require wired backhaul, offering a cost‑effective alternative to small cells and distributed antenna systems (DAS) for coverage enhancement. Our NimbeLink embedded modems serve numerous enterprise IoT sectors that require cellular connectivity, including packaging, logistics, EV charging, smart buildings, agriculture, and self-service innovations. These NimbeLink cellular modems, which are both patented and end-device certified, minimize the need for additional OEM end-customer carrier certifications. Our asset tracking solutions are deployed across transportation, supply chain, and other specialized applications. Our enterprise IoT and machine-to-machine (M2M) antennas are extensively deployed in diverse systems, products, and applications, including access points, gateways, FWA devices and utility meters.
In the automotive market, our products are deployed in a wide range of vehicles in the fleet and aftermarket applications, supporting a variety of technologies that include 5G, LTE, Wi-Fi, LPWAN, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and Bluetooth. Fleet and aftermarket products in the automotive market typically consist of applications where vehicular wireless routers are paired with external antenna systems to provide connectivity to mobile assets. In the third quarter of 2024, we completed the first commercial deployment of our second generation AirgainConnect® Fleet (AC-Fleet) system solution – a low profile, roof-mounted, all-in-one 5G vehicle gateway that provides 4G/5G cellular connectivity with built-in multi-profile eSIM, GNSS, Wi-Fi, and gigabit Ethernet router functionalities. We also offer a full line of external fleet antennas that are designed to be rugged, reliable, and flexible to meet almost any need. We design our products for performance, quality, and long product life, and our antennas connect to almost any vehicular router or modem. These antennas include high-performance and low-profile versions that mount on the roof, trunk, windshield, or dashboard and are optimized for 5G, 4G, Wi-Fi, and GNSS. On February 20, 2026, we acquired substantially all of the assets of the high-power user equipment (HPUE) product business from Nextivity. HPUE revenues are included in the automotive market.
The consumer market represents a vast audience utilizing wireless-enabled devices. Our embedded antennas are deployed in various consumer applications including access points, wireless gateways, FWA devices, Wi-Fi routers and extenders, and smart home devices. These consumer products support a variety of technologies, products and services, including 4G/LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LPWAN and GNSS.
Macroeconomic Conditions
Macroeconomic conditions have continued to create demand softness and supply chain constraints in certain markets. Our sales declined by 4.2% compared with same period last year, as we experienced a demand softness in our existing automotive and enterprise markets, combined with excess inventories in our channels and direct customers. While we are experiencing demand growth with our consumer customers and enterprise IoT, we anticipate that the inventory surplus some of our automotive customers have may extend into the second half of 2026. We remain focused on the execution and commercialization of our strategic product initiatives, specifically design wins and revenue ramps of our AirgainConnect and Lighthouse platforms, which lay the foundation for our pursuit of revenue and profitability growth.
Business Acquisition
As discussed above, on February 20, 2026, we acquired substantially all of the assets of the HPUE product business from Nextivity. The acquisition expands our product portfolio and is expected to provide synergies with our existing operations.
No cash, equity, or other consideration was transferred in connection with the acquisition, and the transaction represents a non-cash business combination under the acquisition method of accounting, resulting in a non-recurring gain on business acquisition recorded in other income of condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Factors Affecting Our Operating Results
We believe that our performance and future success depend upon several factors including macro-economic and geopolitical uncertainties, import/export controls, and tariffs and trade policies of the United States and other countries, the impact of inflation on consumer spending, and our ability to transition from a component provider to a wireless systems provider and to develop technology leadership and expand our markets.
Our performance and future success also depend on factors such as continued investments in our growth, our ability to expand into growing addressable markets, including enterprise, automotive, and consumer, our ability to develop, market and sell advanced systems solutions that meet our customers’ requirements, the average selling prices of our products and solutions, and manufacturing costs. Our customers are price conscious, and our operating results are affected by pricing pressure which may force us to lower prices below our established list prices. Our ability to maintain or increase our sales depends on, among other things:
•new and existing end customers selecting our solutions for their wireless devices and networks;
•investments in our growth to address customer needs;
•timely development of our differentiated product offerings and technology solutions;