The recent furor over the iPhone 4’s antenna has made consumers aware of the constraints designers face when trying to build sleek, compact gadgets that also get a good connection. Researchers at Rice ...

We’ve all dealt with little to no cell phone service before, and it typically tends to come at a time when you desperately need it. The good news is you can proactively fight dropped calls and ...

Most of us know that to get the best possible WiFi signal, you want there to be as few walls as possible between you and the Access Point. But that might soon change, as researchers at MIT have found ...

Two South Africans have given their home country a boost with its Square Kilometre Array (SKA) bid by inventing cellular antenna technology which reduces ‘noisy’ emissions from cellular base stations ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Antennas used for cellular and PCS (Personal Communications Service) transmissions are typically located on towers, water tanks or other elevated structures including rooftops ...

Poor cellular signal can be one of the most frustrating struggles in South Africa. It can cause dropped calls, and can also make surfing the Internet frustrating, as your Internet connection is ...

This antenna is designed to cover the 860 – 960MHz and 1710 – 2170MHz frequency bands. It has a gain of 4,6 dBi in the 800MHz band and a gain of 6,3 dBi in the 1,8GHz band, with a VSWR of less than ...

Editor's note: To view a PDF version of this article, click here. Propagating radio waves all begin and end with the same component: the antenna. This month and next, I will highlight communication's ...

The subject of antenna placement is often overlooked in installations, particularly in AV applications. The worst case scenario is where the supplied whip antennas are attached to the receiver, which ...