Apparatus and method for accessing a back-end service

A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• forwarding a first message to a remote system, wherein the first message includes a request for providing a mobile device with access to a service of an application of the remote system, wherein the first message is received by a first network element by way of a first logical network connection, wherein the first logical network connection is between the first network element in local communication with the remote system and a second network element in local communication with a gateway of a packet core of a mobile network;
• and
• responsive to the forwarding of the first message, facilitating delivery of the service of the remote system to the mobile device.

A method, comprising:

• forwarding, by a processing system including a processor, a request to a particular back-end server of a plurality of remote back-end servers, wherein the request is for a mobile device serviced by a network carrier for access to a service of an application of the particular back-end server, wherein the request is received by a network element of a second plurality of network elements by way of a logical network connection of a plurality of logical network connections, wherein the plurality of logical network connections are between a first plurality of network elements at premises of the network carrier and the second plurality of network elements in communication with the plurality of remote back-end servers at an enterprise premises;
• and
• responsive to the forwarding of the request, facilitating delivery, by the processing system, of the service provided by the application of the particular back-end server to the mobile device.