Internal Antenna Craze.

Wireless Week, September, 2006

By Sue Marek As mobile handsets morph into music players and video devices, embedded antennas become more critical. In fact, developers say the average handset could have four or more antennas by 2008. Unbeknownst to most cell phone users, strategically placed and buried within their handsets are two to three antennas.

These internal antennas each serve a purpose, whether it's to lock-in a signal with the closest cell site, find a location using GPS or enable Bluetooth short-range connectivity. Some handsets even have multiple antennas just for cellular ...