A multibeam antenna for mobile telephone base station configured to provide at least five beams, the multibeam antenna comprises: a. a two-dimensional matrix of radiating elements with dual polarization; - wherein the radiating elements are grouped together into at least five two-dimensional arrays (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e); - wherein each of the two-dimensional arrays comprises twelve radiating elements in an azimuthal direction and two radiating elements in a vertical direction; - wherein each array (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) of the radiating elements is configured to form one radiation beam of the multibeam antenna, the radiation beams having respective azimuthal and vertical beamwidths and respective azimuth angle beam pointing directions; - wherein the number of beams of the multibeam antenna is configured to be scalable through modular incorporation of arrays (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) of the radiating elements; b. as many pairs of radio-frequency signal entry ports as beams, the signal entry ports being configured to receive respective radio frequency signals; c. at least five distribution networks; - wherein the distribution networks are configured to distribute in power and phase the signals from the respective pairs of radio-frequency ports to the respective radiating elements of the respective arrays (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e); d. wherein each distribution network has moving parts configured to vary the phase given to the respective radiating elements, so that the azimuth angle beam pointing directions of each array (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) can be varied dynamically in a completely independent manner; e. wherein the arrays (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) of the radiating elements and the respective distribution networks are independent of each other in radioelectric terms; f. wherein the arrays (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) of the radiating elements and the respective distribution networks are configured to provide beams having the respective azimuthal beam width at half power of 7 degrees and a nominal azimuth angle beam pointing directions of 0, 7, 14, -7, -14 degrees respectively; g. the respective distribution networks further configured so that the azimuth angle beam pointing direction of each beam can be varied independently of the other beams by +/- 5 degrees compared to the respective nominal azimuth angle beam pointing directions. a. a two-dimensional matrix of radiating elements with dual polarization; - wherein the radiating elements are grouped together into at least five two-dimensional arrays (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e); - wherein each of the two-dimensional arrays comprises twelve radiating elements in an azimuthal direction and two radiating elements in a vertical direction; - wherein each array (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) of the radiating elements is configured to form one radiation beam of the multibeam antenna, the radiation beams having respective azimuthal and vertical beamwidths and respective azimuth angle beam pointing directions; - wherein the number of beams of the multibeam antenna is configured to be scalable through modular incorporation of arrays (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) of the radiating elements; - wherein the radiating elements are grouped together into at least five two-dimensional arrays (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e); - wherein each of the two-dimensional arrays comprises twelve radiating elements in an azimuthal direction and two radiating elements in a vertical direction; - wherein each array (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) of the radiating elements is configured to form one radiation beam of the multibeam antenna, the radiation beams having respective azimuthal and vertical beamwidths and respective azimuth angle beam pointing directions; - wherein the number of beams of the multibeam antenna is configured to be scalable through modular incorporation of arrays (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) of the radiating elements; b. as many pairs of radio-frequency signal entry ports as beams, the signal entry ports being configured to receive respective radio frequency signals; c. at least five distribution networks; - wherein the distribution networks are configured to distribute in power and phase the signals from the respective pairs of radio-frequency ports to the respective radiating elements of the respective arrays (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e); - wherein the distribution networks are configured to distribute in power and phase the signals from the respective pairs of radio-frequency ports to the respective radiating elements of the respective arrays (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e); d. wherein each distribution network has moving parts configured to vary the phase given to the respective radiating elements, so that the azimuth angle beam pointing directions of each array (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) can be varied dynamically in a completely independent manner; e. wherein the arrays (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) of the radiating elements and the respective distribution networks are independent of each other in radioelectric terms; f. wherein the arrays (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) of the radiating elements and the respective distribution networks are configured to provide beams having the respective azimuthal beam width at half power of 7 degrees and a nominal azimuth angle beam pointing directions of 0, 7, 14, -7, -14 degrees respectively; g. the respective distribution networks further configured so that the azimuth angle beam pointing direction of each beam can be varied independently of the other beams by +/- 5 degrees compared to the respective nominal azimuth angle beam pointing directions.