John L. Schadler - Raymond ME, US Gary Hazard - Windham ME, US Akin Akinniyi - Carrollton TX, US
Assignee:
SPX CORPORATION - Charlotte NC
International Classification:
H04W 40/00 H01Q 21/00
US Classification:
455446, 343893
Abstract:
A super economical cellular communication system is provided. The system includes a plurality of base transceiver stations that define a plurality of respective cells. Each base transceiver station includes a phased-array antenna having six sectors arranged in a symmetric hexagonal configuration. Each sector has at least one group of vertically-arranged antenna panels, and each antenna panel has a plurality of vertically-arranged radiators disposed in at least two staggered columns.