A dielectric resonator antenna and a dielectric resonator antenna array. The dielectric resonator antenna includes a ground plane, a dielectric resonator element operably coupled with the ground plane, and a feed network operably coupled with the dielectric resonator element for exciting the dielectric resonator antenna. The dielectric resonator element includes a first portion with a first shape and a second portion with a second shape different from the first shape. The dielectric resonator antenna, when excited, is arranged to provide wide half-power beam-widths in both E-plane and H-plane.

A satellite communications system can comprise at least one that satellite, an antenna structure deployed on the at least one satellite, and radio hardware coupled to the antenna structure that can provide for transmitting a first channel simultaneously with a second channel, wherein the first channel is transmitted using directive beams and the second channel is transmitted using a wide beam and wherein the directive beams are for data communication signals and the wide beam is for navigation signals.

Antennas having iris and/or cell rotation and/or with frequency compensation in solid state device (e.g., diode) designs and methods of using the same are described. In some embodiments, the antenna comprises: an antenna aperture having a plurality of RF radiating antenna elements that each include an iris and a solid state device coupled across the iris, wherein the plurality of antenna elements are located in rings with orientation of each of the irises of the antenna elements in at least a portion of each ring rotated with respect to adjacent irises in the portion of each ring while orientation of corresponding solid state devices is uniform; and a controller coupled to control the array of RF radiating antenna elements to tune RF radiating antenna elements to generate one or more beams using the plurality of RF radiating antenna elements.

A main antenna arrangement is configured to receive with a pre-configured first directional radiation pattern having a first beam with a first beamwidth and to provide first received signals at a first output, and at least one auxiliary antenna is configured to receive with a pre-configured respective second directional radiation pattern having a second beam with a second beamwidth, different from the first beamwidth and to provide second received signals at a second output. Interference cancelling circuitry is configured to control the amplitude and phase of the second received signals received from the at least one auxiliary antenna to produce weighted second received signals and combine the weighted second received signals with the first signals received from the main antenna arrangement to reduce a level of interference signals received by the main antenna arrangement in relation to a level of wanted signals received in the main antenna arrangement.

The present disclosure provides an example antenna and an example base station. One example antenna includes a first sub-array and a second sub-array disposed adjacent to each other, where the first sub-array includes N first sub-antennas arranged in an array, and the second sub-array includes N second sub-antennas arranged in an array and connected to multiple phase shifters. Each row of the N first sub-antennas includes M first sub-antennas, each row of the N second sub-antennas includes M sub-antennas, each row of the N first antennas and each row of the N second sub-antennas are arranged in a row, and an m.sup.th first sub-antenna and an m.sup.th second sub-antenna are connected to a radio frequency unit by using a power splitter, where N is a natural number, M is a natural number less than N, and m is a natural number less than or equal to M.

An apparatus and method for arranging a beam in a wireless communication system are provided. An electronic device includes a memory storing codebook information, a communication module operatively connected with the memory, and a processor operatively connected with the communication module and the memory. The processor is set to provide a first beam and a first beam set including beams surrounding the first beam on the basis of the codebook information, where centers of regions covered by the beams included in the first beam set substantially form an equilateral hexagon, and transceiver data by using the first beam and the first beam set.

Examples disclosed herein describe an antenna architecture (e.g., a planar electronically steered antenna architecture) that enables operation at low elevation angles, down to zero degrees from the satellite. The proposed ‘3SA’ architecture may improve power consumption and array footprints. The proposed ‘3SA’ architecture can support aero terminal implementation on aircraft, enabling the use of GEO, MEO and LEO satellites even in regions having low elevation angles. The architecture may include a horizontal antenna array and vertical antenna array as well as a controller for switching between the antenna arrays.

Systems and methods for distributing over the air (OTA) content are provided. In one example, an antenna system can include a network access point. The antenna system can include an OTA antenna system configured to receive an OTA signal associated with media content. The OTA signal can be a VHF signal or a UHF signal. The OTA antenna system can be coupled to the network access point via a universal serial bus (USB) connection. The access point can be configured to perform operations, including receiving a signal associated with the media content from the OTA antenna system via the universal serial bus connection; and communicating media content via a network communication link to one or more client devices. The OTA antenna system can include a modal antenna configurable in a plurality of antenna modes. Each antenna mode can be associated with a distinct radiation pattern or polarization.

Wireless communication method and apparatus to enable communications between a plurality of endpoints and a satellite or terrestrial gateway integrated with a plurality of oblong shaped antenna arrays. The wireless communication method leverages data symbols that are orthogonally modulated. The method permits the use of a plurality of compact oblong shaped antenna arrays to increase network capacity and reduce endpoint power consumption.

Concepts and examples pertaining to reconfigurable radio frequency (RF) front end and antenna arrays for radar mode switching are described. A processor associated with a radar system selects a mode of a plurality of modes in which to operate the radar system. The processor then controls the radar system to operate in the selected mode by utilizing a plurality of antennas in a respective configuration of a plurality of configurations of the antennas which corresponds to the selected mode. Each configuration of the plurality of configurations of the antennas results in respective antenna characteristics. Each configuration of the plurality of configurations of the antennas utilizes a respective number of antennas of the plurality of antennas.