As smartphones and data-intensive applications proliferate is driving an insatiable year-on-year demand for network capacity and coverage, this challenge is universal for operators worldwide and persists despite the deployment of new technologies and spectrum. The extraordinary growth in wireless data traffic such as video conferencing, media streaming and mobile-TV continually increase the demand for capacity in the cellular networks.
This issue is especially demanding in densely populated environments like urban centers, stadiums and squares, which are characterized by a massive concentration of users. In these severely congested areas, the network faces extraordinary strain, leading to dropped calls, buffering videos, and overall degraded experience. The operators need to deliver robust connectivity to meet the growing demands of large scale users.
Solution
While the demand for capacity is clear, the traditional paths available to operators, such as adding more cells or purchasing additional spectrum, are fraught with physical and economic constraints, as they present significant cost and time issues.
In dense, high-traffic environments like stadiums and urban squares, the fundamental limitation lies with the conventional antenna，which is not well-equip to handle a massive, concentrated number of users. Small cell deployment is also being seen as an excellent way to add network capacity. However, this approach could not satisfy service providers’ immediate need for more capacity，which is no longer a optimal strategy. A paradigm shift in antenna technology is required.
The proposed solution is the BROADRADIO Hexa-Beam Mid-High Band Antenna, with each beam operating at 2T2R. It creates six independent, high gain beams within the same physical sector. Each beam functions as a virtual cell, with its own 2T2R configuration, precisely targeting a high density user zone, which is successful at delivering excellent performance.
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