Optimizing cellular network system capacity

A device configured to provide fixed-wireless access (FWA) service to a subscriber of a cellular telecommunications network, the device comprising:

• at least one hardware processor;
• a network cache storage configured to store a data packet received by the device from a host of the data;
• and
• at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the device to:
• operate in the cellular telecommunications network while concurrently being connected to a local wireless network using an unlicensed spectrum of frequencies;
• discover a peer device configured to provide FWA service to the subscriber in the local wireless network;
• establish a connection with the peer device using the unlicensed spectrum of frequencies;
• receive, from the peer device over the local wireless network, a request to receive a first data packet;
• determine, in response to receiving the request from the peer device, whether the first data packet is stored in the network cache storage of the device;
• and
• send the first data packet to the peer device or forward the request to a radio access node in the cellular telecommunications network using a spectrum of frequencies licensed for use by the cellular telecommunications network based on the determination.

A system for a cellular telecommunications network comprising:

• a first radio access node configured to provide access to the cellular telecommunications network;
• a second radio access node configured to provide access to the cellular telecommunications network;
• a plurality of devices each configured to provide fixed-wireless access (FWA) service to one or more subscribers of the cellular telecommunications network,
• wherein a first part of the plurality of devices is configured to be in communication with the first radio access node while concurrently being connected to a first local wireless network using an unlicensed spectrum of frequencies, and
• wherein a second part of the plurality of devices is configured to be in communication with the second radio access node while concurrently being connected to the first local wireless network using the unlicensed spectrum of frequencies;
• at least one hardware processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the system to cause a first device of the first part of the plurality of devices to:
• discover a second device of the second part of the plurality of devices;
• establish a connection with the second device using the unlicensed spectrum of frequencies;
• determine a first link cost for routing a data packet directly to the first radio access node using a spectrum of frequencies licensed for use by the cellular telecommunications network;
• receive a second link cost from the second device for routing the data packet to the second radio access node via the second device;
• and
• route the data packet based on a comparison of the first link cost and the second link cost.