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Taoglas Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation and Global Connectivity Leadership

Taoglas 20th Anniversary
Taoglas has been committed to business integrity, product quality, and customer success since 2004

SAN DIEGO – August 20, 2024 – Taoglas®, a trusted provider of antennas and IoT components, celebrates its 20th anniversary. Founded in 2004, Taoglas has grown to be a global leader in the IoT and connectivity ecosystem, with over 20,000 customers in more than 100 countries and eight facilities worldwide. With a continuous focus on customer success, the company is dedicated to working diligently to design first-class technologies and offer unrivaled engineering, manufacturing and customer support globally.

"As we reflect on the past 20 years, I am immensely proud of the innovations, achievements, and customer success stories that have defined Taoglas."

Dermot O'Shea Co-founder and CEO, Taoglas

“Our journey from a single GPS antenna to the industry’s broadest antenna and IoT component portfolio is a true testament to the resilience and ingenuity of our team,” continued Dermot O’Shea, co-founder and CEO at Taoglas. “We remain committed to solving technical challenges, investing in new antenna technologies, and delivering exceptional quality and service to our customers.”

Key highlights include:
  • 2004: Founded with offices in Taiwan and Ireland.
  • 2005: Developed the first external off-the-shelf antennas, the Hercules GPS series.
  • 2007: Helped to successfully launch the first IoT device with an embedded antenna for North American carrier certification, using a custom PC30, quad-band GSM antenna.
  • 2008: Unveiled the industry’s first flexible PCB antennas for IoT applications, starting with the FXP.07.
  • 2010: Established the first U.S. office in San Diego, California; installed the first 3D anechoic chamber in Enniscorthy, Ireland.
  • 2017: Opened the first Taoglas owned factory, a production and assembly facility in Tainan, Taiwan​.
  • 2018: Introduced Terrablast patch antennas as a lightweight and rugged alternative to ceramic; launched the online cable and antenna builders for custom designs.
  • 2022: Expanded APAC presence with office in Ahmedabad, India.
  • 2023: Received a majority investment from private investment firm, Graham Partners; introduced the Taoglas Invisible Antenna™ series as a clear alternative to opaque antennas.

Taoglas today offers a diverse portfolio of over 1,200 products, including embedded antennas, external antennas, RF cable assemblies, connectors, audio speakers, ethernet magnetics, and other RF components. Committed to continuous innovation in high precision GPS, GNSS, 5G, Wi-Fi 7 and more, Taoglas offers up to 17-in-1 antenna combinations, broad spectrum coverage from 13.5 MHz to 28.5 GHz, ultra-compact form factors, and has a proven track record of industry firsts.

Additionally, Taoglas offers a full suite of tools and services, giving customers the freedom to buy off-the-shelf products, customize designs using its antenna builder and RF cable assembly builder, or use one of the company’s design and testing services to help customers optimize the RF and antenna performance of their device. Combining its in-house logistics and product customization with a network of over 40 global partners and distributors, Taoglas offers simpler, faster, and easier access to its extensive antenna portfolio and RF component offering to best meet the customer’s requirements.

Taoglas’ global team has unrivaled engineering expertise and is backed by eight fully equipped design centers, 10 state-of-the-art chambers with coverage from 400 MHz to 40 GHz, passive antenna testing for standard telecom protocols, active cellular OTA testing, and mechanical engineering labs for rapid prototyping. From custom antenna design, off-the-shelf antenna selection, optimization, and pre-certification, Taoglas has the proprietary designs, capabilities, and equipment required to quickly address customer’s real-world engineering challenges and accelerate their time-to-market.

 

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