Poynting XPOL-2-5G Antenna

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There are three types of antenna polarisation: linear, circular and elliptical. Practically, linear polarisation is the most pertinent for most fixed wireless access applications and can be subdivided into horizontal and vertical polarisations. The Poynting XPOL-2-5G Outdoor 4G/5G LTE 11 dBi Cross Polarised Directional Panel Antenna is Poynting’s third generation "V3" of this Cross Polarised (XPOL), cellular band, 2x2 MIMO antenna. The antenna enclosure effectively looks the same as the second generation "V2", but has been completely redesigned on the inside. Poynting have used advanced metamaterial technology, making use of Artificial Magnetic Conductors (AMC) and new registered/patent pending radiator configuration, which is proving to yield exceptional improvements in bandwidth and gain. Radiation patterns of this antenna are exceptionally well controlled, further adding to the performance of the antenna. Key Features This antenna is cost-effective and small, making it an affordable way to drastically boost performance on a 4G or 5G cellular network.

Both the XPOL-1 and the XPOL-2 / XPOL-2-5G are LTE antennas. They do not cover WiFi frequency bands, so cannot aid in the stability, speed or integrity of your WiFi LAN. Moreover, an omnidirectional antenna can benefit from carrier aggregation, a phenomenon where a single antenna unit can aggregate (join together) the signal from two or more base stations, providing redundancy in the event of one base station failing. The Poynting XPOL-1’s housing holds two antennas cross polarised in such a manner. The advantage to such cross-polarisation is reduced interference and increased performance. All antennas in the XPOL range are cross polarised, so while Poynting offers other omni- and uni-directional antennas, you can be sure that those within the XPOL range offer polarisation diversity.

X-Polarised, High Gain, Uni-Directional LTE/5G Antenna (2X2 MIMO)

Our two best selling antennas are the XPOL-1 and the XPOL-2. Which is best for your use case? Read on to find out. Home Blog Antennas This makes the XPOL-2-V2 very usable for those frequencies which, though not widely adopted, some providers still employ. Most notably, the Three (3) network in the UK broadcasts its 4G service, in part, on the 1400MHz band, which the XPOL-2-V2 serves with a peak gain of 6-7dB vs almost 0dB in the XPOL-2-5G. Above: Gain by frequency: XPOL-2-V2. Very usable gain between 1000-1700MHz. Above: Gain by frequency: XPOL-2-5G

Diversity technique’, as a term, describes any system wherein 2+ antennas work together to improve the quality and reliability of a wireless network. When the signal polarisation is out of sync with that of the antenna, the antenna can’t receive the signal at full strength. In fact, reception is so impaired that an observer would see signal loss of up to -34dB. First, and most crucially, this older variant is not 5G ready and only serves 4G/LTE and older technologies. The XPOL-1-V2 is available in two variations: the standard V2-21 and the V2-41. The V2-21 is a 2x2 MIMO antenna, meaning it acts as two antennas built into one and comes with two separate antenna cables for two streams of data. Conversely, the V2-41 is a 4x4 MU-MIMO antenna that acts as four antennas built-in, supporting four antenna cables for four separate data streams. A 4x4 antenna such as the V2-41 can, therefore, theoretically, achieve double the performance of a 2x2 antenna like the V2-21, although only when used with a 4x4 LTE router which could support the four data streams. All antennas are best situated high up, free from obstacles with as clear a line-of-sight as possible.

Radome Plastic: We now use UV Stable SAN Marine ASA, which is more resistant to UV fading than the A-XPOL-2-V2 As you might have guessed, this makes directional antennas very useful for rural applications where the distance to the nearest base station may be greater, but there are fewer buildings serving as obstacles, obstructing the line-of-sight between the antenna and the base station. The XPOL-2-5G antenna includes newer 3400 - 3800 MHz bands, which were not previously covered by the "V2" XPOL-2 antenna. This updated antenna version is suitable for 2G, 3G, 4G as well as 5G. XPOL-2-5G will perform well in the following frequency bands: 698 – 960MHz, 1700 – 2170MHz, 2300 – 2700MHz & 3400 – 3800MHz. In addition, the gain in the 1700MHz and 2.7GHz is around 3dB higher than the “V2” over the same frequency bands. There are too many antennas out there with fake gain values, fake VSWR, fake smith charts, fake everything and it's so difficult to filter through the crap. Poynting’s XPOL-1-5G is an omnidirectional, cross-polarised antenna with a small footprint and 3dBi peak gain, rarely falling below 2dBi of gain across all serviced frequencies.

Please note: the XPOL-2-5G (V3) does not support Three's new 4G frequency band, whereas the XPOL-2 V2 does. In addition to the XPOL-2 variants, Poynting also offers two more cross-polarised uni-directional antennas in the XPOL-6 and XPOL-16.So, if it was a car, we installed an entirely new technology engine producing twice the power under the bonnet – it may look the same, but just wait until you turn the ignition on! Poynting’s variety of cross-polarised (XPOL) antennas represents one such range of products - and they’re the best we know of. The MR600 seems to have SMA ports so going to TS9 feels like a step down (which partially accounts for lower price). I think there's one thread where adding an external antenna to a Zyxel NR5103E was of no benefit so the antenna got returned. The XPOL-2-5G-US is Poynting’s third generation “V3” of this very popular Cross Polarised (XPOL), cellular band, 2X2 MIMO antenna. The antenna enclosure effectively looks the same as the second generation “V2” but has been completely redesigned on the inside. We have used advanced metamaterial technology, making use of Artificial Magnetic Conductors (AMC) and new registered/patent pending radiator configuration, which is proving to yield exceptional improvements in bandwidth and gain. Radiation patterns of this antenna are exceptionally well controlled, further adding to the performance of the antenna. In Poynting’s naming convention, XPOL-1- variants are omnidirectional antennas, while XPOL-2- variants are uni-directional.