Disruptive Antenna Technologies Making 5G a Reality, 2nd Edition
This special issue belongs to the section "Microwave and Wireless Communications".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With this Special Issue, we wish to give a platform to success stories surrounding 5G-enabling antenna technologies and what future prospects they carry with them. 5G antennas are known to be a new type of antenna that are highly integrated, support flexible all-band configuration, and enable scenario-specific beam management. Unlike 3G and 4G antennas that provide coverage with fixed beam patterns and directivity, 5G antennas must support on-demand beamforming according to application scenarios and user distributions. 5G antennas must be able to support beam management to help deliver precise coverage in target areas while significantly suppressing interference in other areas. Finally, antennas must evolve from plug-and-play components in 3G and 4G networks to key network elements that support flexible beam configuration and management in 5G networks.
Dr. Syed Muzahir Abbas
Dr. Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antenna design
- 5G antennas
- beyond 5G
- 6G antennas
- 3D printed technology
- additive manufacturing
- reconfigurable
- millimeter wave
- beam steering
- beamforming
- base station antenna
- MIMO
- multi-port antennas
- flexible
- materials
- RF sensors
- RF front ends
- polymer based
- characterization
- antenna applications: IoT, space, wearable, sports, healthcare, vehicular, M2M, construction, etc.
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Electronics - ISSN 2079-9292