Patent ID: 9288673
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: at least one antenna configured to define a first wireless coverage area on a first carrier frequency and a second wireless coverage area on a second carrier frequency, wherein the first carrier frequency is associated with a first wireless operator and the second carrier frequency is associated with a second wireless operator; and a mobility gateway device, configured to (i) remotely authenticate wireless communication devices (WCDs) served by the first wireless coverage area by communicating with a first subscriber database of the first wireless operator, (ii) remotely authenticate WCDs served by the second wireless coverage area by communicating with a second subscriber database of the second wireless operator, and (iii) locally authenticate the remotely authenticated WCDs by determining that respective WCD identifiers for the remotely authenticated WCDs are present in a local database at the mobility gateway.