LOW-COST FIBERGLASS RADOMES FOR 5G LAMP POSTS


APPLICATION:

Communications. 5G cell towers, RF transmission.

PREVIOUS LIMITING TECHNOLOGY:

Radomes can be complex and expensive structures depending on the application. Mass producing these composite structures can be expensive and difficult.

CHALLENGE:

The customer requested development of a durable, low-cost and easy-to-mass-produce radome to house 5G transmission equipment hidden within city lamp poles. The previous ABS solution degraded too much over time and began to crack.

SOLUTION

Rock West utilized thin composite fiberglass material bonded to aluminum caps that fit within the lamp posts. This provided for a seamless (hidden) 5G radome that met cost, RF transmission and durability requirements.

Image of the lamp post radome on its side, laying on the floor in a manufacturing space. It is a long white fiberglass tube with an aluminum metallic edge. There is a faint seam from edge to edge along the length of the radome.
Image shows a 5G lamp post radome standing upright in a manufacturing bay. The radome is a very tall, translucent white tube that has aluminum rings attached the the top and bottom at the ends.