Controlling Access to Networks in a Heterogeneous Network Environment

A computing device comprising:

• a processor provided to execute computer readable instructions included on a non-transitory memory;
• and
• a non-transitory memory including computer readable instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:
• obtain an indication that a mobile device having access to a first network utilizing a first radio access technology (RAT) has requested access to a second network utilizing a second RAT;
• determine whether the access to the first network satisfies an authentication criterion associated with the second network;
• and
• grant the mobile device access to the second network based on the authentication criterion being satisfied, wherein granting the mobile device access to the second network satisfies an operating threshold associated with the mobile device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computing device with a non-transitory memory and one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform or cause performance of:

• obtaining an indication that a mobile device having access to a computing resource has requested access to a wireless network;
• determining whether the access to the computing resource satisfies an authentication criterion associated with the wireless network;
• and
• granting the mobile device access to the wireless network based on the authentication criterion being satisfied, wherein granting the mobile device access to the wireless network satisfies an operating threshold associated with the mobile device.