"mobile antennas"

From Optimal to Industrial Antenna: The Designer Dilemma for Compact NB-IoT Terminal

This work presents the design of a NB-IoT integrated antenna for LTE band 20 on a compact 50x30 mm terminal. The study will start from the Q factor limitation analysis and finish with a simulated prototype considering the different techniques to …

Experimental Evaluation of User's Finger Effects on a 5G Terminal Antenna Array at 26 GHz

This paper presents the experimental evaluation of the effects of the user's fingers on the performance of a 5G terminal antenna array operating in the European 5G regulated band at 26 GHz. Matching and radiation characteristics of a four-element …

Design of a Multiband LTE MIMO Antenna System Integrated in its Real Environment

This paper presents a multiband MIMO antenna system with four accesses, with very good performance despite the complex environment that surrounds it. This environment consists of a thick plastic radome protecting the antenna and an aluminum metallic …

Coupling Element Strategy for Future Borderless Smartphone

Impact of Ground Plane Reduction in Antennas for Compact Terminals

In this paper, the impact of the ground plane reduction imposed by modern wireless terminals on the antenna performance is evaluated. Numerical results in terms of antenna efficiency andQ-factor are discussed for two different antenna geometries.

MIMO antenna performance assessment based on open source software defined radio

This paper presents a low-cost measurement method for MIMO antenna performance assessment based on the open-source OpenAirInterface initiative. A first measurement is presented with a prototype with 8 antennas at 2.6 GHz integrated into a …

Improving Energy Efficiency of Mobile WSN Using Reconfigurable Directional Antennas

Reconfigurable directional antennas (RDA) bring new opportunities to reduce data collision in wireless sensor networks (WSN). In this letter, a new reconfigurable directional antenna-based receiver-Initiated cycled receiver (RDA-RICER) medium access …

Reconfigurable Antenna for Future Spectrum Reallocations in 5G Communications

This letter presents a reconfigurable antenna for mobile terminals with extended band coverage obtained by using a digitally tunable capacitor (DTC). The antenna structure is matched permanently over high frequency bands including DCS/PCS, UMTS, LTE …

Compact low-profile omnidirectional surface wave antenna for UMTS applications

This paper presents a compact low-profile surface wave antenna for UMTS applications. It shows good impedance match and dipole-like omnidirectional radiation pattern over the band of interest. Numerical and experimental results are reported to …

Printed UWB Antenna Operating Over Multiple Mobile Wireless Standards

In this letter, a spline-shaped ultrawideband (UWB) antenna enabling simultaneous operability over multiple mobile wireless standards-namely the DCS, PCS, UMTS, and ISM bands-is proposed. The antenna is expected to exhibit a good impedance matching …