Patent ID: 9749316
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of providing communication services to a mobile device comprising: registering the mobile device onto a first communication network using a first credential, wherein the first credential resides locally within the mobile device; establishing a first data connection between the mobile device and the first communication network; accessing a remote management server via the first data connection, the remote management server having access to a plurality of credentials for registering onto a plurality of communication networks, the plurality of credentials residing remotely from the mobile device; selecting a second credential from the plurality of credentials based on a service metric of the second credential on a second communication network; requesting from the management server, via the first data connection, the second credential for registering onto the second communication network; transmitting, over the first data connection, authentication signaling between the management server and the mobile device; registering the mobile device onto the second network using the second credential; and establishing a second data connection between the mobile device and the second communication network.