RF Monolithics (News - Alert), Inc., a major player in M2M and wireless communications-enabling technology, recently launched DNT24, a low-cost, long-range frequency hopping spread spectrum module for original equipment manufacturers.

The company will showcase this new product at the ESC Boston (News - Alert) in the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

“Flexibility and a high level of configurability are hallmark features of the DNT series, and the DNT24 is no exception," said Tim Cutler, RFM’s director of business development for M2M business, in a release.

“For cost-sensitive applications, this new 2.4 GHz member of the DNT series brings the same superior combination of FHSS, low-cost and long-range functionality as the companion 900 MHz DNT90 -- to provide substantial cost savings to applications needing world-wide acceptance.”

Officials said that the DNT24 module is a very affordable solution for wireless applications that require reliable performance in difficult or unpredictable RF environments that also need a robust set of networking features.

It also serves a wide range of applications from simple cable replacements to sophisticated sensor networks. Target (News - Alert) applications include industrial / commercial wireless sensing, AMR and smart grid and remote control.

Designed for easy embedded integration to speed up design time and get products to market faster than other FHSS modules, the DNT24’s application programming interface supports power levels from 10 mW to 100 mW, operates at -96 dBm receive sensitivity, and provides RF data rate of 250 kb/s.

FCC (News - Alert), Canadian IC and ETSI certified, DNT24 has the ability to auto-report sensor data and to sleep in between reports and with I/O binding - creating a low-power radio suitable for battery operation.

In related news, RF Monolithics recently expanded its distribution agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc., one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology in the world.