Industry · Telecom

5G infrastructure.
Massive MIMO.
Tower hardware.

CNC manufacturing for telecom and 5G infrastructure. Massive MIMO antenna components, base station hardware, RF cavity filters, tower-top amplifiers, fiber optic enclosures. Supporting global 5G rollout and network densification.

Telecom Quote RF/microwave

5G mMIMO RF precision IP66 sealed Ericsson/Nokia/Huawei

01 · Telecom products

Telecom hardware categories.

5G infrastructure requires new component categories not needed for previous generations — massive MIMO antenna arrays, sophisticated RF filtering, tower-top integrated radios.

mMIMO antenna housings

6061 · powder coat

Massive MIMO antenna enclosures for 5G base stations. 32T32R or 64T64R antenna configurations. Weather-sealed IP66.

RF cavity filters

6061 Al · silver

Precision RF cavity filters for 5G frequency bands — n77, n78, n79. Tight frequency tolerance.

Combiner/divider

6061 · Ag plated

Power combiners and dividers for antenna array signal distribution.

Tower top amplifiers

6061 · sealed

Tower-top RF amplifier enclosures with integrated heat sinking and weather sealing.

Base station enclosures

6061 · IP55/66

Outdoor base station equipment enclosures. Anodized or powder-coated cosmetic finish.

Fiber optic hardware

6061 · 316L

Fiber optic splice enclosures, termination boxes, street cabinet hardware.

Small cell hardware

Al · compact

Small cell densification hardware for urban 5G deployment. Compact design.

Cable entry

6061 · IP sealed

Weather-sealed cable entry hardware, gland plates for base station cabinets.

Backhaul microwave

6061 · Al casting

Point-to-point microwave backhaul antenna mounting and waveguide hardware.

02 · Telecom customers

Telecom customers we serve.

5G infrastructure OEMs

Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, Samsung Networks Tier-2/3 supply chain

Antenna manufacturers

Kathrein, CommScope, RFS antenna supply chain — massive MIMO components

RF component makers

Filter and combiner manufacturers — specialty RF CNC work

Small cell manufacturers

Small cell OEMs for urban 5G densification

Satellite communications

Satellite ground station and VSAT equipment manufacturers

Backhaul microwave

Microwave backhaul equipment manufacturers

Fiber optic

Fiber optic network equipment manufacturers

Tower infrastructure

Tower infrastructure manufacturers — structural and equipment

Tier-1 carriers

Direct service for mobile network operators deploying infrastructure

FAQ

Telecom questions.

5G spans multiple frequency ranges: sub-6 (low/mid band) 600 MHz - 6 GHz, mid band 3.3-4.2 GHz (n77/n78), high band (mmWave) 24-50 GHz (n257, n258, n261). Each range has different tolerance requirements. Sub-6 GHz: ±0.3 mm adequate. mmWave 28-39 GHz: ±0.05-0.10 mm tolerance required on waveguide and cavity features. mmWave precision drives much tighter manufacturing.

32T32R or 64T64R antenna arrays require: precision antenna element positioning (±0.1 mm typical), integrated heat sinking for active electronics behind each element, precision signal routing, environmental sealing. Housing design integrates multiple functions. We work with antenna manufacturers on production-scale housing manufacturing.

Silver plating on aluminum provides lowest-loss RF surfaces. Critical at higher frequencies (skin effect — current flows in thin surface layer). Silver conductivity 100% IACS; aluminum 62%. At 3.5 GHz, silver plating reduces losses 0.1 dB per meter — significant for cascade of components. Typical plating: 5-10 µm silver over 2-3 µm nickel underlayer.

Telecom infrastructure deployed outdoors 10-20+ years. Requirements: IP66 sealing (dust-tight + powerful water jet spray), UV-stable coatings (powder coat 20-year warranty typical), corrosion resistance (industrial atmosphere + coastal), thermal cycling resistance (-40 to +85 °C), wind load capacity (aerodynamic + structural). We design to appropriate standards for deployment environment.

5G infrastructure deployments: tens of thousands of base stations per carrier per year. Component volumes: antenna housings 10,000-50,000 units per design annually, RF filters similar scale. CNC effective for specialty components; simpler standard hardware moves to die casting at scale. We handle both CNC prototype and CNC production for specialty parts.

Prototype programs: 6-10 weeks for new infrastructure designs. Production qualification: 12-16 weeks. Ongoing production: monthly delivery schedules with standing POs. 5G rollout programs typically coordinate 12+ months of component deliveries. We support established production programs with consistent quality and delivery.