Low-cost energy-efficient network-managed and device-managed continuous connectivity

A method comprising:

• establishing, by a fallback device comprising a processor and with a gateway, wireless communications, wherein the gateway communicates via a connection with a fiber network;
• monitoring, by the fallback device, the connection with the fiber network to determine if the connection with the fiber network has been lost by the gateway;
• if a determination is made that the connection with the fiber network has been lost by the gateway, activating, by the fallback device and at the fallback device, a cellular connection with a cellular network and relaying communications from the gateway to the cellular network;
• monitoring, by the fallback device, the connection with the fiber network to determine if the connection with the fiber network has been reestablished by the gateway;
• and
• if a determination is made that the connection with the fiber network has been reestablished by the gateway, terminating, by the fallback device, the cellular connection, thereby causing the communications from the gateway to be directed to the fiber network.

A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• establishing, with a gateway, wireless communications, wherein the gateway communicates via a connection with a fiber network;
• monitoring the connection with the fiber network to determine if the connection with the fiber network has been lost by the gateway;
• if a determination is made that the connection with the fiber network has been lost by the gateway, activating, at a fallback device, a cellular connection with a cellular network and relaying communications from the gateway to the cellular network;
• monitoring the connection with the fiber network to determine if the connection with the fiber network has been reestablished by the gateway;
• and
• if a determination is made that the connection with the fiber network has been reestablished by the gateway, terminating, by the fallback device, the cellular connection, thereby causing the communications from the gateway to be directed to the fiber network.