Antenna device, FWA communication system with antenna device, and method for FWA communication

Abstract

An antenna device that includes a plurality of passive patch antennas distributed on a planar substrate defining signal capture area. The antenna device further includes a movable frame that supports the planar substrate on which the plurality of passive patch antennas are distributed. The antenna device further includes a controller configured to establish an out-of-band control link with a customer premise equipment (CPE). The controller further controls movement of the movable frame to align the plurality of passive patch antennas in a specific three-dimensional position coordinate at a given time-of-day such that a radio frequency signal receptivity by one or more passive patch antennas of the plurality of passive patch antennas in the signal capture area is increased from a first signal state to a second signal state at a first location of the antenna device, based on an instruction received from the CPE over the out-of-band control link.