Patent ID: 8149802

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving packet-switched data at a first cellular base station over a backhaul communication link between the first cellular base station and a switch that controls access to a broadband network; and transmitting the received packet-switched data to a plurality of customer computers located at a customer premises, wherein the transmitting includes dividing a bandwidth of the first cellular base station between the plurality of customer computers, and adjusting data rates between the first cellular base station and the respective customer computers to accommodate a varying amount of the packet-switched data on demand, wherein the transmitting includes transmitting the received packet-switched data to at least one of the plurality of customer computers through a second cellular base station that is coupled to the first cellular base station, and wherein the transmitting includes transmitting the received packet-switched data to the plurality of customer computers located at the customer premises that includes a wireless transceiver, which is coupled to the at least one of the plurality of customer computers via a customer network.