Dual-protocol femtocell-less communications

A method comprising:

• arranging a communication router to communicate with one or more user equipment (UEs) over a non-cellular protocol and further communicate via a wired communication link with a cellular communication network operating in a cellular communication protocol;
• configuring the UEs to switch between non-cellular and cellular communication, based on predefined criteria;
• and
• communicating, via the one or more UEs with:
• one or more cellular base stations connected to the cellular communication network over the cellular communication protocol;
• and
• the communication router over the non-cellular protocol.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program embodied therewith, the computer readable program comprising:

• computer readable program configured to communicate with one or more user equipment (UEs) over a non-cellular protocol and further communicate via a wired communication link with a cellular communication network operating in a cellular communication protocol;
• computer readable program configured to switch between non-cellular and cellular communication, based on predefined criteria;
• and
• computer readable program configured to communicate, via the one or more UEs with one or more cellular base stations connected to the cellular communication network over the cellular communication protocol;
• and with the communication router over the non-cellular protocol.