A method communicates symbols in a cell of a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) network that includes a set of mobile station and a base station. The symbols are communicated using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and time division duplex (TDM). A frame for communicating the symbols between the base station and the mobile station is constructed. The frame is partitioned into a downlink subframe and an uplink subframe. The uplink subframe is partitioned into a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first zone uses orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) and the second zone uses single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA).