Broadened embedded line through new global distribution agreement

Mouser has a new global distribution agreement with MultiTech, a leading global supplier of IoT devices and services. Through the agreement, the company now provides the MultiTech product line of sensor, authentication, and communications solutions to customers globally.

“We are pleased to announce our partnership with MultiTech, which furthers our commitment to providing the latest products and technologies to our customers worldwide,” said Jeff Newell, senior vice president of Products, Mouser. “We look forward to providing engineers and buyers worldwide with their innovative communications solutions, backed by Mouser’s best-in-class logistics and unsurpassed customer service.”

“This partnership with Mouser brings MultiTech products to customers around the world with enhanced customer experience,” said Dawn Rogers, distribution sales manager at MultiTech. “Mouser’s specialisation in the rapid introduction of new products to engineers makes them a great partner for MultiTech as we expand our footprint.”

The MultiTech SocketModem Cell is a complete, ready-to-integrate communications device that provides 4G-LTE, as well as 2G or 3G, GSM data performance. These quick-to-market communications devices enable developers to add wireless communication to products with minimal development time and cost. These cellular modems are based on industry-standard open interfaces and use the company's Universal Socket design, a flexible, comm-port architecture that enables engineers to employ a single system design and populate it with their preference of connectivity module.

The MultiConnect microcell is a compact and simple communications platform that offers cellular capabilities for fixed and mobile applications, including vending, smart parking, and smart inventory tracking equipment. This standalone USB-to-cellular device supports 4G-LTE Cat 4 and Cat 1 technology and is created to offer basic cellular communication and security such as SSL/TLS 1.2 or higher.

The Conduit programmable gateway is a configurable, manageable, and scalable gateway for IIoT applications. The Conduit highlights Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, GNSS, and two accessory card slots that allow users to plug in MultiTech mCard accessory cards supporting their chosen wired or wireless interface, including LoRaWAn, to connect to a wide variety of assets locally to the gateway.

The MultiTech xDot is a secure, CE/FCC/RCM/GITEKI-certified, Arm Mbed programmable, low-power RF module that offers long-range, low-bit-rate M2M data connectivity to sensors, industrial equipment and remote appliances. The xDot is LoRaWAN 1.0.2 compliant, giving bi-directional data communication up to 10 miles (15km) line-of-sight and one to three miles (2km) in buildings, using sub-GHz ISM bands in North America, Europe, Australia (AU915), Asia Pacific (AS923), India (IN865) and Korea (KR920).