Devices, systems and methods for enabling network connectivity

A method for providing network connectivity in low-resource environments, the method comprising:

• connecting to a plurality of external networks using a plurality of external network interfaces, at least a subset of the plurality of external networks having a first type and at least one of the external networks not in the subset of the plurality having a second type differing from the first type;
• receiving power from a power connection having at least a coupled external power source and a battery-based internal power source;
• detecting quality of the power received from the coupled external power source;
• selecting, based on the detected power quality, at least one of the external power source or the internal power source for use by the power connection to power the network connectivity device;
• predicting, based at least in part on the detected quality of the power, one or more qualities of network functionality of at least a subset of the plurality of external networks;
• selecting, based at least in part on the predicted qualities of network functionality, between at least the first and second type of the external networks;
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• connecting one or more user devices to the selected type of external network.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having collectively stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to at least:

• connect to a plurality of external networks using a plurality of external network interfaces, at least a subset of the plurality of external networks having a first type and at least one of the external networks not in the subset of the plurality having a second type differing from the first type;
• enable the receipt of power from a power connection having at least a coupled external power source and a battery-based internal power source;
• select, based on a detection of quality of the external power source, at least one of the external power source or the internal power source for use by the power connection to power the network connectivity device;
• select, based on quality of network functionality of each of the plurality of external networks, between at least the first and second type of the external networks, wherein the quality of network functionality is determined based at least in part on the detected quality of power, and wherein the detected quality of power enables prediction of a future change in the quality of network functionality of at least one of the plurality of external networks;
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• connect one or more user devices to the selected type of external network via an internal network interface.