US Patent 7853238 Powerline base station

Systems and methods for providing in-building wireless communications are provided. A master base transceiver station can include a standards-compliant powerline modem coupled to one or more slave base transceiver stations and/or antenna modules. A bridge can be provided that includes a standards-compliant powerline modem coupled to one or more base transceiver stations. The standards-compliant powerline modems communicate standards-compliant digital signals over powerlines. The master base transceiver station or bridge is coupled to a mobile switching center/base station controller via a network.