A very common IoT challenge is the tradeoff of battery life for wireless range. Stretching radio signals over long distances requires more energy and therefore draining battery life. Wi-Fi HaLow tackles this issue by using sub-1 GHz waves along with advanced IoT sleep protocols. The use of sub-1 GHz allows signals to travel much farther […]
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Risks in wireless development rarely appear where teams expect them. Through specialized Qualcomm design services and RF engineering, CA Engineering helps teams identify and mitigate risk before it turns into a costly failure. A GPS module may perform perfectly in field trials, only to fail intermittently on the production line. A manufacturing test might validate […]
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RF performance is rarely limited by the radio IC itself. Following a practical embedded RF design checklist helps hardware engineers prevent performance drops and clear regulatory hurdles. In most embedded and IoT designs, failures happen at the intersection of RF theory and real-world hardware constraints: mechanical enclosures, layout compromises, grounding shortcuts, or last-minute component swaps. […]
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In the IoT market, product teams often compete on software such as cloud platforms, AI pipelines, and user interfaces. Customers, however, do not experience software first. They experience connectivity. When a device fails to connect at the moment it matters, the user experience is immediately compromised. In 2026, reliability is brand equity, and that equity […]
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BY: Marie Barroca
