TETRA  |   DMR  |   LTE  |   P25  |  2022-09-29

PCTEL Announces its New MultiFin Antenna for Public Safety, Fleet Management & Intelligent Transportation - Supporting Transition from Narrowband to Broadband

Curated by: Gert Jan Wolf - Editor-in Chief for The Critical Communications Review

PCTEL, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCTI), a leading global provider of wireless technology solutions, today announced its new MultiFin configurable antenna for public safety, fleet management and intelligent transportation applications.

The MultiFin 7-in-1 antenna offers a robust RF performance in a discreet, rugged low-profile shark fin design. Configurable and optimized for multiband applications, this antenna allows for easy integration with customers’ existing antenna systems.

Mattias Hellgren, PCTEL’s Senior RF Engineer & Product Manager, commented, “Flexibility and adaptability are important to our customers. The new MultiFinantenna allows the simultaneous operation of customers’ existing radio networks (TETRA, TETRAPOL, DMR, P25), along with new LTE 4G and 5G networks and WiFi 6E applications. It is designed to support multi system solutions for diverse applications in public safety, mass transit, telematics, infotainment systems and fleet management. We are excited to offer our new antenna technology to our customers as part of the Company’s continuing dedication to grow its product offerings through innovation and development.”

The MultiFin antenna is compliant with, among others, the LTE700 band, which has been chosen by European States for PPDR applications (Public Protection & Disaster Relief).