Broadband access devices having a radio link

A method, comprising:

• monitoring, by a first telecommunications device comprising a transceiver configured to communicate over a broadband link, a state of the first telecommunications device;
• determining, by the first telecommunications device, that the state of the first telecommunications device matches one of a plurality of pre-specified states;
• and
• transmitting, by the first telecommunications device and over a radio link, data specifying the state of the first telecommunications device in response to the determination.

A system comprising:

• a first telecommunications device comprising a first transceiver that is configured to communicate over a broadband link and a second transceiver that is configured to communicate over a radio link;
• and
• a base station comprising a third transceiver that is configured to communicate over the radio link, wherein:
• the first telecommunications device further comprises a state monitor, including one or more processes that monitor a state of the first telecommunications device and transmit, using the second transceiver, data specifying the state of the first telecommunications device over the radio link in response to the state of the first telecommunications device being one of a plurality of pre-specified states.