Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for implementing a compact wireless communications base station. In one aspect, a small cell base station device configured in a street cabinet unit for wireless communication includes a radio unit and/or a baseband unit to reside within the street cabinet unit, a pole attached to the exterior of the street cabinet unit, in which the pole structured to include an orifice, an antenna attached to the pole such that the antenna is at a height above the top surface of the street cabinet unit, and a feeder cable that electrically couples the antenna to the radio unit and/or the baseband unit, the feeder cable at least partially contained within the orifice.