We welcome five new colleagues at the Poynting Antennas head office in South Africa. From finance to engineering, marketing to operations – a wide variety of skills was added to the team in the last couple of months.
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February 2022
Diving into the new Poynting brandThis newsletter is about everything “new”. New antennas, new partners, new employees – but most importantly a new Poynting brand! After more than 25 years, the Poynting brand is evolving. You might have seen our new logo and new look...
December 2021
What an exciting year for the Poynting Team. The 2nd year of working remotely went much smoother than the first and we are all getting used to Teams meetings with partners and colleagues from all over the world.
In 2021 we opened an office in the USA and our European team more than doubled in size. South African production, logistics and finance teams courageously battled international supply and logistics constraints to supply more antennas than ever before.
Andre wrote a letter where he hints to what is being planned for 2022 – have a look below. To quote his wish for all of us: “Do things, take risks and be happy regardless of failure or success.”
Message from Dr Andre Fourie – Group CEO
In this letter Andre talks about how he wants to inspire and empower Poynting to accelerate and make a step change in 2022 and beyond by developing connectivity solutions surpassing the innovative products offering which took as thus far… read more here.
Racing with Poynting’s MIMO-3 Antennas
What excitement it is to watch a rally being streamed live from one of the cars. Thanks to Daniel Fink who works closely with different teams and uses Poynting’s MIMO-3 antenna during SERTÕES SERIES SP in São Paulo, Brazil during November 2021. – Photo Credits: FOTOP
METSTrade 2021
Poynting was proud to exhibit our new Marine antennas at the SuperYacht Pavilion at METSTRADE in Amsterdam. Our European Team was joined by Shane Mundy from SA who all agreed that the WaveHunter was the star of the show.
Poynting Webinar: Getting to the Poynt – ePoynting your Router
In this video Pieter Prinsloo shows you why the ePoynt is ideal for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) applications. Link to the video and presentation can be found here.
The First 4×4 MIMO Omni-directional antenna from Poynting
The OMNI-414 is the first 4×4 MIMO Omni-directional antenna from Poynting. With four wideband antennas in one enclosure, you now have less antennas mounted on your vessel, but excellent performance all round.
Welcome to the Team!
We are delighted to welcome a new colleague to Poynting. Mitesh Lalla joins the Group as Financial Accountant. We would like to extend our warmest welcome and wish you all the best as part of the Poynting Team!
GETTING TO THE POYNT –ePoynt(ing) your router – FAQ
At the end of November we conducted a webinar titled: ePoynt (ing) your Router, where we discussed Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) applications.
October 2021
#ProudlyPoynting In this edition of To the Poynt it is mostly about Poynting and its people. We get to know the new additions to the team, we meet new partners and distributors, and we start venturing out to exhibitions and conferences to see our customers in person....
How MNOs can improve their user experience using FWA and external antennas
1. What is Fixed Wireless Access? Wireless Data Communication uses Radio Waves to transmit Data, mainly Internet Data, ‘over the air’ to end-points requiring Internet Data Access. This has an advantage over cabling systems including Fibre Optic cables.Wireless has a...
Back to meeting in real life!
MinExpo 2021 – Las VegasPoynting USA would like to say a big thank you to our friends at Northwest Towers, Tyler Booth, Steve Petrosky and Xander Rigby for inviting us to the MinExpo event in Las Vegas. As the world’s largest mining event, the show covers the entire...
Helium Crypto Mining – Increase coverage using the Poynting Omni Antenna
Inteto Connect are distributors of Poynting Antennas’ products in South Africa and African markets. In the article below they explain how they are using Poynting’s OMNI-292 Antennas to increase coverage for their Helium Crypto Mining Customers:Helium Crypto Mining and...
Poynting welcomes new Distributors
Thanks to the hard work of the Poynting sales teams, we are welcoming new partners from all over the world. Read more about who will be joining us in Latvia, the UK as well as Texas and Florida in the USA.[dsm_text_divider _builder_version="4.10.4"...
Poynting as an Employer of Choice
Employee retention needs to be a priority for any organisation, as the cost of losing top talent can be detrimental. With the new normal of remote work, employees generally have a variety of potential employers to look at to accommodate their specific interests and...
New to the Team!
We would like to welcome this delightful group of people to the Poynting team. We love to see new faces from all over the world and to find out what makes them tick. Please say “hallo” to our #ProudlyPoynting colleagues.I am grateful for this opportunity working for...
Terminating Unused Antenna Ports?
Question: What happens to the router or radio if you only terminate one antenna port with an antenna? I have been led to believe that this will cause (quite much) of the energy to be reflected - like an antenna with terrible VSWR and that this will harm the radio over...
Helium Crypto Mining – Increase coverage using the Poynting Omni Antenna
Inteto Connect are distributors of Poynting Antennas’ products in South Africa and African markets. In the article below they explain how they are using Poynting’s OMNI-292 Antennas to increase coverage for their Helium Crypto Mining Customers:Helium Crypto Mining and...
August 2021
Poynting on the Move! Poynting offers antennas for a wide variety of transportation applications. Whether it is for your boats, trucks, coaches, or a fleet of vehicles, we have the solution for you. Below you will find more on our rugged WIFI antennas, see how ÖAMTC...