A system, comprising: a base station with two Multiple In - Multiple Out (MIMO) ports per individual data channel of a plurality of individual data channels; and cross-coupling networks (1001, 1002, 1003) configured to vectorially combine power from a first of the two MIMO ports to a second of the two MIMO ports per individual data channel respectively, wherein each cross-coupling network comprises two input ports and two output ports, where a first input signal on one of the two input ports is split into first two component signals having a first variable power difference between the first two component signals, wherein one of the first two component signals receives a first variable phase delay to generate a first delayed component signal, where a second input signal on another of the two input ports is split into second two component signals having a second variable power difference between the second two component signals, wherein one of the second two component signals receives a second variable phase delay to generate a second delayed component signal, wherein an un-delayed component signal associated with the first input signal is combined with the second delayed component signal associated with the second input signal, wherein the un-delayed component signal associated with the second input signal is combined with the first delayed component signal associated with the first input signal, and wherein each of the cross-coupling networks (1001, 1002, 1003) is applied on a respective individual data channel of the plurality of individual data channels within a digital baseband of the base station. a base station with two Multiple In - Multiple Out (MIMO) ports per individual data channel of a plurality of individual data channels; and cross-coupling networks (1001, 1002, 1003) configured to vectorially combine power from a first of the two MIMO ports to a second of the two MIMO ports per individual data channel respectively, wherein each cross-coupling network comprises two input ports and two output ports, where a first input signal on one of the two input ports is split into first two component signals having a first variable power difference between the first two component signals, wherein one of the first two component signals receives a first variable phase delay to generate a first delayed component signal, where a second input signal on another of the two input ports is split into second two component signals having a second variable power difference between the second two component signals, wherein one of the second two component signals receives a second variable phase delay to generate a second delayed component signal, wherein an un-delayed component signal associated with the first input signal is combined with the second delayed component signal associated with the second input signal, wherein the un-delayed component signal associated with the second input signal is combined with the first delayed component signal associated with the first input signal, and wherein each of the cross-coupling networks (1001, 1002, 1003) is applied on a respective individual data channel of the plurality of individual data channels within a digital baseband of the base station.