US Patent 9042276 Multiple co-located multi-user-MIMO access points

A wireless communication system may include a plurality of N co-located Wi-Fi access points, each configured to communicate with at least one user equipment. The system may further include a beamformer coupled to each of the access points and coupled to at least one antenna array. The antenna array may include a plurality of antenna elements and may be configured to provide a plurality of M spatially uncorrelated beams for a coverage area of each of the N access points.