Patent ID: 8798678

Claim:
A remotely-configurable base station, comprising: a plurality of radio devices, each of the plurality of radio devices configured to establish one or more wireless links between the base station and one or more user devices using any one of a plurality of frequency bands and any one of a plurality of communication protocols; one or more sensors configured to capture environmental information; a heating/cooling system configured to maintain at least one of a temperature and humidity of the base station; a backhaul module configured to connect to a network using a backhaul connection; and a common controller module, comprising a first processor, and configured to direct data between the plurality of radio devices and the network using the backhaul module, monitor the data communicated between the plurality of radio devices and the network via the backhaul module, individually activate and deactivate each of the plurality of radio devices, receive configuration information from a remote network operations center, based on the configuration information and the information from the monitoring of the data communicated between the plurality of radio devices and the network, individually configure each of the plurality of radio devices to use any one of the plurality of frequency bands and any one of the plurality of communication protocols; and an on/off controller, comprising, a second processor, and configured to turn on or off components of the base station, including powering on or off the common controller module while the on/off controller module remains powered, and receive remote instructions from a network operations center via the backhaul module instructing the on/off controller to power on or off one or more of the components of the base station.