5G and beyond technologies will bring much higher bandwidth and connectivity to billions of devices. In this book, the authors explore new approaches for exploiting challenging propagation channels and the development of efficient, cost-effective, scalable, and reliable antenna systems and solutions.

• Chapter 1: Introduction to antennas and propagation for 5G and beyond


• Chapter 2: Antennas for 5G: state-of-the-art and open challenges


• Chapter 3: Metamaterial antennas for 5G and beyond


• Chapter 4: 3D-printed millimetre-wave antennas with spray-coated metalization


• Chapter 5: Multiband millimetre-wave antennas for 5G and beyond


• Chapter 6: On-chip antenna: challenges and design considerations


• Chapter 7: Reflectarray antennas: potentials for 5G and beyond


• Chapter 8: Performance modelling of wireless Xhaul and associate impact on network provisioning for 5G and beyond


• Chapter 9: OTA test methods and candidates for 5G and beyond


• Chapter 10: Beamformer development challenges for 5G and beyond


• Chapter 11: Massive MIMO channels


• Chapter 12: Novel aspects in terahertz wireless communications


• Chapter 13: Conclusion and future perspectives