Systems, methods and apparatus for converting between wireless protocols

1. A wireless communication method, comprising:

receiving a first wireless signal in a first radio frequency spectrum using a first antenna exterior to a building, the first wireless signal being associated with a wide area wireless protocol;

receiving a satellite signal;

converting the first wireless signal into a first intermediate signal, wherein the first intermediate signal has a first frequency associated with a coaxial protocol;

downconverting the satellite signal to a second frequency associated with the coaxial protocol;

combining the first intermediate signal with the satellite signal to generate a combined first intermediate signal;

transmitting the combined first intermediate signal to an interior of the building using a coaxial cable;

splitting the combined first intermediate signal into the first intermediate signal and the satellite signal;

converting the first intermediate signal into a second wireless signal associated with a local area wireless protocol; and

transmitting the second wireless signal in a second radio frequency spectrum using a second antenna interior to the building, the second wireless signal being transmitted using the local area wireless protocol, wherein the second radio frequency spectrum includes one or more non-contiguous frequency bands of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum.

2. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a third wireless signal in the second radio frequency spectrum using the second antenna, the third wireless signal being associated with the local area wireless protocol;

converting the third wireless signal into a second intermediate signal associated with the coaxial protocol;

transmitting the second intermediate signal to the exterior of the building using the coaxial cable;

converting the second intermediate signal into a fourth signal associated with the wide area wireless protocol; and

transmitting the fourth signal in the first radio frequency spectrum using the first antenna, the fourth signal being transmitted using the wide area wireless protocol.

3. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the coaxial protocol is a Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) protocol.

4. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the received satellite signal to a receiving device.

5. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , further comprising:

combining the second intermediate signal with control/command communications and electrical power; and

transmitting the combined second intermediate signal, control/command communications, and electrical power to the exterior of the building using the coaxial cable.

6. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the first radio frequency spectrum includes one or more non-contiguous frequency bands.

7. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the first radio frequency spectrum includes one or more frequency bands that overlap with one or frequency bands of the second radio frequency spectrum.

8. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal carry voice over IP (VoIP) data.

9. A wireless communication system, comprising:

a first antenna exterior to a building to receive a first wireless signal in a first radio frequency spectrum, the first wireless signal being associated with a wide area wireless protocol;

a second antenna exterior to the building to:

receive a satellite signal, and

downconvert the satellite signal to a first frequency associated with a coaxial protocol;

an access device to:

convert the first wireless signal into a first intermediate signal, wherein the first intermediate signal has a second frequency associated with the coaxial protocol;

combine the first intermediate signal with the satellite signal to generate a combined first intermediate signal, and

transmit the combined first intermediate signal to an interior of the building using a coaxial cable;

a conversion device interior to the building to:

split the combined first intermediate signal into the first intermediate signal and the satellite signal, and

convert the first intermediate signal into a second wireless signal associated with a local area wireless protocol; and

a second antenna interior to the building to transmit the second wireless signal in a second radio frequency spectrum using the local area wireless protocol, wherein the second radio frequency spectrum include one or more non-contiguous frequency bands of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum.

10. The wireless communication system of claim 9 , wherein:

the second antenna receives a third wireless signal in the second radio frequency spectrum, the third wireless signal being associated with the local area wireless protocol;

the conversion device converts the third wireless signal into a second intermediate signal associated with the coaxial protocol and transmits the second intermediate signal to the access device using the coaxial cable;

the access device converts the second intermediate signal into a fourth signal associated with the wide area wireless protocol; and

the first antenna transmits the fourth signal in the first radio frequency spectrum, the fourth signal being transmitted using the wide area wireless protocol.

11. The wireless communication system of claim 9 , wherein the coaxial protocol is a Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) protocol.

12. The wireless communication system of claim 9 , wherein:

the access device transmits the satellite signal to a receiving device.

13. The wireless communication system of claim 9 , wherein:

the conversion device combines the second intermediate signal with control/command communications and electrical power; and transmits the combined second intermediate signal, control/command communications, and electrical power to the access device using the coaxial cable.

14. The wireless communication system of claim 9 , wherein the first radio frequency spectrum includes one or more non-contiguous frequency bands.

15. The wireless communication system of claim 9 , wherein the first radio frequency spectrum includes one or more frequency bands that overlap with one or more frequency bands of the second radio frequency spectrum.

16. The wireless communication system of claim 9 , wherein one or more of the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal carry voice over IP (VoIP) data.

17. The wireless communication system of claim 9 , further comprising:

a signal reception platform comprising the first antenna, the access device, and a satellite antenna.

18. The wireless communication system of claim 17 , wherein the conversion device is integrally comprised within a receiving device.

19. A computer-readable media storing non-transitory computer executable instructions that when executed cause a computing system to perform a method for wireless communications comprising:

receiving a first wireless signal in a first radio frequency spectrum using a first antenna exterior to a building, the first wireless signal being associated with a wireless wide area network (WWAN) protocol;

receiving a satellite signal;

converting the first wireless signal into a first intermediate signal, wherein the first intermediate signal has a first frequency associated with a coaxial protocol;

downconverting the satellite signal to a second frequency associated with the coaxial protocol;

combining the first intermediate signal with the satellite signal to generate a combined first intermediate signal;

transmitting the combined first intermediate signal to an interior of the building using a coaxial cable;

splitting the combined first intermediate signal into the first intermediate signal and the satellite signal;

filtering out the first intermediate signal from the combined first intermediate signal;

filtering out the satellite signal from the combined first intermediate signal;

converting the first intermediate signal into a second wireless signal associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN) protocol; and

transmitting the second wireless signal in a second radio frequency spectrum using a second antenna interior to the building, the second wireless signal being transmitted using the WLAN protocol, wherein the second radio frequency spectrum includes one or more non-contiguous frequency bands of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum.

20. The wireless communications method of claim 19 , wherein, wherein the coaxial protocol is a Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) protocol.