A wireless local loop system is provided that includes a wireless base
station that communicates with a subscriber station via a wireless link.
The wireless link can carry a voice service, such as telephone calls, or
a data service, such as internet browsing. The subscriber station
includes a steerable antenna. A presently preferred steerable antenna for
use with the subscriber station includes a driven element mounted on a
base plane that is surrounded by a plurality of parasitic elements also
mounted to the base plane. The parasitic elements can be optionally
grounded or floated in order to reflect the wireless link towards the
driven element. The antenna can be oriented in a desired direction during
the transception of a voice or data service. A method of transceiving
between a wireless local loop subscriber station and a wireless local
loop base station is also provided.