Wireless packet communications system and method

A wireless packet data communication system for providing communication to a mobile communication device, comprising:

• a) a regional point-of-presence;
• b) a plurality of base stations;
• and
• c) a separate base station, which is separate from the plurality of base stations, comprising a broad beam antenna, wherein:
• i) the plurality of base stations comprise:
• 1) a plurality of sectors, each of the sectors comprising a sector antenna capable of transmitting and receiving wireless communication with the mobile communication device;
• and
• 2) a narrow beam antenna capable of transmitting and receiving wireless communication with the broad beam antenna of the separate base station;
• and
• ii) the separate base station comprises a frame encoder and decoder coupled to the broad beam antenna for encoding and decoding frames of data passing through each of the narrow beam antennas, and for passing IP data contained within each of the wireless communications through each of the plurality of base stations to and from the regional point-of-presence.