STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and wireless operator Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH began a live trial of adaptive antenna technology-both downlink and uplink-on Mannesmann’s Global System for Mobile communications network in Germany.
Adaptive antenna technology is designed to improve performance both to and from the phone by reducing radio interference, which also increases capacity, said Ericsson. Adaptive antenna technology uses “beam forming” to direct the transmission into a narrow beam, while conventional antennas transmit and receive signals to and from all parts of a cell.
