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APPLICATIONS OVERVIEW
BASE STATION
ANTENNAS
Macro base stations have evolved to
be more efficient with Massive MIMO
antennas. Many antenna elements
and other components in a compact
housing, coupled with technologies like
beamforming, vastly improve coverage
and capacity per antenna.
MIMO ANTENNAS
MIMO or "Multiple-Input Multiple-Output"
refers to antenna technology that expands
radio capacity by sending and receiving
multiple data signals simultaneously over
the same channel.
SMALL CELLS
Small cells are short-range radio nodes
that supplement macro base stations
and create local wireless networks.
Dense installations of small cells will be
elemental to 5G, providing significantly
increased network capacity and support
of high data rates.
DISTRIBUTED
ANTENNA SYSTEMS
Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS)
are networks of antenna nodes that
increase wireless coverage in areas
of high user volumes or low line-
of-sight to infrastructure. Stadiums
and underground transportation are
common DAS applications.
WIRELESS
BACKHAUL
Backhaul units connect local or "edge"
networks to a core network. Wireless
units are instrumental in servicing
low-coverage areas where fiber optic
cabling is prohibitive. Backhaul can also
help handle rising mobile data rates.
