Antenna-integrated radio with wireless fronthaul

A system, comprising:

• a wireless fronthaul access point mounted on a radio mast and configured to receive digital I and Q signaling information from a remote baseband unit for a plurality of radios, the wireless fronthaul access point further comprising a first millimeter wave wireless interface;
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• an antenna-integrated radio for providing access to user equipments (UEs), mounted within line of sight on the radio mast with the wireless fronthaul access point, the antenna-integrated radio further comprising:
• a second millimeter wave wireless interface configured to receive the digital I and Q signaling information from the baseband unit via the wireless fronthaul access point and facing toward the wireless fronthaul access point,
• a software-defined radio (SDR) configured to receive the digital I and Q signaling information and output a radio signal,
• a power amplifier coupled to the SDR and configured to amplify the radio signal from the SDR,
• a radio frequency (RF) filter coupled to the power amplifier and configured to filter the radio signal from the power amplifier, and
• an antenna facing away from the wireless fronthaul access point and coupled to the RF filter for transmitting the radio signal, thereby providing access to user equipments (UEs) via the transmitted radio signal;
• wherein the wireless fronthaul access point thereby wirelessly couples the remote baseband unit and the antenna-integrated radio.