Method of switching between data connections for mobile communication devices

A mobile communication device comprising:

• a cellular module configured to establish via a cellular network, a cellular data connection with a server;
• a Wi-Fi module configured to establish via a Wi-Fi network, a Wi-Fi data connection with the server;
• a monitoring module configured to collect monitoring data by concurrently monitoring a first ping of the cellular data connection and a second ping of the Wi-Fi data connection, the first ping and the second ping each being a weighted average of a series of ping values;
• a communication module configured to use one of the cellular data connection and the Wi-Fi data connection for data communication with the server at any one time;
• and
• a switching module configured to collect switching data, the switching data indicative of a frequency of switching;
• wherein the cellular data connection and the Wi-Fi data connection are concurrently maintained;
• and
• wherein the switching module is configured to :
• determine at a predetermined time based on the monitoring data whether switching should be performed;
• determine based on the switching data whether switching should be performed by evaluating if the frequency of switching over a time period is within a switching threshold, wherein determining that based on the switching data that switching should not be performed will override any determination for switching made in relation to the monitoring data;
• and if it is determined that switching should be performed, perform switching to switch from the one of the cellular data connection and the Wi-Fi data connection, to another one of the cellular data connection and the Wi-Fi data connection, for data communication with the server.