Cellular network offload using wi-fi passpoint

A wireless device comprising:

• 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 wireless device to:
• connect the wireless device to a cellular network transmitted by a base station of a telecommunication network;
• calculate an amount of bandwidth used by the wireless device on the cellular network;
• receive a threshold bandwidth usage amount from the telecommunication network;
• receive, over the cellular network, a list of Wi-Fi networks associated with the telecommunication network from the base station,
• wherein the list of Wi-Fi networks includes location and coverage area data of the Wi-Fi network;
• calculate a location of the wireless device relative to a coverage area of a Wi-Fi network associated with the telecommunication network;
• provision, using a Wi-Fi Passpoint protocol, access to the Wi-Fi network by the wireless device;
• disconnect from the cellular network transmitted by the base station;
• and
• connect to the Wi-Fi Network.

A method comprising:

• determining an amount of available bandwidth on a cellular network provided by a base station of a telecommunication network;
• determining that a wireless device is connected to the cellular network;
• measuring an amount of bandwidth usage of the wireless device;
• determining that the amount of bandwidth usage of the wireless device exceeds a threshold value;
• calculating a location of the wireless device relative to a coverage area of a Wi-Fi network associated with the telecommunication network,
• wherein the location of the wireless device is determined using global positioning data or by triangulation through radio waves emitted from the base station, and
• wherein the Wi-Fi network is provided using a wired internet backhaul;
• provisioning, using a Wi-Fi Passpoint protocol, access to the Wi-Fi network by the wireless device;
• and
• causing the wireless device to disconnect from the cellular network and connect to the Wi-Fi Network.