From Optimal to Industrial Antenna: The Designer Dilemma for Compact NB-IoT Terminal

This work presents the design of a NB-IoT integrated antenna for LTE band 20 on a compact 50x30 mm terminal. The study will start from the Q factor limitation analysis and finish with a simulated prototype considering the different techniques to enlarge frequency bandwidth.

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