Unlicensed wireless communications base station to facilitate unlicensed and licensed wireless communications with a subscriber device, and method of operation

An unlicensed wireless communication base station includes a radio frequency circuit to transmit an unlicensed wireless communication base station identification signal to a subscriber device and to receive licensed wireless communication system security information from the subscriber device responding to the unlicensed wireless communication base station identification signal. A control circuit is connected to the radio frequency circuit. Network interface circuitry is connected to the control circuit. The control circuit conveys the licensed wireless communication system security information to the network interface circuitry for delivery to a network. The network interface circuitry receives from the network an authentication command that is delivered to the control circuit. The control circuit and the radio frequency circuit coordinate unlicensed wireless communication between the subscriber device and the unlicensed wireless communication base station in response to the authentication command.