Repeater system and method for operating the repeater system for high-performance wireless communication

A method of operating a repeater system, the method comprising:

• in the repeater system:
• setting up, via a switching network, a plurality of different configurations that electrically connect a different number of donor antennas of a plurality of donor antennas in a first repeater device of the repeater system;
• acquiring feedback from a radio modem of the repeater system for each of the plurality of different configurations of the plurality of donor antennas;
• identifying a first configuration of the plurality of donor antennas that manifests a highest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) from amongst the plurality of different configurations;
• setting the identified first configuration of the plurality of donor antennas at the first repeater device to capture radio frequency (RF) signals from a first radio access network (RAN) node in a first frequency band at a first beam pattern;
• and
• relaying, by a plurality of service antennas of the repeater system, the RF signals captured via the first configuration of the plurality of donor antennas in a second frequency band at a second beam pattern to one or more user equipment (UEs).