A method for transmitting data between a user equipment and a base station in a wireless radio network, wherein the user equipment comprises at least a first antenna and a second antenna for transmitting radio frequency signals between the user equipment and the base station , and wherein the base station comprises a plurality of antennas for transmitting radio frequency signals between the base station and the user equipment , the method comprising: - transmitting a first training signal from the user equipment to the base station via the first antenna at a first time period, - determining for each antenna of a subset of the plurality of the antennas of the base station a corresponding first configuration parameter based on the first training signal received at the corresponding antenna , - transmitting a second training signal from the user equipment to the base station via the second antenna at a second time period different to the first time period, - determining for each antenna of the subset of the plurality of the antennas of the base station a corresponding second configuration parameter based on the second training signal received at the corresponding antenna , - transmitting first downlink data (DL1) from the base station to the user equipment using the determined first configuration parameters for the antennas of the base station , and simultaneously transmitting second downlink data (DL2) from the base station to the user equipment using the determined second configuration parameters for the antennas of the base station , - determining a first signal quality parameter of the first downlink data (DL1) received at the user equipment , - determining a second signal quality parameter of the second downlink data (DL2) received at the user equipment , and - selecting, based on the determined first and second signal quality parameters, an antenna of the first and second antennas of the user equipment for a transmission of uplink data (UL1, UL2) from the user equipment to the base station . - transmitting a first training signal from the user equipment to the base station via the first antenna at a first time period, - determining for each antenna of a subset of the plurality of the antennas of the base station a corresponding first configuration parameter based on the first training signal received at the corresponding antenna , - transmitting a second training signal from the user equipment to the base station via the second antenna at a second time period different to the first time period, - determining for each antenna of the subset of the plurality of the antennas of the base station a corresponding second configuration parameter based on the second training signal received at the corresponding antenna , - transmitting first downlink data (DL1) from the base station to the user equipment using the determined first configuration parameters for the antennas of the base station , and simultaneously transmitting second downlink data (DL2) from the base station to the user equipment using the determined second configuration parameters for the antennas of the base station , - determining a first signal quality parameter of the first downlink data (DL1) received at the user equipment , - determining a second signal quality parameter of the second downlink data (DL2) received at the user equipment , and - selecting, based on the determined first and second signal quality parameters, an antenna of the first and second antennas of the user equipment for a transmission of uplink data (UL1, UL2) from the user equipment to the base station . <EOS>