In accordance with an embodiment, the DSP 206 may be further configured to execute a beam lock for a first beam of RF signals of the plurality of different beams of RF signals that has the highest RSSI for beam reception at the communication device 102 in a NR carrier frequency and further for beam transmission to the FWA UE 104A (or the mobile UE 104B) from the communication device 102, where the non-standalone access to the beam of RF data signals in the second NR carrier at the FWA UE 104A (or the mobile UE 104B) corresponds to the first beam of RF signals in the beam lock.

In accordance with an embodiment, the DSP 206 may be further configured to acquire a physical cell identity (PCI) of the NR-enabled base station and additional carrier information from the FWA UE 104A (or the mobile UE 104B). The PCI of the NR-enabled base station and the additional carrier information is retrieved over the established short-range wireless communication link 116. The acquired PCI of the NR-enabled base station and additional carrier information from the FWA UE 104A (or the mobile UE 104B) indicates the assignment of the second NR carrier and a successful initial access to the second NR carrier at the FWA UE 104A (or the mobile UE 104B).