Mobile communication device and method for selecting a beam direction

A mobile communication device comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive, for each of a plurality of transmit beam directions, a reference signal transmitted based on the transmit beam direction, wherein each transmit beam direction has at least one allowable precoder;
• a determiner configured to determine, for each transmit beam direction, a reception quality of the reference signal transmitted based on the transmit beam direction;
• a preselector configured to preselect, from the plurality of transmit beam directions, a subset of transmit beam directions based on a comparison of the determined reception qualities;
• an evaluator configured to determine, for each transmit beam direction of the subset of transmit beam directions, an evaluation of the performance of the allowable precoders of the transmit beam direction;
• a selector configured to select, from the subset of transmit beam directions, a beam direction for communication based on the evaluations;
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• a controller configured to establish communications based on the beam direction selected for communication.