[Kista, Sweden, January 22, 2018.]. H&D Wireless, Swedish leading supplier of IoT connectivity and IoT Cloud and RTLS Platform solutions, receives first purchase order of the new SPB228 WLAN and Bluetooth Combo module. The small, but strategically important order concerns two – so far secret – projects in Germany that will start immediately in Q1 2018.
The SPB228, is the latest addition to the Accelerate© module family, recently launched at CES in Las Vegas. The order is aimed for the German customer’s two products that are to be displayed on Embedded World at the end of February. This first prototype order with a value of 2200 USD will be delivered in Q1-Q2-2018.
“I am very happy to have this first strategic order for SPB228, just one week after our launch in Las Vegas”, said Pär Bergsten, CEO and founder of H&D Wireless.
With the SPB228 developers are targeting a wide range of applications including
▪ High performance and secure industrial control and monitor systems
▪ Consumer electronic devices such as gaming, tablets and mobile computing
▪ High performance Smart Home systems including video, audio, security and control
monitor systems
H&D Wireless has made a name with GEPS for Industry, which helps manufacturing companies digitizes and visualize business processes and track key assets and products in real time. The market for Smart Factory and Industrial IoT is growing sharply and is estimated to be worth more than $225 billion in 2022 (Markets and Markets Research). On December 22nd, H&D Wireless was listed on Nasdaq First North.
More about SPB228 WLAN
The module, based on 28nm chip technology, is an ultra-high-performance module that integrates all functions for a WLAN 2×2 MU-MIMO Wave2 dual-band and Bluetooth 5 multiradio ready for integration into Linux platforms.
The M.2 12x16mm format, low power, versatile module enables a feature rich client solution providing a nominal 866.7Mbps data rate. SPB228 fully supports concurrent or independent operation of WLAN and Bluetooth and has multiple PCIe, USB and SDIO standard high-speed interfaces to simplify integration into host systems. It comes with dual standard antenna connectors for flexible choice of antennas. The module is FCC, IC and CE certified.
