Massive MIMO Is Here — What's Next for Antenna Arrays?
Big change in wireless is happening: Massive MIMO moved from lab idea to real gear, and it's already part of 5G.
Base stations with many antennas are rolling out, giving faster links and more reliable calls, but that's just the start.
With huge antenna arrays we can do more than faster internet — the same antennas can spot objects, map rooms and help devices find themselves better.
These tools enable sensing and positioning.
Researchers are now exploring wild ideas: making giant panels that cover walls, using surfaces that act like cameras for radio waves, tracking people and things in six directions, building big radars for cities, and making systems that learn and adapt on their own.
This means your phone, sensors, and cars could share the same hardware to talk, sense and locate with less power.
The future will be more connected, smarter, and sometimes surprising, with networks that feels aware.
It's not science fiction, its unfolding now and change is coming fast, get ready for a world where antennas do a lot more than send bits.
Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net:
Massive MIMO is a Reality -- What is Next? Five Promising Research Directionsfor Antenna Arrays
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