SENCITY®Matrix Benefits of Planar Array Antennas Edition 2014 Christoph Inhelder Product Management Radio Frequency Division HUBER+SUHNER AG [email protected] Michael Thiel, PhD Head of Antenna Development Radio Frequency Division HUBER+SUHNER AG [email protected]

Benefits of Planar Array Antennas With the heritage of providing innovative and high quality products to end customers, the engineers at HUBER+SUHNER have developed a portfolio of SENCITY®Matrix Antennas which provides key distinguishing benefits in Mobile Backhaul applications. Two major cost drivers in mobile backhaul applications are the obtrusive design of antennas and total deployment costs. This document discusses how the SENCITY®Matrix portfolio significantly helps in reducing the visual impact and total cost of ownership by a flat shape and compact design while providing excellent electrical...

Benefits of Planar Array Antennas Key Antenna Characteristics This first section outlines some of the key technical features of SENCITY®Matrix Antennas. Aperture Efficiency The existing and future backhaul systems are designed to take advantages of millimeter-wave’s (i.e., 60 GHz and 70/80 GHz) large bandwidth capacity while compensating the increased free space attenuation with high gain pencil beam antennas. The narrow beamwidth in these frequency bands permits a dense deployment due to the high frequency reuse rate with minimal interference. To secure this characteristic, international regulatory...

Benefits of Planar Array Antennas Customer Benefits The features mentioned above entail many benefits. These are outlined in this section. Adding Freedom to Radio Design In today’s street level radio deployment, it is common that the project design starts at the industrial design team which leaves the mechanical engineers with the challenge of integrating the electronics into a defined housing. The small size, mechanical robustness and flatness of SENCITY®Matrix Antennas facilitate its integration into radios and provide maximum possible freedom for the mechanical design team. The integration...

Benefits of Planar Array Antennas Using a “lotus effect” water repellent cover provides super-hydrophobic characteristic to SENCITY®Matrix Antennas. Its contact angle of ≈155° is far above 80° (HC class 1 according to (STRIGuide, 92) and 90° in (ASTM-D7334, 2013). This minimizes the impact of water and maximizes the communication performances. Simplified Logistics Flat antennas are smaller, light-weight and therefore easy to ship when compared to traditional dish antennas. With the antenna integrated into the radio as one-box solution, logistics are simplified resulting in further cost reduction....