Curved Electromagnetic Skins for Urban Scenarios

Recently, the possibility of increasing the performance of 5G and beyond wireless networks with the use of “smart electromagnetic skin” able to provide coverage in blind zones for a base station, is becoming an object of several studies. In this framework, the use of a curved configuration, which can be easily integrated into a cylindrical radome enclosing a street light or traffic light pole, is analyzed. The obtained numerical results prove that the proposed solution guarantees performance even better than a planar configuration occupying the same volume, with further advantages. In fact, it is simpler to mount, it has a lower visual impact, and it does not suffer from the influence of the supporting structure.