Ignion is the global pioneer behind Virtual Antenna®, a revolutionary antenna technology enabling multi-band and multi-radio wireless connectivity in a single, pick‑and‑place SMT package. Together with Oxion™, their AI-powered antenna integration platform, and a team of experienced RF engineers, Ignion helps device makers turn complex wireless design into a predictable and repeatable process. From smart meters to asset trackers and wearables, the company has powered over 80 million devices across 12+ industries worldwide.
Interview with Valentina De Giorgio, Marketing Director at Ignion.
What are the main areas of activity of the company?
Valentina De Giorgio: Products: Virtual Antenna® components covering LTE-M, NB-IoT, GNSS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, 5G RedCap, LoRa, Sigfox, and more.
Digital Platform: Oxion™, an AI-powered design tool that provides automatic PCB reviews, virtual POCs, and antenna & matching network recommendations.
Engineering Services: Expert guidance including tuned BOMs, layout reviews, certification preparation, lab testing, and advanced noise debugging.
What’s the news about new products/services?
V.D.G: In 2025 we are putting a strong spotlight on Oxion™, positioning it as the industry’s first AI-powered antenna integration platform. Oxion™ makes RF design automatic: engineers can upload PCB layouts to receive a virtual POC, explore placement and clearance trade-offs with instant feedback, access live BOM and pricing, and get expert guidance from Max, the built-in AI antenna assistant.
At the same time, we are expanding our engineering services, with noise debugging as the newest addition. This helps customers detect and resolve interference issues that often undermine wireless performance, complementing our established support in tuned BOMs, design reviews, and certification success.
What are the ranges of products/services?
V.D.G: Virtual Antenna® portfolio: One antenna family supporting all major radios, from 700 MHz to 8 GHz. The antenna function is achieved through a non-resonant component plus a tunable matching network that turns the PCB’s ground plane into the radiating element.
Oxion™: AI-powered platform for automatic PCB reviews, design exploration, and procurement-ready BOMs.
Engineering services: End-to-end support including RF layout reviews, certification prep, advanced lab testing, and noise debugging.
What is the state of the market where you are currently active?
V.D.G: IoT adoption continues to expand across industries such as utilities, logistics, healthcare, and automotive. Yet antenna integration remains a bottleneck — certification delays, redesign cycles, and reduced efficiency on small PCBs can hold back launches. Ignion solves this with a standardized antenna approach that is both scalable and future-proof, enabling faster product development and global rollouts.
What can you tell us about market trends?
V.D.G: Future-proofing: Devices must adapt to new radios without costly redesigns.
Miniaturization: Ever-smaller form factors demand high efficiency even in compact layouts.
Digitalization: Antenna design is moving to the cloud — with automatic PCB reviews and virtual POCs replacing manual trial-and-error.
Scalability: One antenna family reduces SKU complexity and simplifies global procurement.
What are the most innovative products/services marketed?
V.D.G: Virtual Antenna®: A paradigm shift away from traditional custom antennas, delivering up to 70% efficiency in compact devices, higher certification success, and global scalability with a single SKU.
Oxion™: More than a design tool, Oxion is an AI design companion that automatically reviews PCB layouts, guides optimization, delivers ready-to-procure BOMs, and provides expert-level support through Max, the AI antenna assistant.
What estimations do you have for the second half of 2025?
V.D.G: We expect continued momentum in multi-radio IoT projects, particularly in sectors with global rollout requirements such as smart metering, asset tracking, and automotive telematics. At the same time, adoption of Oxion™ is expanding as more companies digitize their RF workflows. With over 1,400 projects closed in 2024 and deployments across Europe, the US, and Asia, Ignion is well positioned to power the next wave of billions of connected devices.
