User influence over LTE band XII handset performance

Abstract

This paper studies the effect that the user presence has over diversity performance for two different dual antenna prototypes. For the purpose of this study, both prototypes are specially designed to have good and bad diversity performance at LTE band XII (699-746 MHz). User influence over the propagation environment is also studied. The study reveals that user influence does not have a linear effect over diversity performance. On the contrary, improvement or degradation is appreciated depending on the prototype. Differences of performance between good and bad handsets are decreased when the user influence becomes more important.