CommScope open interface integrated antenna

The CommScope integrated antenna solution is based on xRAN open interface specifications. The open interface allows wireless operators to mix and match radio access network (RAN) hardware from multiple vendors to more flexibly address varying requirements.

The 5G radio/antenna solution supports millimeter-wave spectrum and works on a completely virtualised baseband with an open interface. It integrates a beamforming active antenna array operating at 28 GHz.

Wireless operators can use commercial off-the-shelf servers to trial virtualised network functions for fixed wireless access applications.

The product includes a base station antenna with full 120° beam-steering of four independent MIMO (multiple input/multiple output) ports, using a 256-element antenna array; and an integrated remote radio unit with isotropic radiated power (EIRP) in a compact enclosure of less than 10 L volume, passively cooled and optimised to fit within concealment solutions.