Communication system, guided wave switch and methods for use therewith

A communication system comprising:

• a first guided wave cable having a first dielectric core configured to communicate first guided waves that are bound to the first dielectric core, wherein the first guided waves are within a non-optical frequency band and propagate along the first dielectric core without requiring an electrical return path;
• at least one second guided wave cable without the electrical return path having a plurality of second dielectric cores coupled to a plurality of antennas;
• and
• a guided wave switch configured to couple the first dielectric core to a selected one of the plurality of second dielectric cores to communicate the first guided waves from the selected one of the plurality of second dielectric cores to the first dielectric core, wherein the first guided waves propagate along the selected one of the plurality of second dielectric cores from one of the plurality of antennas without requiring an electrical return path.