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KMW TriPhase™ White Paper

Wireless operators often face the challenges of antenna optimization because of the physical limitations of the antenna size and weight for regulatory and structural requirements. To achieve higher gain antenna to maximize the coverage, the size of antenna gets bigger and taller resulting in an increase of the structural loading on the tower and becoming less attractive to regulatory committees and tower owners. Also, if a different horizontal beam width, downtilt, or azimuth is required for better optimized network, it typically requires multiple tower climbs and replacement of antennas until optimization goals are met. This conventional optimization technique is not only very time consuming to get the necessary approvals from the zoning committee, tower owner, and/or landlord, but also increases the service downtime and operating capital expense for antenna replacements.

However, antenna optimization shouldn’t be this much of a painful and expensive process. The genesis of a TriPhase™ antenna from KMW shines a new light in a dark tunnel to guide a way out. KMW's TriPhase™ proprietary antenna technology employs both electrical and mechanical means to achieve desired antenna flexibility without sacrificing the size and weight requirements.