Top Passive Cellular Antenna Vendors in 2025

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. 

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Incumbent Passive Antenna Vendors

• Huawei
• PROSE Technologies
• Ericsson
• Amphenol Antenna Solutions
• Comba Telecom
• CICT Mobile
• Tongyu Communications
• ACE Technologies
• Hengxin Technology

Lesser-Known Passive Antenna Vendors

• HUBER+SUHNER
• ZTT
• JMA Wireless
• SageRAN
• KMW Antenna
• Alpha Wireless 

Incumbent Passive Antenna Vendors

Table 1: Comparing the Top Passive Cellular Antenna Vendors (Incumbents)

1. Huawei

Headquarters: Shenzhen, China
Huawei remains a leader in the passive cellular antenna market, excelling in innovation, sustainability, and product performance. The company offers antennas across various frequency bands, including low, mid, and Time Division Duplex (TDD) bands, with advanced technologies like Meta Lens and SDIF 2.0 boosting coverage and energy efficiency.

• Product Highlights: Huawei’s portfolio includes single-band to multi-band antennas, such as the FDD Antenna X2, covering frequencies from 690 Megahertz (MHz) to 3800 MHz. Its Marconi Antennas feature embedded digital capabilities, enabling flexible Three-Dimensional (3D) beam adjustment.
• Sustainability: The company prioritizes green manufacturing with eco-friendly materials, laser welding, and low-carbon production processes.
• Key Metric: Huawei scored 9.1/10 for sustainability and ranked first in global revenue in 2023, despite regional challenges in Europe and North America.

2. PROSE Technologies

Headquarters: Donauwörth, Bavaria
PROSE Technologies focuses on delivering high-efficiency antennas with cutting-edge designs for diverse frequency bands. Its expertise in low-wind load platforms and beamforming ensures advanced network performance.

• Product Highlights: PROSE's 2L8H (20 Port) and 3L12H (30 Port) antennas showcase robust multi-band capabilities, supporting integrated Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and TDD frequencies. The company’s PROTREEM series minimizes wind load and tower vibrations, enhancing safety.
• Sustainability: With seven R&D centers globally, PROSE prioritizes innovation in lightweight and energy-efficient designs.
• Key Metric: The company achieved a score of 8.5/10 in sustainability and increased its market share to 9.2% in 2023.

3. Ericsson

Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
Known for its compact, high-performance designs, Ericsson offers a versatile portfolio with support for frequencies from 600 MHz to 6 GHz. Its focus on multi-band efficiency and sustainability has cemented its position in the market.

• Product Highlights: Ericsson's 4870 Series antennas provide extensive bandwidth for future-proofing, while its Honeycomb Antenna boasts up to 85% beam efficiency.
• Sustainability: The company integrates recyclable materials like thermoplastics into its designs, reducing environmental impact.
• Key Metric: Ericsson scored 9.0/10 in sustainability and holds 8.08% market share, driven by significant growth in Asia-Pacific.

4. Amphenol Antenna Solutions

Headquarters: Wallingford, Connecticut, United States
Amphenol offers a wide range of high-performance antennas tailored for Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Its focus on Ultra-Wideband (UWB) capabilities and modular designs ensures easy upgrades for 5G deployments.

• Product Highlights: The NodeLine Integra Series features space-efficient designs with up to 20 connectors and enhanced energy performance. Amphenol also provides field-replaceable Remote Electrical Tilt (RET) modules for seamless maintenance.
• Sustainability: Amphenol's Integra Antennas cut carbon footprints by 50% and utilize 99.6% recyclable materials.
• Key Metric: Despite economic headwinds, Amphenol maintained a 7.7% market share and ranked fifth globally in 2023.

5. Comba Telecom

Headquarters: Hong Kong
Comba Telecom specializes in multi-band antennas designed for co-construction and sharing among operators. Its Helifeed 2.0 Green Antenna Platform reflects a strong commitment to eco-friendly practices.

• Product Highlights: Comba’s antennas support frequencies from 617 MHz to 4200 MHz, ensuring compatibility with diverse network technologies. Its compact 498 Millimeter (mm) multi-band antennas reduce operational expenses for CSPs.
• Sustainability: The company achieved significant energy savings by streamlining manufacturing and reducing material waste.
• Key Metric: Comba scored 7.6/10 in sustainability, despite a 6% Year-over-Year (YoY) revenue decline due to reduced 5G investments in China.

