APPARATUS AND METHOD for UTILIZING A RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY TO CONNECT TO A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK

An apparatus, comprising:

• a wireless communication device including at least one hardware processor configured for:
• sending a first request from the wireless communication device for connecting to a telecommunication network via a first base station for a first area, where the first base station implements a first radio access technology that has a first priority and a first data rate;
• in response to detecting a failure of the first request:
• preventing the wireless communication device from connecting to the telecommunication network via the first base station, and
• utilizing a second radio access technology to connect to the telecommunication network, where the second radio access technology has a second priority that is lower than the first priority and a second data rate that is lower than the first data rate;
• and
• while the wireless communication device is prevented from connecting to the telecommunication network via the first based station, and in response to detecting that the wireless communication device has moved to a second area associated with a second base station, sending a second request via the second base station that implements the first radio access technology for utilizing the first radio access technology to connect to the telecommunication network.

A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium that, when executed by a processor, instruct the processor to:

• send a first request from a wireless communication device for connecting to a telecommunication network via a first base station for a first area, where the first base station implements a first radio access technology that has a first priority and a first data rate;
• in response to detecting a failure of the first request:
• prevent the wireless communication device from connecting to the telecommunication network via the first base station, and
• utilize a second radio access technology to connect to the telecommunication network, where the second radio access technology has a second priority that is lower than the first priority and a second data rate that is lower than the first data rate;
• and
• while the wireless communication device is prevented from connecting to the telecommunication network via the first based station, and in response to detecting that the wireless communication device has moved to a second area associated with a second base station, send a second request via the second base station that implements the first radio access technology for utilizing the first radio access technology to connect to the telecommunication network.