Over the Air Antenna Testing

National Technical Systems (NTS)

During research and product development of any Internet of Things (IoT) device or Machine to Machine (M2M) product, it is important to make sure the antennas designed or selected will perform the way they are intended. For example, when designing an antenna for a large stationary device like a vending machine, it is likely installed or placed against a wall. Designing or selecting an antenna that concentrates its energy and radiates toward the front of the device would be ideal for this environment. In the case of a mobile device, like a smart phone, it is important for the antenna to radiate in all directions and not lose communication link when the user moves around or faces a particular direction away from the cell tower. Over-the-Air antenna testing and measurements are the only way to qualify the entire signal path and antenna pattern of a wireless device.