2023-09-23 20:32:52
5G will soon be transmitted by new antennas invisible to the naked eye. We were able to meet several members of AGC, including the director of “Wave”, their initiative to develop glass with effects on telecommunications.
AGC generally produces and distributes glass for construction, the automotive industry and other sectors. However, their “Wave” initiative has linked their know-how to telecommunications for several years. The company is behind different types of glasses to control waves. Two projects have already been sold, “Wavethru” and “Wavetrap” glasses, the first is very thermally insulating and lets waves pass through to allow network coverage, while the second is designed not to let any waves pass through to reinforce security. We were able to meet the members of Wave who told us regarding their innovations and especially their future 5G antennas made entirely of glass.
These new antennas are still in the experimental phase, but would make it possible to densify 5G in an efficient and localized manner, while offering a design that is pleasing to the eye and not very conspicuous since they are made entirely of glass. We will see more and more 5G antennas in the future, so Wave’s goal is to provide an aesthetic solution while improving network coverage without us being able to see where these antennas are.
The director of Wave told us regarding the origin of the project in detail. “Looking at the involvement of telecommunications in glass may seem surprising, but the idea came from several situations that happened to us. When we moved to our new headquarters in Louvain-la-Neuve, we realized that we might no longer make telephone calls inside since the buildings were equipped with high-end, state-of-the-art insulating glass. These glasses blocked the radio waves and signals inside and we no longer had indoor coverage. The other origin comes from AGC’s experience in the automobile industry. We have been developing antennas on glasses for automotive applications for forty years, whether for windshields, side or rear windows. We said to ourselves that we might apply the same thing to buildings and use their facades to integrate invisible and aesthetic antennas to be able to densify the networks and have solutions that are pleasant for everyone.”, Bernard Monville told us, director of the Wave by AGC initiative.
The director also told us that there is no risk that his antennas will be harmful to our health. These devices are low-power relays that are mainly used to bring signals to specific locations. Just like their other projects, this will involve controlling the waves and bringing them to the places where they are needed. The company is expected to deploy these new antennas in the near future.
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