How Qualinx's DRagonFly technology is shaping the future of wireless communication
Delft, The Netherlands, September 9th, 2025: Qualinx's DragonFly Digital RF technology has been featured in a recent report by Futurum Research, recognized for its emerging transformative force in the semiconductor industry. Dragonfly Digital RF introduces a reconfigurable, scalable, cost-efficient and power-efficient approach to wireless communications, addressing the limitations of traditional analog RF designs.
Key Highlights:
- Digital RF: The Future of Tracking Solutions
- Top real-world applications for Dragonfly
- Delivering Connectivity at Scale
- Qualinx’s roadmap
DragonFly Digital RF: The Future of Tracking Solutions.
As highlighted by Futurum Research, Dragonfly leverages CMOS integration to replace analog components with digital equivalents and aims to deliver up to 10 times lower power consumption enabling longer battery life for compact devices. Qualinx is focused on delivering software reconfigurability by supporting multiple wireless standards (GNSS, Wi-Fi, LTE-M and more) on a single chip ensuring flexibility. This approach also streamlines development cycles by reducing the bill of materials (BOM) and enhances signal resilience through advanced interference rejection and anti-jamming capabilities.
Top real-world applications for DRagonFly
Futurum Research analysis confirms that, as multiple use cases are ready to take advantage of the competitive benefits of dragonfly, Qualinx's DRF technology is already making waves across several high-growth sectors. In the wearables segment, the QLX3Gx GNSS receiver extends battery life from 3 days to over 2 weeks thanks to its ultra-efficient design and compact form factor. Within smart cities infrastructure, parking sensors and environmental monitors powered by Dragonfly can operate for years on a single battery, with dynamic power modes and robust interference mitigation. For asset tracking, Qualinx's semiconductors such as QLX3Gx, support all GNSS constellations, including GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, and BeiDou on both bands and ensure precise, real-time positioning for logistics and high-value equipment. For IoT devices segment, Dragonfly empowers IoT devices to operate for months or even years without battery replacement.
Delivering Connectivity at Scale
Also highlighted in the Futurum independent research brief, is that the global IoT market is projected to exceed $5.3 trillion by 2034. It is noted that Qualinx is strategically positioned to scale and address this growing market. QLX3Gx for instance, exemplifies how Qualinx’s commitment to die-size optimization yields tangible benefits in production. This allows high-volume production and cost efficiency. This scalability supports both localized deployments and global rollouts across industrial, consumer and infrastructure ecosystems.
Qualinx’s roadmap
A key priority of Qualinx is to achieve sub-1mW operation through the adoption of advanced CMOS nodes (e.g. 7nm or 5nm) which enables further reductions in power consumption while maintaining performance. The company is also enhancing its GNSS capabilities, including secure authentication via Galileo OSNMA, to support increasingly sophisticated location-based applications. In parallel, Qualinx is addressing the fragmented IoT landscape and LP-WAN market with protocols ranging from NB-IOT, LoRa, LTE-M ensuring compatibility across diverse deployment environments. Additionally, the roadmap includes targeted expansion into high-growth regions such as Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa, aligning with rising demand for low-power, high-performance connectivity solutions. These initiatives underscore Qualinx’s commitment to delivering scalable, future-ready technologies that meet evolving industry requirements.
Availability
The full research paper by Futurum Group, titled: Qualinx Dragonfly is Transforming Connectivity is available for download. Readers are invited to access the report for a comprehensive analysis of how Dragonfly DRF technology is reshaping wireless communication across key industries and offers a compelling value proposition.
About Qualinx
Qualinx is a high-tech fabless semiconductor company based in Delft, The Netherlands and develops solutions to solve the high-power consumption problem in radio chip technology, including GNSS and IoT sensors. The company is led by Tom Trill (CEO), Patrick Bliemer (CCO) and co-founders Iman Madadi (CIO) and Amir Reza (PMO). www.qualinx.io
About Futurum Group
The Futurum Group is a global technology research and advisory firm for high-tech. We focus on research, market intelligence, analysis, advisory, lab evaluation, marketing, and lead generation services. The Futurum Group’s range of services is focused on analyzing emerging and market-disrupting technologies, identifying and validating trends, delivering data and insights, and developing and executing sales and marketing campaigns that empower clients to find and leverage their competitive edge. https://futurumgroup.com/
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