Broadband Antenna and Radio Base Station System for Process-ing at Least Two Frequency Bands or Radio Standards in a Radio Communications System

Abstract

The present invention refers to a broadband antenna configured for processing at least two frequency bands or radio standards in a radio communications system, the broadband antenna including at least one column, the column including at least one antenna element, a first phase shifter configured for phase shifting a first frequency band or radio standard and a second phase shifter configured for phase shifting a second frequency band or radio standard, and a diplexer configured for diplexing the phase shifted first and second frequency bands or radio standards, including two inputs and one output, with the first phase shifter and the second phase shifter being coupled to the two inputs, and the antenna element being coupled to the output. The invention further refers to a radio base station system including a broadband antenna according to the invention.

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