Receiver with hybrid reception estimation and methods for use therewith

A method comprising:

• generating a plurality of received signals from at least a first remote transmitter and a second remote transmitter via an antenna array having a plurality of individual antennas for forming a beam pattern that is controllable based on at least one control signal;
• processing the plurality of received signals to generate a plurality of down-converted signals;
• generating the at least one control signal to control the beam pattern to a first pattern for reception from the first remote transmitter;
• generating a first reception estimate based on the plurality of down-converted signals during a first time period;
• generating the at least one control signal to control the beam pattern to a second pattern for reception from the second remote transmitter;
• generating a second reception estimate based on the plurality of down-converted signals during a second time period;
• and
• generating inbound data based on the first reception estimate and the second reception estimate.

A receiver for use in a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) transceiver comprising:

• an antenna array, coupled to the MIMO transceiver, that generates a plurality of received signals from at least a first remote transmitter and a second remote transmitter, the antenna array having a plurality of individual antennas for forming a beam pattern that is controllable based on at least one control signal;
• a plurality of receiver sections, coupled to the antenna array, that process the plurality of received signals to generate a plurality of down-converted signals;
• a receiver processing module, coupled to the plurality of receiver sections, that:
• generates the at least one control signal to control the beam pattern to a first pattern for reception from the first remote transmitter and that generates first reception data based on the plurality of down-converted signals during a first time period;
• generates the at least one control signal to control the beam pattern to a second pattern for reception from the second remote transmitter and that generates a second reception data based on the plurality of down-converted signals during a second time period;
• and
• generating inbound data based on the first reception data and the second reception data.