Method and apparatus for cellular access point control

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor and memory, the at least one processor and memory being configured to:
• receive an identification of an application that has issued a connectivity request for cellular communications with a cellular network;
• receive an identification of, or determine, an access point name to be used for providing the identified application with cellular communications with a cellular network;
• and
• verify whether the identified access point name use is allowable with the identified application and accordingly allow or prevent said use.

A method, comprising:

• receiving an identification of an application that has issued a connectivity request for cellular communications with a cellular network;
• determining an access point name to be used for providing the identified application with the cellular communications;
• and
• verifying whether the identified access point name use is allowable with the identified application and accordingly allowing or preventing said use.

A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform:

• receiving an identification of an application that has issued a connectivity request for cellular communications with a cellular network;
• determining an access point name to be used for providing the identified application with the cellular communications;
• and
• verifying whether the identified access point name use is allowable with the identified application and accordingly allowing or preventing said use.