Patent ID: 8909284

Claim:
A system comprising: an outdoor broadband unit connected to an external portion of a customer premises, the outdoor broadband unit including: a radio frequency (RF) antenna to receive communications from a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network, a printed wiring board including: an integrated circuit (IC) chip to implement a subscriber identity module (SIM) to provide services for the LTE network, the IC chip being soldered to the printed wiring board and having a rated temperature range corresponding to an industrial grade or military grade integrated circuit, and the IC chip providing authentication services for the SIM using a hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) connection, and a control module to implement an air interface for the LTE network, and a radome to contain the RF antenna and the printed wiring board; a satellite antenna to receive communications from a satellite network; and a support arm to hold the outdoor broadband unit and the satellite antenna.