Providing a network gateway for user devices

A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive a request or an instruction to enable a gateway connection,
• the gateway connection being a connection between a first user device and a second user device that facilitates the second user device communicating with a base station via the first user device,
• the first user device being connected to the base station via a radio access network connection;
• enable the gateway connection based on receiving the request or the instruction to enable the gateway connection;
• provide information identifying the gateway connection based on enabling the gateway connection;
• receive a request to utilize the gateway connection from the second user device based on providing the information identifying the gateway connection;
• permit the second user device to utilize the gateway connection based on the request to utilize the gateway connection;
• and
• cause network traffic to be transferred between the second user device and the base station via the first user device based on permitting the second user device to utilize the gateway connection.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a device, information associated with establishing a gateway connection,
• the gateway connection being an ad hoc connection to a user device that permits the user device to transfer network traffic to/from a base station via another user device and without the user device directly connecting to the base station via a radio access network,
• the information being associated with determining that a gateway establishment condition is satisfied;
• causing, by the device, the gateway connection to be established based on the information associated with establishing the gateway connection;
• and
• causing, by the device, the user device to utilize the gateway connection to transfer network traffic to/from the base station.