A method for receiving a millimeter wave, mmWave, communication, comprising the operations of: receiving, at a user equipment, UE, a control transmission portion of the mmWave communication; dividing the control transmission portion into a plurality of control transmission portion sub-regions, each sub-region scheduling a data transmission for a corresponding sub-region of a data transmission portion of the mmWave communication; demodulating and decoding a first of the control transmission portion sub-regions; arming a receive analog antenna beamforming according to the demodulated and decoded first of the control transmission portion sub-regions; performing beamforming on a first sub-region of the data transmission portion of the mmWave communication, the first sub-region of the data transmission portion corresponding to the first of the control transmission portion sub-regions; during the arming and performing, demodulating and decoding a second of the control transmission portion sub-regions; and responsive to completion of the beamforming on the first sub-region of the data transmission portion of the mmWave communication is completed: arming a receive analog antenna beamforming according to the demodulated and decoded second of the control transmission portion sub-regions; and performing beamforming on a second sub-region of the data transmission portion of the mmWave communication, the second sub-region of the data transmission portion corresponding to the second of the control transmission portion sub-regions. receiving, at a user equipment, UE, a control transmission portion of the mmWave communication; dividing the control transmission portion into a plurality of control transmission portion sub-regions, each sub-region scheduling a data transmission for a corresponding sub-region of a data transmission portion of the mmWave communication; demodulating and decoding a first of the control transmission portion sub-regions; arming a receive analog antenna beamforming according to the demodulated and decoded first of the control transmission portion sub-regions; performing beamforming on a first sub-region of the data transmission portion of the mmWave communication, the first sub-region of the data transmission portion corresponding to the first of the control transmission portion sub-regions; during the arming and performing, demodulating and decoding a second of the control transmission portion sub-regions; and responsive to completion of the beamforming on the first sub-region of the data transmission portion of the mmWave communication is completed: arming a receive analog antenna beamforming according to the demodulated and decoded second of the control transmission portion sub-regions; and performing beamforming on a second sub-region of the data transmission portion of the mmWave communication, the second sub-region of the data transmission portion corresponding to the second of the control transmission portion sub-regions. arming a receive analog antenna beamforming according to the demodulated and decoded second of the control transmission portion sub-regions; and performing beamforming on a second sub-region of the data transmission portion of the mmWave communication, the second sub-region of the data transmission portion corresponding to the second of the control transmission portion sub-regions.