Patent ID: 8588132

Claim:
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of improving communication between a telecommunications network and a wireless device by utilizing a wireless exchange unit that includes an access-point base transceiver station (“BTS”) and an integrated server, the wireless exchange unit operating as an access point to the telecommunications network, the wireless device being capable of wirelessly communicating with the wireless exchange unit, the method comprising: communicatively coupling the wireless exchange unit to a premise local area network (LAN) thereby integrating one or more functions of the server of the wireless exchange unit with resources of one or more computing devices on the local area network, the premise LAN being disposed within the premises of an enterprise location; at the access-point BTS, receiving enhanced network connection requests that require TDMA, SIP, or IPPBX compliance from the wireless device that is not TDMA, SIP, or IPPBX compliant; authenticating the wireless device to the telecommunications network so that that the wireless device can communicate data via said telecommunications network; establishing a communications session (“session”) between the wireless exchange unit and the wireless device; logically coupling the wireless exchange unit to a node on the telecommunications network via a high-speed internet connection by way of systems of an internet service provider; and providing the enhanced network connection to the wireless device by way of said logical coupling, the wireless exchange unit enabling provision of the enhanced connection to the wireless device.