Multiple communication modes and network services in a self-contained unit

A self-contained multi-modal communication system configured to provide communication redundancy and failover between a first self-contained private communication network using a first network modality and a second self-contained private communication network using a second network modality, the system comprising:

• a cellular network core configured to implement the first self-contained private communication network as a private long-term evolution (LTE) cellular communication network separate from public cellular telecommunication networks;
• a cellular base station for providing a wireless cell of the private LTE network, the cellular base station associated with at least a first LTE radio frequency (RF) frontend module for operation at a first RF carrier frequency and a second LTE RF frontend module for operation at a second RF carrier frequency;
• a backhaul wireless transceiver configured to implement the second self-contained private communication network as a non-cellular communication network, wherein the second network modality is different from the first network modality;
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• an automatic failover detection system, wherein the automatic failover detection system is configured to receive as input a plurality of network parameters associated with one or more of the private LTE network or the second self-contained private communication network, and is configured to automatically perform failover and modality switching between the private LTE network and the second self-contained private communication network for one or more communication devices associated with the self-contained multi-modal communication system.