Leeds-based Filtronic plc (www.filtronic.com) — a world leader in the design and manufacture of a broad range of customised RF, microwave and millimetre-wave components and sub-systems — has appointed Quintel USA Inc as the exclusive distributor of its antenna products to mobile network operators (MNOs) in North America.

It has separately agreed to work with Quintel’s parent company — Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corporation — in areas ranging from product development to manufacturing.

Quintel is an established designer and manufacturer of innovative antennas, and it has established a comprehensive sales channel in North America, along with ‘approved vendor’ status with some of the major US MNOs.

Filtronic’s range of antennas is complementary to Quintel’s, with very little overlap in the product line-up.