A communication device that includes a femtocell base station and a mobile
station transmitter/receiver. The femtocell base station may provide
bidirectional internet protocol (IP) communication for one or mobile
devices to a cellular network. The femtocell base station may be operable
to communicate with the cellular network using a wide area network. The
mobile station transmitter/receiver may be coupled to the femtocell base
station (in a same housing). The mobile station transmitter/receiver may
be operable to perform radio frequency (RF) wireless communication with
the cellular network, e.g., to detect and/or report environmental
parameters, performing testing (e.g., loopback testing), and/or provide
communication for the one or more mobile devices (e.g., when the wide
area network is down), among others.