CommScope launches Ultra-Wideband Antennas for new wireless spectrum

commscope-launches-ultra-wideband-antennasCommScope will now provide base station antennas upgraded for the latest spectrum for the next generation of wireless networks in Europe and the US.

It will introduce Ultra-Wideband antennas supporting the 1400 MHz and 600 MHz frequency bands of the latest spectrum being released for cellular network use.

CommScope previously delivered the Ultra-Wideband antenna for 1400 MHz to a major European operator.

Streaming audio and video content will account for 80 percent of network traffic by 2020, with a net traffic of more than 20 billion IoT devices, as per the release.

Currently, video accounts for 70 percent of all internet traffic, and may hit 90 percent in 2020, as per Cisco forecasts.

The increase in data demand is leading to carriers investing in spectrum and related infrastructure, to meet both current and future user requirements.

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Licenses to operate in the 1400 MHz bands have been given to many European network operators. The 1400 MHz band will supplement downlink speeds and enhance user experience.  The Ultra-Wideband antenna will cover the full spectrum from 1427 to 2690 MHz.

Also, it has separate inputs for the 1400 MHz band for downtilt for it, alongside 4×2 and 4×4 MIMO capability on the 1800, 2100, 2300 and 2600 MHz bands, all in the same antenna size.

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In the meantime, CommScope will launch similar Ultra-Wideband antenna for the 600 MHz bands currently under auctioned in the US.

The 600 MHZ band will offer wide-area 5G coverage layer, for which the Ultra-Wideband antenna will offer better narrow beamwidth performance, with pattern containment, roll off and sector overlap control.

These pattern characteristics will cut down interference, boost network capacity, resulting in efficient spectral investments, conveyed the release. CommScope will start trials of the 600 MHz Ultra-Wideband antennas this year.

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