Quectel Introduces QLM290P GNSS RTK LTE Smart Antenna at INTERGEO 2026

Quectel Wireless Solutions introduced the QLM290P smart antenna device at INTERGEO 2026 in Frankfurt, Germany. This innovative platform integrates high-precision GNSS/RTK positioning, LoRa connectivity, and global LTE connectivity onto a single pre-validated PCBA. It provides an integrated solution for developers requiring precise positioning alongside both short- and long-range communications, offering a direct path to RTK correction services.

The QLM290P is specifically designed to address the significant engineering effort typically involved in designing, integrating, and validating separate GNSS RF circuitry, antenna subsystems, and cellular communication modules. By consolidating these critical elements, Quectel aims to provide a ready-to-integrate starting point for organizations developing high-precision positioning products for various applications, including robotics, precision agriculture, mining, surveying, and autonomous driving systems.

A central characteristic of the QLM290P is its integrated cellular connectivity, which facilitates direct access to NTRIP/RTK correction services. This eliminates the need for a separate communications subsystem dedicated solely to RTK correction data, thereby simplifying field deployment and substantially reducing the engineering work associated with combining positioning and communications functions into a cohesive system.

Furthermore, the platform's embedded LTE module allows it to be configured as either a base station or a rover station, enhancing its adaptability across diverse use cases. This flexibility is particularly beneficial for applications such as autonomous tractors in precision agriculture, survey-grade equipment in civil engineering, and navigation systems for mining vehicles. By offering an integrated positioning and communications solution, the QLM290P enables engineering teams to concentrate on application-layer software and system integration, rather than expending resources on complex GNSS RF design and antenna tuning.

Specifications

Key Features

• Combines high-precision GNSS/RTK positioning, LoRa connectivity, and global LTE connectivity in one smart antenna device.
• Consolidates positioning and communications functions onto a single pre-validated PCBA.
• Provides a direct path to RTK correction services.
• Integrates cellular connectivity for access to NTRIP/RTK correction services.
• Eliminates the need for a separate communications subsystem for RTK correction data.
• Combines GNSS RF circuitry, antenna functionality, and cellular communications into a ready-to-integrate platform.
• Can be configured as either a base station or a rover station through the embedded LTE module.
• Supports both short- and long-range communications through its integrated connectivity functions.
• Is designed to reduce the engineering effort associated with separately designing, integrating, and validating GNSS RF circuitry, antenna subsystems, and cellular communication modules.
• Provides a pre-validated platform so customers can begin development from an integrated positioning solution rather than from individual components.
• Is intended to reduce the resources and technical effort associated with RF design, antenna selection, and system validation.
• Allows robotics development teams to focus on application-layer software and system integration rather than GNSS RF design and antenna tuning.

Applications

• Robotics, including autonomous outdoor navigation systems.
• Precision agriculture, including autonomous tractors.
• Mining, including navigation systems for mining vehicles.
• Surveying applications requiring survey-grade equipment.
• Civil engineering applications involving survey-grade equipment.
• Autonomous driving systems.
• Applications requiring a base-station configuration.
• Applications requiring a rover-station configuration.

Avalibility

The Quectel QLM290P is available as a smart antenna platform integrating high-precision GNSS/RTK positioning, LoRa connectivity and global LTE connectivity on a single pre-validated PCBA. The platform is designed to provide a direct path to NTRIP/RTK correction services and can be configured as either a base station or rover station via its embedded LTE module.