Remote User Equipment Assessment for Network Connection Provisioning

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a server from a network connection client executing on a user equipment, a network connection request to authorize connection to a network,
• determining, by the server, whether the user equipment can support communication via an internet protocol-based advanced service of the network, and
• in response to determining that the user equipment can support communication with an internet protocol-based advanced service of the network, authorizing, by the server, a network connection for the user equipment while prohibiting the user equipment from using the internet protocol-based advanced service during the network connection.

A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor of system, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, from a network connection client executing on a user equipment, a network connection request to authorize connection to a network,
• determining whether the user equipment can support communication via an internet protocol-based advanced service of the network, and
• in response to determining that the user equipment can support communication with an internet protocol-based advanced service of the network, authorizing a network connection for the user equipment while prohibiting the user equipment from using the internet protocol-based advanced service during the network connection.