Tiny cubes could soon replace unsightly cell phone masts

Daily Mail : Designers at Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Labs in New Jersey have developed a tiny cube-shaped antenna that transmits signals without the need for huge unsightly towers. The pioneering technology could also create a seamless wireless network and eliminate internet “black spots.” The size of a Rubik’s cube, the lightRadio cube could be attached to lampposts, buildings, or telephone poles as single cubes or in clusters, connected to the cell phone network with optical fibers. The firm will begin trials of the cube with cell phone firms in September and hopes to make it commercially available next year.