Wireless network-controlled enabling of user device transceiver

A wireless communication system, comprising:

• a wireless access node of a first wireless communication network configured to exchange first wireless communication signals with a user device over a first wireless communication network to provide a communication service, wherein the user device has a selection mode for a second wireless communication network that a user may set to one of:
• on, off, and automatic;
• a switchover processor configured to receive a status signal transferred from the user device over the first wireless communication network indicating if the network selection mode for the second wireless communication network is set to automatic;
• when the network selection mode in the user device is set to automatic, then the switchover processor is configured to process location information for the user device to determine signal quality information for the second wireless communication network by measuring in the first wireless communication network a radio frequency (RF) signal quality for the second wireless communication network near to a geographic location of the user device, and determine potential service quality from the second wireless communication network for the user device based on at least the signal quality information and the geographic location of the user device;
• and
• when the potential service quality is higher than a threshold, then the switchover processor is configured to wirelessly transfer a control signal to the user device over the first wireless communication network, wherein the control signal drives the user device to automatically enable a wireless transceiver for the second wireless communication network;
• and
• a wireless access node of the second wireless communication network configured to exchange second wireless communication signals with the user device over the second wireless communication network to provide the communication service.