designate the centralized nodes in the two different networks these labels are primarily for convenience of description and various embodiments may encompass other nodes that are described with other labels within the context of this document the term u2018 radio u2019 encompasses the radio frequency rf circuitry to modulate signals into the proper format for rf transmission and amplify those signals to the proper power level rf circuitry to demodulate received signals circuitry to convert digital signals to analog and analog signals to digital and circuitry to create and or decipher the content of the digital signals to the extent needed to permit proper communications in the relevant network including scheduling tasks in some embodiments each radio may contain one or more digital processors such as a digital signal processor dsp and or a general purpose processor wireless communications device 110 includes a first radio 120 for communicating wirelessly with access point ap 170 through antennas 121 and 171 respectively and a second radio 130 for communicating wirelessly with base station 180 through antennas 131 and 181 respectively a coordinator 140 acts to notify radio 120 in advance of a scheduled transmission by radio 130 and of the timing of that scheduled transmission in some embodiments wireless device 110 may be a mobile device that can communicate while moving and or may use a battery 150 to provide operating power the two.