Group communication and service optimization system

A device, comprising:

• a processing system including a processor, the processing system communicating over a telecommunications network;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
• determining real time locations for a plurality of devices associated with a plurality of group members;
• receiving a group communication services request from at least one of the plurality of devices;
• and
• in accordance with one or more of the plurality of devices moving outside of connectivity with a first application server providing group communication services to the plurality of devices, dynamically assigning a second application server to provide group communication services to the one or more of the plurality of devices in response to the request.

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

• determining real time locations for a plurality of devices associated with a plurality of group members;
• receiving a group communication services request from at least one of the plurality of devices;
• and
• in accordance with one or more of the plurality of devices moving outside of connectivity with a first application server providing group communication services to the plurality of devices, dynamically assigning a second application server to provide group communication services to the one or more of the plurality of devices in response to the group communication services request.