Patent ID: 7697485

Claim:
A method comprising: creating a first beamformed virtual antenna for a serving base transceiver station (BTS) that is currently in communication with a customer premises apparatus; establishing a first beamformed channel using the first beamformed virtual antenna; when one or more predetermined conditions are met at the serving BTS or customer premises apparatus: initiating collaboration between the serving BTS and one or more target BTSs in order for the serving BTS and the one or more target BTSs to communicate information related to beamforming parameters with respect to the customer premises apparatus; creating one or more second beamformed virtual antennas for the one or more target BTSs with respect to the customer premises apparatus based on information related to the beamforming parameters communicated by the serving BTS to the one or more target BTSs; establishing one or more second beamformed channels from the one or more target BTSs to the customer premises apparatus using the one or more second beamformed virtual antennas; and transmitting a plurality of signals via the first beamformed channel and the one or more second beamformed channels to the customer premises apparatus concurrently, wherein the plurality of signals in combination comprise a message intended for the customer premises apparatus, and wherein the serving BTS and the one or more target BTSs work in collaboration during beamforming to enhance the received signal strength and/or diversity of the plurality of signals received by the customer premises apparatus.