A transmitter is provided for simultaneously transmitting a plurality of signals
in a plurality of directive beams to corresponding destination stations, each destination
station located in a separate fan within a service area. The transmitter includes
a plurality of beamformers, each beamformer receiving one of the signals to be
transmitted to an associated fan, each of the beamformers having a plurality of
outputs for each different signal to be transmitted. A plurality of Butler matrices
each receive one of the plurality of outputs from the plurality of beamformers
for each different signal to be transmitted, each Butler matrix having a plurality
of outputs in phased relationship to one another, wherein each of the signals to
be transmitted is simultaneously provided across the outputs of each Butler matrix
in a phased relationship. An antenna is provided with an aperture within which
a two-dimensional array of antenna elements are disposed, wherein equal fractions
of adjacent antenna elements are connected to the outputs of each Butler matrix,
and wherein each of the plurality of signals are simultaneously transmitted by
the entire two-dimensional array of antenna elements. Each of the plurality of
beamformers receives steering control signals for steering the direction of each
beam within its respective fan.