6. CICT Mobile

Headquarters: Wuhan, China

CICT Mobile develops and manufactures RAN, core, and antenna products. The company serves both domestic and international markets under the FiberHome brand. 

• Product Highlights: CICT Mobile offers advanced passive base station antennas with high-port density, including 12-port and 20-port models that cover low, mid, and TDD frequency bands for versatile network deployment. Its hybrid filtering dipole technology enables complex multi-port configurations with up to 28 ports, supporting both FDD and TDD simultaneously. These designs improve spectral efficiency, enhance coverage, and provide operators with flexible upgrade paths.
• Sustainability: The company integrates metamaterial and decoupling technologies into its antenna designs to boost radiation and sector efficiency while simplifying boundary structures. With these innovations, telcos can achieve miniaturization and energy-efficient multi-band antennas, which lower network power consumption and improve overall performance.
• Key Metric: CICT Mobile invested significantly in antenna innovation in 2023, focusing on hybrid filtering dipole designs, low-loss feeder networks, and metamaterial boundary technologies. It scored 6.8/10 for UWB, 7.3/10 for multi-band, 7.1/10 for essential IP and R&D, 4.9/10 for configuration and maintenance, and 6.8/10 for sustainability.

7. Tongyu Communication

Headquarters: Guangdong, China
Tongyu combines innovation with sustainability, offering a broad portfolio of multi-port antennas that leverage metamaterials to enhance efficiency.

• Product Highlights: The Taurus Platform Antennas deliver high radiation efficiency while supporting advanced features like FDD beamforming and hybrid FDD+TDD capabilities.
• Sustainability: Tongyu emphasizes eco-friendly production, using recyclable materials and reducing carbon emissions across its designs.
• Key Metric: The company saw a 1.6% revenue increase in 2023, with a market share of 3.03%.

8. ACE Technologies

Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
ACE Technologies focuses on durability and high-performance solutions, offering multi-band antennas with configurations ranging from single-port to 30-port models.

• Product Highlights: ACE’s advanced RET technology simplifies remote tilt adjustments, optimizing network coverage without on-site intervention.
• Sustainability: The company integrates recycled materials and efficient logistics practices to minimize its environmental footprint.
• Key Metric: ACE holds a 3.6% market share and is strategically expanding into North America and Europe.

9. Hengxin Technology

Headquarters: Singapore

Hengxin Technology Ltd. is a publicly listed company specializing in RF cables, RF components, antennas, and base station antenna feed components. The company combines large-scale production capacity with ongoing antenna innovation for the wireless mobile communications industry.

• Product Highlights: Hengxin provides a broad UWB antenna portfolio that covers low, mid, and TDD bands. Key designs include the Tri-Sector antenna and the 20-port X-pol antenna, which improve coverage, flexibility, and network efficiency. The company also develops cable-free solutions, modular integration, and alignment tools to boost reliability and simplify base station management.
• Sustainability: Green antenna designs use cable-free and air strip line technologies to cut energy use and improve signal quality. These antennas lower operating costs by maintaining coverage while allowing operators to expand networks with fewer base stations.
• Key Metric: In 2023, Hengxin invested US$13.6 million in R&D, though this was a 7.7% decrease from the prior year. The company’s production capacity includes 120,000 antenna units, 168,000 kilometers of RF coaxial cables, and 7.86 million accessories annually.

Lesser-Known Passive Antenna Vendors

Table 2: Comparing Lesser-Known Passive Antenna Vendors

8. HUBER+SUHNER

Headquarters: Herisau and Pfäffikon, Switzerland

HUBER+SUHNER is working on an entirely new passive antenna range, which will combine high efficiency features that enhance coverage, gain and energy performance. The company aims to enable cost-effective and sustainable 5G rollouts.

Key findings from ABI Research's evaluation:

• The new antennas will be cable-less in design, resulting in higher gain performances and therefore higher efficiency.
• The antenna solution is beneficial to markets with stringent environmental standards and/or infrastructure requirements such as throughout Europe.
• Huber+Suhner's modular, high-efficiency antenna portfolio is anticipated to support more tailored and cost- effective 5G deployments globally.

