Communication network base station with rotman lens

A base station for a communication network, the base station comprising:

• an analog beamforming section comprising:
• at least one transmit component;
• and
• at least one receive component, each transmit component of the at least one transmit component and each receive component of the at least one receive component comprising a corresponding:
• a first end;
• a second end located opposite the first end;
• a cavity space bounded by a plurality of beam ports along a first side of the cavity space and by plurality of array ports along a second side of the cavity space, the cavity space being in operative communication with the beam ports and with the array ports to form a Rotman lens;
• and
• a plurality of antennas that are arranged in an array and are located along the second end, wherein each antenna of the plurality of antennas is in operative communication with a different corresponding array port of the plurality of array ports.