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In some of the embodiments disclosed herein, a method or process is described that utilizes a mechanism or process for managing data throughput of wireless devices in a wireless network. The process includes receiving a request from a wireless device to operate in the wireless network using a first communication protocol, the wireless network including an access node for communicating with wireless devices using at least two communication protocols simultaneously. The process further determines whether a value associated with data rate used by a set of wireless devices in the wireless network using one or more of the at least two communication protocols exceeds a threshold value and adjusts an operating parameter of an antenna included in the access node, such as a multi-element antenna or antenna array, when it is determined that the value exceed the threshold value.