1. A distributed communications apparatus, comprising: at least one downlink input configured to receive downlink communications signals; at least one interface configured to receive and provide the downlink communications signals to a remote unit using a first protocol; and the remote unit configured to provide location indicia using a second protocol to a client device within an antenna coverage area associated with the remote unit, wherein the second protocol is selected from the group consisting of RFID, Zigbee, and Dash7.