Hub communication with a satellite network or a terrestrial network

A method, comprising:

• detecting, by a wireless communication device, presence of a satellite network;
• detecting, by the wireless communication device, presence of a terrestrial network;
• selecting, by the wireless communication device, to connect to one of the satellite network or the terrestrial network based on a priority ruleset;
• determining an estimated propagation delay between the wireless communication device and a base station of the satellite network when the satellite network is selected;
• adjusting, by the wireless communication device, a timing offset between transmit and receive radio frames at the wireless communication device based on whether the satellite network or the terrestrial network is selected, and based at least on the estimated propagation delay;
• configuring air interface communication protocol timer values, including a wait time for a response, and a contention resolution timer, based on at least a frame offset between uplink and downlink frames at the base station, wherein the frame offset, the timing offset, and the wait time for the response are adjusted based on the estimated propagation delay to allow connection to the satellite network and the terrestrial network;
• and
• communicating, by the wireless communication device, with the base station of the satellite network when the satellite network is selected, and with a base station of the terrestrial network when the terrestrial network is selected.