Spanish IoT antenna firm Ignion has announced a distribution partnership with California-based Symmetry Electronics.

 The agreement brings together two IoT focused companies who are driving growth with their commitment to customer service and support in the complex and difficult to navigate global IoT market.

“Together, we aim to simplify the IoT design journey for device makers,” said Ignion CEO Jaap Groot. “By integrating our tailored antenna options, the AI driven antenna design tool, and Symmetry’s comprehensive device design support, we empower innovation. We select partners like Symmetry, known for their strong market position and exceptional customer support.”

Keenan Jeworski, vice president of Symmetry Electronics, added: “We are thrilled to bring the Ignion product line into our line-up as their Virtual Antenna and Antenna Intelligence Cloud tools and technologies are the embodiment of Symmetry’s mission to help engineers and industrial designers worldwide achieve their engineering and technical goals through comprehensive design-phase support and available-to-ship products. We are looking forward to building a great business together.”

Ignion’s portfolio of patented Virtual Antenna components will be available for purchase on the Symmetry web site. The Ignion antenna products boast worldwide frequency tuneability, small form factor and low-power requirements making them a fit for a wide range of IoT applications, including industrial sensors, asset trackers, smart meters, smart home and smart healthcare devices.

To accelerate time to market, Ignion’s Antenna Intelligence Cloud, powered by AWS, provides an AI based antenna digital twin that offers free antenna design recommendations and performance reports without the need for physical prototypes. This service will also be available via the Symmetry web site.

Founded in Barcelona as an independent antenna product business in 2015, Ignion has assembled an R&D and engineering team to make RF easier and more predictable using their antenna products and cloud services that meet the evolving requirements of IoT wireless connectivity. Its Virtual Antenna technology is already embedded in more than 30 million IoT devices worldwide.

Ignion has corporate offices in Spain, USA and China as well as several partnerships with module makers and transceiver OEMs.

Symmetry Electronics is a global distributor specialising in wireless, audio and video, and embedded products.