Abstract: Providing high speed Internet access via millimeter wave signal transmissions between a customer premises and a radio access network (RAN) node of a millimeter wave signal wireless data network service provider is described. An external customer premises equipment (CPE) is configured for operation while mounted exterior to a customer premises and configured to operate as a relay node between the RAN node and an internal local communication node within the customer premises. The CPE includes a millimeter wave modem component providing a millimeter wave signal wireless communication link between the CPE and the RAN node, wherein the millimeter wave modem component includes a transmission sub-component operating at a transmission signal power level exceeding a transmission signal power limit for internal power signal transmissions of millimeter wave signals.