Optimization of access technology search in multiple equivalent home public land mobile network (EHPLMN) deployments

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a user equipment comprising a processor, combination data from a public land mobile network selector file stored within a subscriber identity module of the user equipment, wherein the combination data is indicative of ranked combinations of radio access technologies that are linked to public land mobile network identifiers, and wherein the combination data has been generated based on network operator preference data that has been received via over-the-air messaging;
• based on the combination data, initiating, by the user equipment, a scan of the ranked combinations for detection of a combination associated with a home public land mobile network;
• and
• receiving, by the user equipment via the over-the-air messaging, update data that updates the public land mobile network selector file to an updated public land mobile network selector file, wherein the updated public land mobile network selector file comprises updated combination data indicative of updated ranked combinations comprising, for each public land mobile network identifier of the public land mobile network identifiers, only one combination of a single radio access technology linked to the public land mobile network identifier, and wherein the update data is based on predicted network load information and network integration information, and the predicted network load information has been determined to exceed a threshold network load and conform substantially to a defined traffic pattern.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• determining combination data from a public land mobile network selector file stored within a subscriber identity module of a user equipment, wherein the combination data is indicative of ranked combinations of radio access technologies that are linked to public land mobile network identifiers, and wherein the combination data has been generated based on network operator preference data that has been received via over-the-air messaging;
• based on the combination data, initiating a scan of the ranked combinations to detect a combination associated with a home public land mobile network;
• and
• receiving, from network equipment via the over-the-air messaging, update data that updates the public land mobile network selector file to an updated public land mobile network selector file, wherein the updated public land mobile network selector file comprises updated combination data indicative of updated ranked combinations comprising, for each public land mobile network identifier of the public land mobile network identifiers, only one combination of a single radio access technology linked to the public land mobile network identifier, and wherein the update data is based on predicted network load information and network integration information, and the predicted network load information has been determined to exceed a threshold network load and conform substantially to a defined traffic pattern.