A system for communicating wireless signals includes a passive optical
network (PON) between a central office (CO) and network subscribers. The
CO has an optical line terminal (OLT) and a wireless base station. An
RF/Optic converter converts base station radio frequency (RF) signals to
and from corresponding optical signals. An optical combiner combines
signals of the OLT and signals of the RF/Optic converter for
communication over the PON with at least one optical network unit (ONU)
at a location of one or more of the network subscribers, so that signals
of the OLT and converted wireless base station signals are carried
together over the PON. A fiber mounted wireless antenna unit (FMCA)
having an optical interface and a wireless antenna, and communicating
wireless signals of the wireless antenna with the ONU, including
performing conversions between wireless RF signals and optical signals.