# PCTEL an Amphenol Company

> PCTEL, an Amphenol subsidiary, manufactures antennas and wireless network test equipment for public safety, transportation, utilities, industrial operations, network operators, and equipment makers. Its portfolio combines cellular, Wi-Fi and GNSS antennas with scanning receivers, coverage-testing software, and interference-monitoring systems.

- **Founded:** 1994
- **Headquarters:** Bloomingdale, United States
- **Founders:** Peter Chen (Co-founder and founding CEO; CEO from March 1994 to February 2001)
- **Products:** Cellular, Wi-Fi and GNSS antennas, Gflex and IBflex scanning receivers, Public Safety Network Testing Solution, SeeHawk Central, SeeHawk Monitor
- **Notable:** ISO 9001:2015-certified quality management system, according to PCTEL., Day Wireless case study reports a 75% reduction in technician-hours for coverage testing at a 2.3-million-square-foot facility., Smarteq reported delivering more than one million antennas to over 40 countries in 2021.

## Products & services

- **Cellular, Wi-Fi and GNSS antennas** — Standard, embedded, combination, and custom designs for industrial equipment, vehicles, positioning, and critical communications.
- **Gflex and IBflex scanning receivers** — Portable RF measurement hardware for drive tests, walk tests, troubleshooting, and multi-network analysis; technology support varies by model and options.
- **Public Safety Network Testing Solution** — IBflex receiver, SeeHawk Touch tablet software, accessories, and an initial one-year SeeHawk Central subscription; optional BDA commissioning and uplink capabilities.
- **SeeHawk Central** — Cloud reporting and workflow management for in-building coverage tests, building information, and approvals.
- **SeeHawk Monitor** — Remote spectrum monitoring, uplink testing, radio metrics, and 4G/5G monitoring; interference location estimation introduced in March 2026.
- **SeeWave** — Handheld interference locating system for tracing interfering RF signals.
- **SeeHawk Scout** — Portable tactical signal intelligence platform integrating SDR receiver technology, cellular decoding, and DeepSig OmniSIG AI-based signal classification.
- **Antenna engineering and test support** — Custom RF and mechanical design, environmental testing, calibration, repairs, upgrades, and tester training.

## Achievements

- ISO 9001:2015-certified quality management system, according to PCTEL.
- Day Wireless case study reports a 75% reduction in technician-hours for coverage testing at a 2.3-million-square-foot facility.
- Smarteq reported delivering more than one million antennas to over 40 countries in 2021.
- Acquired Smarteq Wireless from Allgon in 2021 for approximately SEK56.8 million, funded from existing cash.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — March 12: multi-layer analysis in SeeHawk Central supports multiple in-building network reports from one grid test.
- **2026-03** — March 11: SeeHawk Monitor adds interference location estimation based on events detected by multiple Remote Test Units.
- **2026-02** — February 25: SeeHawk Scout and base-station location estimation announced ahead of MWC Barcelona.

## Links

- Website: https://pctel.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pctel/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PCTEL_inc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PCTELInc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pctel_inc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCTELInc/

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Last updated: 2026-10-02