System and method for optimizing bitrate of a wireless hotspot device

A directional wireless hotspot device for communication in a mobile network having a number of distributed cells, each cell covered by at least one fixed transceiver, the device comprising at least one directional antenna for 360 degrees azimuthal rotation, the device comprising a processing unit configured to

• a) rotate the directional antenna substantially azimuthally at least 90 degrees, in steps of N degrees, wherein N is a fixed or variable number;
• b) scan for available cells for each step of N degrees the directional antenna is rotated;
• c) observe a signal to noise ratio for each available cell in each step of N degrees;
• d) save an optimized azimuthal direction for each available cell, wherein the optimized azimuthal direction corresponds to the highest signal to noise ratio obtained for the available cell;
• e) repeat steps a)-d) for a number of frequency bands of the mobile network,
• f) set up a data connection and running a data transfer speed test for all optimized azimuthal directions of each frequency band;
• g) automatically select an azimuthal operation position of the directional antenna based on the data transfer speed tests;
• and
• h) move the directional antenna to the azimuthal operation position,
• the device further comprising:
• a wireless modem or a receiving element arranged to receive an external wireless modem;
• a directional antenna for communication with a base station;
• a local communication element for communication with a local device;
• and
• an electric motor for rotating the directional antenna around an axis substantially perpendicular to said directional antenna.