9. ZTT

Headquarters: Nantong, Jiangsu, China

ZTT offers a wide range of passive antenna series for satellite backhaul, macro layers, and large outdoor applications, with all offerings produced in-house allowing for advantages of scale.

Key findings from ABI Research's evaluation:

• The Chinese vendor uses its large cable, composite, and antenna manufacturing facilities to manage cross-band manufacturing, resulting in better time-to-market and lower costs.
• Another area of innovation is ZTT's shared base-dome formats that operators can use in conjunction with regional radiator insert selections and RET options. As a result, telcos can configure hardware to local spectrum regulations quickly.
• ZTT continues to be a critical partner for mobile operators. It supports major carrier rollouts with plug-and-play installations that incorporate passive antenna modules and integrated tilt options for efficient and sustainable delivery.

10. JMA Wireless

Headquarters: Syracuse, New York

JMA employs around 750 to 1,000 people and has a manufacturing campus in Syracuse, built with an investment exceeding US$100 million. In 2024, it reported estimated revenues of US$430 million. 

Key findings from ABI Research's evaluation:

• JMA's concealed and modular antenna platforms enable deployments in aesthetically-sensitive public zones, aligning with urban infrastructure needs in North America and Northern Europe where civic approval is a prohibitive factor.
• The company's U.S.-based manufacturing offers advantages in federally funded projects and FirstNet, though cost structures can be prohibitive in competitive Latin American and Southeast Asian bids.
• While technically strong, JMA's market growth is limited by the slow pace of permitting cycles in its primary markets. Also holding it back are newer concealment solutions from antenna OEMs with integrated radios, posing increasing substitution risk.

11. SageRAN

Headquarters: Guangzhou, China

SageRAN is a private wireless technology company with an increasing role in Open RAN development.

Key findings from ABI Research's evaluation:

• SageRAN developed a compact hardware platform that combines passive antenna arrays with an Open RAN radio unit in a single enclosure, substantially reducing site complexity.
• The company enables rapid swapping of antenna radiator heads (for 3.5 GHz, sub-6 GHz) directly in the field, supporting spectrum flexibility without replacing entire units.
• Complements its antenna hardware with a software-defined PHY/RRM/SON/OAM suite, delivering a complete Open RAN system ready for campus and private network deployments.

12. KMW Antennas

Headquarters: Hwasung, South Korea

In 2024, KMW generated revenue of ₩87.4 billion (around US$65 million), with a
strong focus on antenna systems and Radio Frequency (RF) solutions.

Key findings from ABI Research's evaluation:

• KMW launched sector antennas (FX-X and AM-X series) with remote-controlled azimuth and down-tilt features. These solutions provide cellular operators with fine-grained beam steering without active modules.
• The company packaged dual-band diplexers and triple-mode band filters inside sector antenna enclosures to reduce tower-top complexity and improve signal fidelity.
• Products such as ET-X and EPB-Q offer streamlined passive arrays covering 700–2400 Megahertz (MHz) in sleek  form factors, ideally suited for urban small cell and indoor macro use cases.
  
  

13. Alpha Wireless

Headquarters: Portlaoise, Ireland

Alpha Wireless specializes in concealment-based antenna platforms, providing high performance RF engineering in low-visibility designs, which are suited for use in public spaces and shared infrastructure environments. 

Key findings from ABI Research's evaluation:

• Alpha Wireless antennas feature multi-port architecture—4 ports for low bands, 12 ports for mid bands, and 4 ports for high bands. The solution supports both Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD) configurations to accommodate diverse operator needs.
• Built-in RET capability enables cell operators to manage tilt adjustments, further preserving coverage and throughput of their antenna through a software update, without adding additional active components. 
• As newer solutions blend antennas into street furniture and architecture, Alpha Wireless faces pressure to innovate beyond legacy concealment designs or risk being commoditized.

Take a Closer Look at the Top Antenna Vendors

These vendors represent the cutting edge of the passive cellular antenna market, delivering solutions that balance energy efficiency, sustainability, and advanced performance. Whether focusing on green initiatives, modular designs, or multi-band capabilities, these companies are shaping the future of telecommunications infrastructure.

• To dive deeper into the incumbent passive antenna vendors, read the ABI Research Highlight, Selecting the Right Passive Cellular Antenna Vendor.
• For an assessment on the lesser-known vendors on the market, download our Passive Antenna Vendors presentation.