Wireless Products: SoC VS. SDR
Numerous technology solutions have been optimized in an all on one System-on-chip (SoC), while a Software Defined Radio (SDR) allows a great...
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How to Properly Implement Chip Antennas
Chip antennas offer small, compact solutions for wireless products. They often only need a few millimeters of space, and a little bit of gro...
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The Basics of Multiple Input Multiple Output Radio Systems
The presence of multiple reflections and multiple communication paths between two radio terminals cause signal fading impairments to a wirel...
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Understanding Radio Module Integration for Europe
LSR is commonly answering question regarding the requirements for radio products in Europe. The European Union (EU) has established a basic ...
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Airthings Wave Bring Wireless Innovations to Smart Radon Monitoring
Airthings CEO discusses why Laird’s certified module technology was chosen as an integral part of their final product: “We were able to deve...
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A Guide to the FCC and Industry Canada Certification Process
In the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the governing body for wireless devices. Canada has a similar regulating body ca...
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Organization Guide: Effective Compliance Test Program
This article is the first in a four-part series providing guidance in building an effective compliance test program.
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802.11n and Business-Critical Mobile Devices
With throughput much greater than that available with previous wireless local area networking (WLAN) standards, the IEEE 802.11n standard ha...
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Coexistence
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi transmit in different ways using differing protocols. When Wi-Fi operates in the 2.4 GHz band, Wi-Fi transmissions can i...
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FIPS 140-2 and Wi-Fi Client Devices
FIPS 140-2 defines the U.S. federal government standard for modules that protect sensitive but unclassified information through cryptograph...
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The Hows & Why's of SAR Testing
Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR, is a measure of the heating value of radiated RF energy on human tissue.
Optimizing the 5 GHZ Band in a Hospital
As the traditional 2.4 GHz operating band for IEEE 802.11-compliant Wi-Fi wireless local area networks (LANs) becomes more crowded, network ...