A cognitive base station configured to utilize a network and a selected one of a plurality of radio frequency channels for wireless communications with a wireless communication device wherein the plurality of radio frequency channels are associated with a first wireless service provider, and wherein the cognitive base station is associated with a second wireless service provider, the cognitive base station comprising: a channel survey component configured to determine a signal power associated with one or more of the plurality of radio frequency channels; a noise calculation component configured to calculate an amount of noise associated with the one or more of the plurality of radio frequency channels; a network communications component coupled to the network and arranged to manage a network communication, the network communication comprising one or more of radio frequency channel selection data, the amount of noise, and the signal power, wherein the radio frequency channel selection data identifies a selected one of the plurality of radio frequency channels; a wireless communications component configured to transfer wireless communications data between the wireless communications device and the cognitive base station by use of the selected radio frequency channel; and a channel selection component configured to use the signal power determined by the channel survey component and the amount of noise calculated by the noise calculation unit in selecting the selected radio frequency channel for wireless communications between the wireless communications device and the cognitive base station; wherein the amount of noise calculated by the noise calculation component comprises an initial noise associated with the one or more of the plurality of radio frequency channels, the initial noise not being a result of transmissions generated by the cognitive base station, and a predicted amount of noise produced on the one or more of the plurality of radio frequency channels in case of a prospective future wireless communication by the cognitive base station on the one or more of the plurality of radio frequency channels; and wherein the channel survey component is further configured to determine a first transmission direction associated with one or more of the plurality of radio frequency channels, and wherein the channel selection component is also configured to use a comparison of the first transmission direction with a second transmission direction to be used by the wireless communications component unit in the selection of the selected radio frequency channel for wireless communications. a channel survey component configured to determine a signal power associated with one or more of the plurality of radio frequency channels; a noise calculation component configured to calculate an amount of noise associated with the one or more of the plurality of radio frequency channels; a network communications component coupled to the network and arranged to manage a network communication, the network communication comprising one or more of radio frequency channel selection data, the amount of noise, and the signal power, wherein the radio frequency channel selection data identifies a selected one of the plurality of radio frequency channels; a wireless communications component configured to transfer wireless communications data between the wireless communications device and the cognitive base station by use of the selected radio frequency channel; and a channel selection component configured to use the signal power determined by the channel survey component and the amount of noise calculated by the noise calculation unit in selecting the selected radio frequency channel for wireless communications between the wireless communications device and the cognitive base station; wherein the amount of noise calculated by the noise calculation component comprises an initial noise associated with the one or more of the plurality of radio frequency channels, the initial noise not being a result of transmissions generated by the cognitive base station, and a predicted amount of noise produced on the one or more of the plurality of radio frequency channels in case of a prospective future wireless communication by the cognitive base station on the one or more of the plurality of radio frequency channels; and wherein the channel survey component is further configured to determine a first transmission direction associated with one or more of the plurality of radio frequency channels, and wherein the channel selection component is also configured to use a comparison of the first transmission direction with a second transmission direction to be used by the wireless communications component unit in the selection of the selected radio frequency channel for wireless communications.