Abstract: An antenna assembly has a main body configured to receive an antenna, and an uninterrupted top cap attached to the main body. The uninterrupted top cap has an outer surface. A lifting assembly is attached to at the outer surface of said top cap without penetrating the cap. Accordingly, the uninterrupted cap forms an unbroken whole. The uninterrupted cap is continuous without any through-holes or other perturbances or features that extend through the cap or otherwise might allow fluid to pass through the cap into an interior of the main body.

Abstract: An Antenna Radiating Element provides 4 simultaneous isolated radiation ports that can be used to increase the orders of MIMO communication for wireless applications. An antenna array that contains a plurality of the Quad-Port Radiating Elements (QPRE). An antenna that contains multiple arrays of the QPRE in single-band or Multi-Band configurations that produces 2× the available polarization states without the need to increase the antenna aperture or reduce the size of the antenna array.

Abstract: One antenna module includes a first circuit board and a second circuit board connected to the first circuit board. The antenna module includes a first antenna disposed on the first circuit board. The antenna module also includes a second antenna disposed on the second circuit board. The second circuit board has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The second antenna includes a first parasitic strip and a second parasitic strip. The first parasitic strip is disposed on the first side of the second circuit board, and the second parasitic strip is disposed on the second side of the second circuit board.

Abstract: A repeater has a spherical dielectric lens antenna, a donor feed unit supporting transmission and reception of signals through the lens antenna, a service feed unit supporting transmission and reception of signals through the lens antenna, and at least one interconnecting guided transmission medium providing a radio frequency transmission path between the donor feed unit and the service feed unit.

Abstract: An arrangement and method for hybrid beamforming includes a differential phase shifter. The phase shifter has substantially parallel elongate conductive input and output radio frequency transmission lines. A movable transverse planar conductive coupling element configured to provide capacitive coupling between itself and the input and output lines. The coupling element is slideably movable along an axis of the said input and output transmission lines.

Abstract: An antenna assembly has a main body configured to receive an antenna, and an uninterrupted top cap attached to the main body. The uninterrupted top cap has an outer surface. A lifting assembly is attached to at the outer surface of said top cap without penetrating the cap. Accordingly, the uninterrupted cap forms an unbroken whole. The uninterrupted cap is continuous without any through-holes or other perturbances or features that extend through the cap or otherwise might allow fluid to pass through the cap into an interior of the main body.

Abstract: A dielectric loaded sleeve monopole antenna has a dielectric loading within the sleeve enables stable impedance in a dynamic operating environment. The use of a dielectric filling in the sleeve portion of the antenna enables tight control of the input impedance over frequency establishing stable broadband operation in challenging operating environments. The effective dielectric constant inside the sleeve of the antenna is designed to exhibit spatial variability. As a result, the sleeve essentially acts as an impedance transformer enhancing control over the input impedance to the antenna. The spatial variability in the dielectric filling may be realized as arrangements of single or multiple dielectric materials machined to synthesize the desired effective dielectric properties.

Abstract: An antenna system having a quick release that removably and reliably connects a Remote Radio Unit (RRU) to an Integrated Antenna Unit (IAU), both mechanically and electronically. The RRU has an RRU connector and the antenna has an antenna connector that removably engages with and mates with the RRU connector. The system has a temporary hanging position that enables a user to connect additional electronic connections to the RRU before it is fully coupled with the antenna.

Abstract: A high gain, multi-beam lens antenna system for future fifth generation (5G) wireless networks. The lens antenna includes a spherical dielectric lens fed with a plurality of radiating antenna elements. The elements are arranged around the exterior surface of the lens at a fixed offset with a predetermined angular displacement between each element. The number of beams and crossover levels between adjacent beams are determined by the dielectric properties and electrical size of the lens. The spherical nature of the dielectric lens provides a focal surface allowing the elements to be rotated around the lens with no degradation in performance. The antenna system supports wideband and multiband operation with multiple polarizations making it ideal for future 5G wireless networks.

Abstract: An ultra wideband active antenna platform can be deployed globally. A plug-and-play radio unit is removably attached to an outside of the active antenna. The PAPR can be removably plugged into a docking station to provide different technology or frequency bands specific for customers in different regions without the costly replacement of the whole antenna. In addition, the heat-generating sources (power amplifiers) with heavy heatsink structures are separated from the main antenna body, so that the whole active antenna can be installed separately since the installation weight of the antenna would be reduced.

Abstract: An integrated antenna unit, including an extra-wideband antenna, a docking station, and an integrated, field replaceable remote radio unit that electrically couples to the docking station. The docking station may be configured to receive a removable transmission circuit that that electrically couples the remote radio unit and the antenna.