“SR4L104 is future-proofed as it covers the most common current 4G & 5G bands globally, ranging from 617 to 7,125MHz frequency, including the new 5G bands,” said the company. It will “bridge 4G/LTE networks as 5G becomes the new global standard”.
The antenna, branded ‘Opaca’, measures 38 x 10 x 3.3mm and needs an adjacent 38 x 7.3mm keep-out strip, bringing total board area to 38 x 17.3mm.
Coverage is:
- Band 46 (5,150 – 5,925MHz) WiFi
- Band 47 (5,855 – 5,925MHz) vehicle comms
- Band n48 (3,550 – 3,700MHz) CBRS
- Band 71 (617 – 698MHz) T-Mobile USA
- Band n77 (3,300 – 4,200MHz)
- Band n79 (4,400 – 5,000MHz)
- Band n96 (5,925 – 7,125MHz)
- Band n102 (5,925 – 6,425MHz)
- Band n104 (6,425 – 7,125MHz)
Efficiency is between 37.1 and 77.8% depending on the band.
A per-application matching circuit is required with up to eight components, some of which can be in the keep-out zone. “Not all components may
be required, but should be included as a precaution,” said the company.
The antenna is specified mounted across the end of a 145.3 x 38.6mm evaluation board (SR4L104-EVB-1). If it is to be mounted on the corner of a longer PCB, it need an additional 15 x 17.3mm keep-out zone, and performance is reduced somewhat.
The company offers an antenna placement design tool, which is currently behind a data wall.
Application is foreseen in CCTV, telematics, point-of-sales, IoT, M2M, drones, cellular Wi-Fi hot-spots and pico base stations.
Find the SR4L104 on this Antenova product page.
Earlier this week, Leankon has announced a similar 4G LTE antenna, restricted to lower frequencies, missing band 71, but including GNSS.
Antenova is based in Hampshire UK, and has operations in Taipei and Shanghai.
