The telecommunications landscape is rapidly evolving as 5G expands and networks are becoming more complicated. Passive cellular antennas have traditionally been viewed as static infrastructure; however, they are now changing because operators want antennas to be designed for specific deployment contexts, such as crowded rooftops, energy reduction, and the need to blend into the built environment. In turn, vendors are providing compact designs that include multiple functions and perform across multiple frequency layers.
In this blog, we list nine passive cellular antenna vendors based on ABI Research's latest comparative analysis, focusing on their unique strengths, product capabilities, sustainability efforts, and market performance. These companies are the market incumbents, big players like Huawei, PROSE, Ericsson, CICT Mobile, and Hengxin Technology.
Then we follow that up with an evaluation of six lesser-known antenna vendors that provide advanced passive antenna solutions for mobile and fixed wireless networks. This company list may not be as widely renowned as the market incumbents, but they are nevertheless recognized for technical competency within the telecom industry.