A distributed antenna system comprising: a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) base station configured to output at least a first MIMO signal and a second MIMO signal; at least one master unit communicating with the MIMO base station and configured to receive the first MIMO signal and second MIMO signal from the base station; at least one remote unit (262, 264) communicating with the master unit and configured to receive the first MIMO signal and second MIMO signal from the master unit; a plurality of antennas (270a-d) coupled with the at least one remote unit for receiving the MIMO signals from the remote unit; a hybrid coupler coupled between the remote unit and the plurality of antennas and configured to receive the first MIMO signal and the second MIMO signal from the remote unit on respective first and second input ports and to provide an output signal on at least first and second output ports, the output signal on the first output port including at least a portion of the first MIMO signal and at least a portion of the second MIMO signal that is phase shifted orthogonally in relation to the respective second MIMO signal and the output signal on the second output port including at least a portion of the second MIMO signal and at least a portion of the first MIMO signal that is phase shifted orthogonally in relation to the respective first MIMO signal; a first antenna coupled with the first output port to communicate the output signal of the first output port to a device and a second antenna coupled with the second output port to communicate the output signal of the second output port to a device so that each of the antennas handles both the first and second MIMO signals for providing MIMO communications. a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) base station configured to output at least a first MIMO signal and a second MIMO signal; at least one master unit communicating with the MIMO base station and configured to receive the first MIMO signal and second MIMO signal from the base station; at least one remote unit (262, 264) communicating with the master unit and configured to receive the first MIMO signal and second MIMO signal from the master unit; a plurality of antennas (270a-d) coupled with the at least one remote unit for receiving the MIMO signals from the remote unit; a hybrid coupler coupled between the remote unit and the plurality of antennas and configured to receive the first MIMO signal and the second MIMO signal from the remote unit on respective first and second input ports and to provide an output signal on at least first and second output ports, the output signal on the first output port including at least a portion of the first MIMO signal and at least a portion of the second MIMO signal that is phase shifted orthogonally in relation to the respective second MIMO signal and the output signal on the second output port including at least a portion of the second MIMO signal and at least a portion of the first MIMO signal that is phase shifted orthogonally in relation to the respective first MIMO signal; a first antenna coupled with the first output port to communicate the output signal of the first output port to a device and a second antenna coupled with the second output port to communicate the output signal of the second output port to a device so that each of the antennas handles both the first and second MIMO signals for providing MIMO communications.