System and method for providing dual mode communication to a wireless device

Abstract

An access point for interfacing a mobile station having a wireless local area network interface to a wireless telecommunications network. The access point comprises a wireless local area network interface, a processor, and a mobile telephony interface. The wireless local area network interface is operable to receive a packetized data stream from the interface of the mobile station. The processor transfers the packetized data stream to a first mobile telephony interface, wherein the first mobile telephony interface receives the packetized data stream and interfaces with a core network element to establish a communications link and transmit the packetized data stream to the core network element, such that the mobile station appears as an element in the mobile telephony network

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