A method of operating a Long Term Evolution, LTE, communication network (100, 400, 500, 600) to transfer data communications for User Equipment, UE, (101,401,501 comprising: in a first LTE gateway system (112, 411-412, 417), exchanging first hardware trust data with a trusted server system (140, 440) to maintain hardware trust for the first LTE gateway system (112, 411-412, 417),: in an LTE access node (110, 410, 510), processing a Radio Resource Control, RRC, message that contains a trusted bearer requirement for the UE (101, 401, 501) to generate an S1 Application Protocol, S1-AP, initial UE message that contains the trusted bearer requirement for the UE (101, 401, 501); in an LTE management node (111, 415 - 416), processing the S1-AP initial UE message to generate a General Packet Radio Service Transfer Protocol, GTP, create session message that contains the trusted bearer requirement for the UE (101, 401- 501); wherein processing the S1-AP initial UE message to generate the GTP create session message comprises: in a Mobility Management Entity, MME, processing the S1-AP initial UE message to generate a Diameter message that contains the trusted bearer requirement for the UE; the MME transferring the Diameter request message to a Home Subscriber System, HSS,, and in the HSS processing the Diameter request message to select a trusted Access Point Name, APN, for the trusted first LTE gateway system (112, 411-412, 417), and to generate a Diameter response message that contains the selected trusted APN, and in the MME, processing the Diameter response having the trusted Access Point Name, APN, for the trusted first LTE gateway system (112, 411-412, 417) to generate the GTP create session message that contains the trusted APN for the UE (101, 401, 501), and in the trusted first LTE gateway system (112, 411-412, 417), exchanging user data for the UE (101, 401, 501) between the LTE access node (110, 410, 510) and a communication node (130, 413) responsive to the GTP create session message. in an LTE access node (110, 410, 510), processing a Radio Resource Control, RRC, message that contains a trusted bearer requirement for the UE (101, 401, 501) to generate an S1 Application Protocol, S1-AP, initial UE message that contains the trusted bearer requirement for the UE (101, 401, 501); in an LTE management node (111, 415 - 416), processing the S1-AP initial UE message to generate a General Packet Radio Service Transfer Protocol, GTP, create session message that contains the trusted bearer requirement for the UE (101, 401- 501); wherein processing the S1-AP initial UE message to generate the GTP create session message comprises: in a Mobility Management Entity, MME, processing the S1-AP initial UE message to generate a Diameter message that contains the trusted bearer requirement for the UE; the MME transferring the Diameter request message to a Home Subscriber System, HSS,, and in the HSS processing the Diameter request message to select a trusted Access Point Name, APN, for the trusted first LTE gateway system (112, 411-412, 417), and to generate a Diameter response message that contains the selected trusted APN, and in the MME, processing the Diameter response having the trusted Access Point Name, APN, for the trusted first LTE gateway system (112, 411-412, 417) to generate the GTP create session message that contains the trusted APN for the UE (101, 401, 501), and in the trusted first LTE gateway system (112, 411-412, 417), exchanging user data for the UE (101, 401, 501) between the LTE access node (110, 410, 510) and a communication node (130, 413) responsive to the GTP create session message. in a Mobility Management Entity, MME, processing the S1-AP initial UE message to generate a Diameter message that contains the trusted bearer requirement for the UE; the MME transferring the Diameter request message to a Home Subscriber System, HSS,, and in the HSS processing the Diameter request message to select a trusted Access Point Name, APN, for the trusted first LTE gateway system (112, 411-412, 417), and to generate a Diameter response message that contains the selected trusted APN, and in the MME, processing the Diameter response having the trusted Access Point Name, APN, for the trusted first LTE gateway system (112, 411-412, 417) to generate the GTP create session message that contains the trusted APN for the UE (101, 401, 501), and in the trusted first LTE gateway system (112, 411-412, 417), exchanging user data for the UE (101, 401, 501) between the LTE access node (110, 410, 510) and a communication node (130, 413) responsive to the GTP create session message.