Configuration of wireless access nodes by distributed ledgers

A method of operating a wireless communication system to configure a wireless access node to wirelessly serve wireless User Equipment (UEs), the wireless communication system comprising:

• the wireless access node configured to store an access node identifier, store ledger credentials, determine a geographic location of the wireless access node, scan for a communication satellite, and wirelessly transfer a network integration request to a distributed ledger node over the communication satellite, wherein the network integration request indicates the access node identifier, the ledger credentials, and the geographic location;
• the distributed ledger node configured to receive the network integration request from the wireless access node over the communication satellite and validate the ledger credentials, and in response, translate the access node identifier and the geographic location into an access node configuration and transfer the access node configuration to the wireless access node over the communication satellite;
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• the wireless access node configured to wirelessly receive the access node configuration from the distributed ledger node over the communication satellite, and based on the access node configuration, wirelessly register with a wireless communication network, wirelessly exchange user data with the UEs, wirelessly exchange the user data with the wireless communication network, and hand-over some of the UEs to a neighbor access node.