Why Virtual Antenna™ is preferred by embedded developers

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Claims a non-resonant antenna that uses the PCB ground plane as the radiator and shifts resonance into a simple matching network, delivering predictable, multi-band multi-protocol performance with low NRE. Provides an off-the-shelf part used in 30 million devices and reports >60% efficiency on 5 cm boards and >90% on larger boards. Offers a 24-hour simulation service that returns a tuning/matching report and expected efficiency curves for a given PCB size and frequency.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:51One LoRaWAN node. Endless use cases. One antenna.
3. 3:28A single antenna for any loT device
4. 5:37Off-the-shelf & easy to use antenna with custom performance
5. 6:53It's time to boost your innovation
6. 8:04Antenna Services - Supporting a predictable journey
7. 8:15Your PCB size matters
8. 10:49Virtual Antenna is preferred by embedded developers

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