In some embodiments described herein, a processing node may be included to perform one or more of the aspects of the disclosure described by the various embodiments herein. The processing node includes one or more processors configured to receive a request from a wireless device for access to a wireless network communicating through an access node using a first communication protocol, the wireless network using at least two communication protocols simultaneously, determine that a value associated with data throughput for a set of wireless devices in the wireless network using the first communication protocol exceeds a threshold value, and provide instructions for adjusting an operating parameter of an antenna array in a access node for communicating signals in the wireless network using the first communication protocol when it is determined that the value associated with data throughput for the set of wireless devices exceeds the threshold value. The processing node may include additional elements, including but not limited to, a data storage element, and a memory for storing program instructions. The memory or similar element may provide the program instructions to the one or more processors in order to execute the various mechanisms in the embodiments described herein.