Patent ID: 8654707

Claim:
A system for providing wireless communication, the system comprising: a dual mode mobile device that is adapted to communicate over at least one unlicensed frequency band and at least one licensed frequency band; and a femto cell communicating over the unlicensed frequency band; wherein the dual mode mobile device comprises a femto cell detection module that detects the presence of the femto cell by detecting proximity of the femto cell using a global positioning system, and the dual mode mobile device: communicates with the femto cell over the unlicensed frequency band; sends a request to the femto cell to establish a direct connection with a mobile switching center (MSC) over the unlicensed frequency band, in response to detection of the femto cell; and receives a confirmation from the femto cell that the femto cell has established a direct connection with the MSC over the unlicensed frequency band.