Swisscom Selects Airgain's Embedded Antenna Solution for Next Generation Gigabit Gateway

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - November 15, 2016) - Airgain, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRG), a leading provider of embedded antenna technologies used to enable high performance wireless networking, announced today that it has been selected by telecommunications provider Swisscom to provide high performance antenna technology for its next generation dual-band DSL and Fibre gateway, the Swisscom Internet-Box 2. The new gateway will incorporate advanced IEEE 802.11ac Wi-Fi support, delivering gigabit speeds to enable whole home coverage and increased service assurance to ensure a smoother subscriber experience.

The Internet-Box 2 wireless performance outperforms legacy and competing devices, providing optimized connected home 802.11ac wave 2 wireless communications for Swisscom's customers. The Internet-Box 2 will utilize an advanced embedded antenna solution supporting dual band 3x3 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, 4x4 5GHz Wi-Fi, and DECT wireless technologies.

"The advanced wireless capabilities of our Internet-Box 2, with its Wi-Fi optimized tower design, will give our customers a significant upgrade in terms of their in-home Wi-Fi experience. It is supporting the most demanding customer needs like optimized WLAN coverage, high speeds, and streaming Swisscom TV signals wirelessly," said Marcel Burgherr, Head of Gateways from Swisscom. "Expectations were set very high from the start for the Internet-Box 2; achieving a high level of performance for multiple wireless technologies within such a small form factor was technically challenging so we decided to use Airgain's premium antenna solution."

"This exciting technology partnership between Swisscom and Airgain has resulted in best-in-class wireless performance for the Internet-Box 2 that will benefit Swisscom's customers, changing the way they connect wirelessly within the home," said Airgain President and CEO Charles Myers. "We are proud to be aligned with Swisscom's strategy to empower the connected home through high performing wireless solutions."

Airgain has provided localized antenna design, integration, and testing services to the European market since opening its European Design Center in Cambridge, United Kingdom in May 2015.

Morad Sbahi, Airgain's General Manager, EMEA, added: "Swisscom is an innovator in the connected home and the wireless video streaming market. With the Internet-Box 2, we continue to support Swisscom's goal of delivering high performance wireless products by providing custom design and integration services to complement its market-leading broadband network."