The New Standard in Antennas for Sports Wearables

Our resilient antennas elevate wearable performance by extending range and drastically reducing dropout. BodyWave™ antennas offer broader coverage, unbeaten wireless reliability, and the best signal performance for data capture—even in challenging, outdoor, low-multipath, and congested RF environments.

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“At Catapult, our products are designed to help the best athletes in the world unleash their best performance. The team at AntennaWare has helped us push the boundaries of what is possible with our product. The product and their expertise make sure our wearables perform at their best in the toughest conditions.”

Jacques Groenewald, VP of Engineering, Catapult

Traditional antenna - Limited wireless coverage

BodyWave™ antenna - Complete wireless coverage

Body Blocking—the Bottleneck for Wireless Wearable Sports Applications

Monitoring and tracking of athletes and assets rely on communicating large volumes of data in real-time. However, the human body is a challenging platform for wireless technology, reducing communication ranges and introducing dropouts—particularly in congested RF environments such as sports arenas and stadiums.

Conventional workarounds mean compromises, pricier setups, hungrier batteries, or throttled data. None conquer the real enemy—body blocking.

BodyWave™—Optimized Wireless Coverage With Propagation Around the Body

As the only antenna specifically designed for wearables, BodyWave™ delivers increased radiation efficiency and detuning immunity—plus our unique BodyWave™ propagation for optimal wireless coverage.

Tackling both body blocking and detuning, BodyWave™ antenna technology addresses the key challenges for wireless technology in complex sports environments:

Congested RF environments
Body blocking amplified by dynamic movement
Latency requirements
Battery life limitations
Range limitations in open spaces
GPS limitations indoors

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BodyWave™ Use Case: Athlete and Player Tracking

Large volumes of precise, real-time data are required for fan engagement, broadcasting, coaching, and live performance analysis.

Delivering a 10-20 dB increase in the link budget in Non-Line-of-Sight scenarios, BodyWave™ antennas maintain coverage in directions normally obscured by the body. For athlete and ball tracking this means:

Ultra-precise location tracking, indoors and outdoors
Reduced requirement for pitch-side infrastructure
Real-time reporting without compromising battery life

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BodyWave™ Use Case: Athlete Performance Monitoring

In-game and post-performance monitoring of physiological parameters using on-body RF wireless wearable devices allows coaching staff to optimize performance, reduce injury risk, and manage return to play following field-removing incidents.

Delivering a 10-20 dB increase in the link budget in Non-Line-of-Sight conditions, BodyWave™ antennas maintain coverage while others fail. For athlete monitoring this means:

Sturdy player-to-pitchside signal
Higher power efficiency, extending the lifetime of the device
Low latency, offering real-time, continuous data reporting

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BodyWave™ Use Case: Wireless Audio Communications

Coaches, support staff, referees, and broadcasters rely on wireless communications to deliver low-latency, reliable audio to aid smooth communication during sporting events.

Delivering a 10-20 dB increase in the link budget in Non-Line-of-Sight environments, BodyWave™ antennas maintain audio coverage while alternatives drop out. In wireless audio communications for dynamic sports environments, this means:

Freedom for the user to move without dropouts
Extended communication range
No latency or power consumption compromises

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