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ANTENNA SYSTEMS 2013 CONFERENCE PREVIEW 4:20 pm Wireless Sensor Technologies from Ant to ZigBee Rodney C. Montrose, Director of Device Development - Numerex This session will discuss the prominent wireless sensor technologies available in the market today and what does the future hold for this technology. We will discuss the impact of identifying the correct antennas for these sensors to ensure that critical communications to the end destination. Learn lessons identified from the field – what happens when the wrong antennas are selected, and the impact of obstacles in sensor communications (shrubs and trees ARE obstacles). We will discuss the effects of grounding antennas and how costly not grounding can be when dealing with sensors especially in remote areas. Lastly, hear about what impact with the decision of AT&T announcing sun setting of their 2G system by 2016 mean for the millions of 2G devices and the sensors that are attached to their networks. 5:00 pm Cocktail Reception in Exhibit Hall Friday, December 13th 7:30 am 8:30 am Registration / Continental Breakfast Featured Presentation Migrating Macro Cell Antenna Systems to LTE Advanced Keith Radousky, CTO Americas Quintel Wireless subscribers are ravenous for bits and carriers are scrambling to deploy additional infrastructure such as small cells, DAS and more macrocells. DAS and small cells are getting much attention, but they are only feasible in a very small footprint of the network. More attention is needed on how to increase capacity on existing macrocells. Accordingly, this session will focus on deploying LTE Advanced while also increasing 3G capacity. LTE at multiple frequency bands and migration from LTE 2Tx-2Rx to 8Tx-8Rx will be discussed. This session will explore options for the tower-top evolution including active, integrated and passive antenna solutions. 9:20 am Managing DAS Effectively And Efficiently Ben Stump, Senior VP and CTO - Kentrox/Westell Intelligent monitoring of a DAS means interpreting information from equipment throughout the network and translating that into actionable items. During this presentation, we’ll discuss how to best address the following challenges of a DAS to ensure an effective system: Management of numerous alarms; Automated notification to the appropriate personnel (operator or service provider) based on the fault information; and Intelligent dispatching to ensure the relevant personnel are visiting the problem location with the right equipment. Additionally, we’ll discuss how this same solution can be used for monitoring commercial and generator power, HVACs, and environmental conditions. 10:00 am Networking Break in Exhibit Hall 10:40 am A Practical Guide to Using Tunable Components for Aperture-Tuned Antennas Paul Tornatta, VP of Product and Customer Engineering - Cavendish Kinetics The venerable Planar Inverted F Antenna (PIFA), which is used in the vast majority of smartphones today is under pressure due to shrinking antenna volume and the wide number of bands it must support. Antenna Frequency Tuning is extending the performance of the PIFA, enhancing the radiation efficiency and widening the effective bandwidth. Although the basic design techniques for tuning have been well documented, understanding the performance of the tuning components is essential to realize the full potential of Antenna Frequency Tuning. This presentation will derive the key parameters to maximize radiation efficiency across LTE/3G/2G cellular bands and show case studies of antenna designs in smart phones in very small antenna volume. 26 Register by October 10th for Discounted Rates www.AntennasOnline.com/Conferences http://www.AntennasOnline.com/conferences

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Antenna Systems & Technology - Fall 2013

Editor’s Choice
Exponential M2M Market Growth Calls for Innovative RF and Antenna Solutions
Managing Distributed Antenna Systems Effectively and Efficiently
Millimeter Wave Antenna Radome Systems for Satellite on the Move Applications
Antennas
Components/Subsystems
Software/System Design
Test & Measurement
Antenna Systems 2013: Conference Preview
Marketplace
Industry News
Addressing Customer Requirements in Public Safety Antennas

Antenna Systems & Technology - Fall 2013