Method and apparatus for operating a device on a licensed spectrum and an unlicensed spectrum

A method in a device, the method comprising:

• operating a device on a wireless wide area network channel via a wireless wide area network base station using a wireless wide area network radio access technology;
• detecting, by the device, at least one wireless wide area network radio access technology wireless local area network base station using the wireless wide area network radio access technology operating on a wireless local area network frequency;
• communicating, by the device, with the wireless wide area network radio access technology wireless local area network base station on a wireless wide area network radio access technology wireless local area network channel operating on the wireless local area network frequency;
• scanning, by the device, wireless local area network frequencies;
• calculating a wireless local area network access point load on the wireless wide area network radio access technology wireless local area network channel based on scanning the wireless local area network frequencies, where a wireless local area network access point uses a wireless local area network radio access technology;
• and
• disabling, by the device, communication using the wireless wide area network radio access technology wireless local area network channel when the wireless local area network access point load exceeds a threshold and allowing communication using the wireless wide area network radio access technology wireless local area network channel when the wireless local area network access point load exceeds a threshold.