Wireless device with opportunistic band access

A method of communicating in a communication node of a wireless communication network, the node having at least one processor, a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having instructions recorded thereon to be executed by the processor, and a communication interface configured to communicate with a wireless communication network according to a plurality of communication protocols each respectively associated with a corresponding frequency band, the method comprising:

• controlling, by the processor, the communication interface to operate according to a first communication protocol associated with a first frequency band, and to operate according to a second communication protocol associated with a second frequency band, the first and second communication protocols being different from each other, and the first and second frequency bands being different from each other;
• monitoring, by the processor, communication parameter data of the communication interface, the communication parameter data including information on band usage of the communication interface and band availability;
• and
• based on the monitored communication parameter data, controlling, by the processor, the communication interface to allow communication with the wireless communication network according to the first communication protocol by utilizing the second frequency band associated with the second communication protocol so as to utilize an alternate frequency band unassociated with the first communication protocol and associated with the second communication protocol.