An apparatus comprising: a first dipole antenna; a beamforming antenna array, BFAA; a first switch coupled to the dipole antenna; a second switch coupled to the BFAA; and a processor coupled to the first switch and the second switch, wherein the processor is configured to: select between a multi-input, multi-output, MIMO, antenna configuration and a beamforming configuration by setting the states of the first switch and the second switch; wherein the BFAA comprises a reflector and four antennas, wherein the second switch is a 16-state switch, wherein the apparatus further comprises a first set of four conductors coupling the second switch to the four antennas of the BFAA, wherein the BFAA has an omni-directional antenna pattern when the 16-state switch turns on the four antennas, and wherein the BFAA has a beamforming pattern when the 16-state switch turns off at least one of the four antennas; and wherein the processor selects a MIMO configuration by having the first switch turn on the first antenna and by having the second switch turn on the four antennas of the BFAA, and wherein the processor selects a beamforming configuration by having the first switch turn off the first antenna and the second switch turn off at least one of the four antennas of the BFAA. a first dipole antenna; a beamforming antenna array, BFAA; a first switch coupled to the dipole antenna; a second switch coupled to the BFAA; and a processor coupled to the first switch and the second switch, wherein the processor is configured to: select between a multi-input, multi-output, MIMO, antenna configuration and a beamforming configuration by setting the states of the first switch and the second switch; wherein the BFAA comprises a reflector and four antennas, wherein the second switch is a 16-state switch, wherein the apparatus further comprises a first set of four conductors coupling the second switch to the four antennas of the BFAA, wherein the BFAA has an omni-directional antenna pattern when the 16-state switch turns on the four antennas, and wherein the BFAA has a beamforming pattern when the 16-state switch turns off at least one of the four antennas; and wherein the processor selects a MIMO configuration by having the first switch turn on the first antenna and by having the second switch turn on the four antennas of the BFAA, and wherein the processor selects a beamforming configuration by having the first switch turn off the first antenna and the second switch turn off at least one of the four antennas of the BFAA. select between a multi-input, multi-output, MIMO, antenna configuration and a beamforming configuration by setting the states of the first switch and the second switch; wherein the BFAA comprises a reflector and four antennas, wherein the second switch is a 16-state switch, wherein the apparatus further comprises a first set of four conductors coupling the second switch to the four antennas of the BFAA, wherein the BFAA has an omni-directional antenna pattern when the 16-state switch turns on the four antennas, and wherein the BFAA has a beamforming pattern when the 16-state switch turns off at least one of the four antennas; and wherein the processor selects a MIMO configuration by having the first switch turn on the first antenna and by having the second switch turn on the four antennas of the BFAA, and wherein the processor selects a beamforming configuration by having the first switch turn off the first antenna and the second switch turn off at least one of the four antennas of the BFAA.