Wireless communications power conservation

A method comprising:

• a terrestrial access node using a radio capability to deliver a wireless data service;
• a network control system determining initial usage of the wireless data service when delivered by the terrestrial access node, and based on the initial usage, transferring a depower signal for the radio capability to the terrestrial access node;
• the terrestrial access node depowering the radio capability in response to the depower signal;
• one or more satellite access nodes delivering the wireless data service when the radio capability is depowered;
• the network control system determining subsequent usage of the wireless data service when delivered by the satellite access nodes, and based on the subsequent usage, transferring a repower signal for the radio capability to the terrestrial access node;
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• the terrestrial access node repowering the radio capability in response to the repower signal and using the radio capability to deliver the wireless data service.

A data system comprising:

• a data communication system to power a radio capability to support multiple wireless data services;
• a communication control system to estimate future quality for the wireless data service if the radio capability is depowered, and based on the estimate, transfer a depower instruction for the radio capability to the data communication system;
• the data communication system to depower the radio capability in response to the depower instruction;
• the communication control system to determine an actual quality for the multiple wireless data services when the radio capability is depowered, and based on the determination, transfer a repower instruction for the radio capability to the data communication system;
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• the data communication system to repower the radio capability to support the multiple wireless data services in response to the repower instruction.