Arrow Signals Wireless Push in Europe with EAD

Arrow Electronics has strengthened its hand in the wireless product arena by signing a European agreement with Embedded Antenna Design (EAD).

EAD's forté is multiband antenna solutions for wireless applications on licensed and unlicensed frequencies. The deal with Arrow covers the entire range of internal and external antenna and associated products.

The products are designed for telemetry, telematics and monitoring applications and suit a wide variety of handheld, mobile and indoor and outdoor monitoring equipment.

"The deal with EAD further extends our range of wireless technologies for M2M applications covering cellular, GSM, 3G and WLAN applications," said Steve Clark, director of Northern Europe engineering and marketing for Arrow. "EAD's antenna technologies combined with our extensive portfolio of wireless ICs, modular RF products and complementary components ensure that European customers will be able to acquire al their needs from one source."

Confirmed Stuart Robinson, sales director at EAD, "The agreement with Arrow ensures that engineers across Europe who are involved in wireless designs have easy access to and support for the full range of EAD antenna technologies, including semi-custom and full custom options."

In the picture Stuart Robinson (left) seals the deal with Neil Bosworth, technical marketing manager, Arrow UK.