Dual function edge device and method for accelerating UE-specific beamforming

A method for accelerating user equipment (UE)-specific beamforming, the method comprising:

• sensing, by an edge device, a surrounding area of the edge device;
• recognizing, by the edge device, a user equipment (UE) in motion to be a valid device to receive one or more services from the edge device;
• tracking, by the edge device, a position of the UE in motion from the edge device;
• executing, by the edge device, beamforming to direct a first beam of radio frequency (RF) signal having a signal strength greater than a threshold to the UE in motion, based on the tracking of the position of the UE, wherein the edge device is a dual-function edge device, wherein the edge device comprises a first antenna array, wherein a first portion of the first antenna array is used to sense the surrounding area, and wherein one or more second portions of the first antenna array is used for the beamforming to direct the first beam of RF signal in a defined radiation pattern;
• and dynamically updating, by the edge device, the defined radiation pattern of the first beam of RF signal based on a change in a position of the UE in motion, and wherein the surrounding area of the edge device is sensed by communicating a radio frequency (RF) wave that hits one or more surrounding objects of the edge device, and wherein the RF wave is a chirp signal in a mmWave frequency or an out-of-band frequency that is different from a frequency used to communicate one or more data streams by the edge device in a cellular network of a plurality of different wireless carrier networks (WCNs).