Active Antenna - Efficient Mobile Broadband Networks

Users demand evermore advanced and increased capabilities in their devices, but the corresponding infrastructure deployment is often rejected due to the visual impact and ecological footprint that this entails. "Vodafone Single RAN Active Antenna" is a revolutionary innovation that makes possible the Best Mobile Broadband Networks reducing visual impact and carbon emissions, whilst also increasing flexibility of network deployment e.g. the support of several frequency bands across different standards (GSM, W-CDMA, LTE). This paper demonstrates that the "Vodafone Single RAN Active Antenna" is now a reality. An analysis of the key capabilities of the product are described realising Mobile Broadband Network in the most efficient way. In addition various aspects of the product\´s performance - within a live operation network - are detailed.