Long Term Evolution 2 (LTE2) Antenna

Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the latest standard in mobile networking technology, referred to as 4G. LTE promises to dramatically increase mobile downlink data rates. Antennas are produced for LTE applications in single and multi-band configurations for Single Input Multiple Output (SIMO) and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems.

An antenna is an electrical device which converts electric power to radio waves, and vice versa. It is usually used with a radio transmitter or radio receiver. In transmission, a radio transmitter supplies an electric current oscillating at radio frequency (for example, a high frequency Alternating Current/AC) to the antenna's terminals, and the antenna radiates the energy from the current as electromagnetic waves (radio waves). In reception, an antenna intercepts some of the power of an electromagnetic wave in order to produce a tiny voltage at its terminals, that is applied to a receiver to be amplified.

The second antenna for cellular telephone data is the LTE2 antenna. It is used for receiving cellular telephone signals and data. The signals and data are supplied to the radio.

The LTE2 antenna is mounted in the instrument panel, behind the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC). The use of the additional LTE antenna is for the purpose of increasing data download speeds.