AntennaWare, a company developing antenna technologies for wireless communication across Sub-GHz, IoT and other RF applications, launched a new omni-directional Sub-GHz (868/915 MHz) antenna at Embedded World 2026, positioned as a low-profile alternative to monopole antennas. The new antenna is based on AntennaWare’s BodyWave™ technology, which maintains an omni-directional radiation pattern when deployed in close proximity to conductive body tissue or metal surfaces.
The antenna will be available in two low-profile form factors:
Embedded SMT antenna: Integrated directly onto PCB with no ground-plane keep out zone, giving hardware designers freedom to optimize product layout without restrictions normally associated with standard chip and printed antennas.
External monopole replacement: Designed to replace protruding antennas without compromising performance.
AntennaWare Commercial Director Jonny McClintock explains, “This innovation is driven by market demand. Engineers have been asking for a low-profile alternative to monopole antennas, but until now the performance sacrifice has kept them returning to traditional monopoles. This new antenna launch eliminates that trade-off and we believe is the innovation many market verticals, particularly the Industrial IoT market, has been waiting for.”
AntennaWare CTO and Co-Founder Dr Matthew Magill adds, “We can deliver this as our antenna is the only technology in the market that addresses the underlying causes of poor wireless performance when antennas are placed close to the body or other difficult platforms such as metal. Our experience with Hollyland Technology where we replaced a whip-style antenna with an embedded BodyWave antenna™ in their latest Solidcom Beltpack proved the concept that we could deliver monopole-class performance in a low-profile form factor."
Click here to learn more about the AntennaWare's BodyWave technology.
