The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published patent application US20260082450A1, titled 'Hybrid Base Station and RRH'. This application, filed on November 25, 2025, by inventors including Rajesh Kumar Mishra and others, details systems and methods for providing base station and Remote Radio Head (RRH) functionality. A key aspect is the ability to switch between using an internal baseband card and an external baseband unit via a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) port to control the radio head, thereby offering dual base station and RRH capabilities.

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