Patent ID: 7340258

Claim:
A mobile switching center (MSC) comprising: a satellite service provider gateway; a satellite traffic controller; a base station gateway; the satellite service provider gateway being operable to retrieve satellite radio program content from a satellite service provider and send the information to the satellite traffic controller, the satellite traffic controller managing service requests for satellite radio program content from at least one mobile station and being operable to deliver requested content to the at least one mobile station at a selected quality of service level, the selected quality of service level having been selected from among multiple service levels available for delivery of satellite radio content, the multiple service levels including at least one service level greater than that of conventional voice bearer traffic, the base station gateway operably connecting the satellite traffic controller to one or more base stations serving the at least one mobile station and thereby being operable to communicate the requested satellite radio program content from the satellite traffic controller to the at least one mobile station at the selected quality of service level.