Data transfers from mobile devices with cell-site staging

A method comprising:

• receiving at a remote site a backup request from a device;
• receiving at the remote site, through a first staging module, a first portion of data to be backed up from the device, wherein
• the first portion of the data to be backed up is transmitted from the device to the first staging module station over a wireless link,
• the first portion of the data to be backed up is received at the remote site from the first staging module,
• the first portion of the data to be backed up is transmitted from the first staging module to the remote site while a second portion of data to be backed up is being received at the first staging module from the device, and
• the first staging module is configured to emulate the remote site, wherein
• emulating the remote site comprises generating response messages and transmitting the response messages from the first staging module to the device;
• and
• receiving at the remote site, through the first staging module, the second portion of data to be backed up from the device, wherein
• the second portion of the data to be backed up is transmitted from the first staging module to the remote site after the wireless link is terminated, and
• receiving the data at the first staging module and transmitting the first and second portions of the data to the remote site are configured to implement a backup operation.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing program instructions executable to:

• receive at a remote site a backup request from a device;
• receive at the remote site, through a first staging module, a first portion of data to be backed up from the device, wherein
• the first portion of the data to be backed up is transmitted from the device to the first staging module station over a wireless link,
• the first portion of the data to be backed up is received at the remote site from the first staging module,
• the first portion of the data to be backed up is transmitted from the first staging module to the remote site while a second portion of data to be backed up is being received at the first staging module from the device, and
• the first staging module is configured to emulate the remote site, wherein
• emulating the remote site comprises generating response messages and transmitting the response messages from the first staging module to the device;
• and
• receive at the remote site, through the first staging module, the second portion of data to be backed up from the device, wherein
• the second portion of the data to be backed up is transmitted from the first staging module to the remote site after the wireless link is terminated, and
• receiving the data at the first staging module and transmitting the first and second portions of the data to the remote site are configured to implement a backup operation.