

Alpha Micro Wireless considered a top specialist franchised distributor of components for M2M, Smart Metering, Security and Telematics in the USA and abroad, today announced a new partnership with Maxtena, Inc. a leading GNSS and M2M antenna provider for embedded and external solutions.

Alpha Micro Wireless’s new agreement with Maxtena will provide buyers with custom and finished Helicore® antenna solutions. Alpha Micro Wireless’s unique design-based approach to distribution and in-house RF engineering capabilities and antenna measurement services will provide buyers seeking a custom embedded or external antenna solution the engineering support they require.

We are pursuing new distribution channels for our antenna products and services throughout Asia and South America. We are currently seeking distribution partners with experience in the antenna market, more specifically GPS, Iridium and GLONASS Helical and Patch antennas.

We are looking for companies with the knowledge and experience to develop and manage new leads/sales of our entire line of Maxtena helical and patch antenna products.

As a Maxtena distributor you are expected to meet certain criteria. Your company should have experience in the M2M, GNSS and MSS markets. You should have experience selling antenna products and have a firm understanding of, at the minimum, GPS, Iridium and GLONASS satellite networks.