Method and apparatus for a dual radio user equipment

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor of a user equipment capable of supporting at least two radio connections and comprising a communications subsystem, cause the user-equipment to:

• request from a remote server, using a first radio connection for a first subscriber identity, a second subscriber identity;
• receive the second subscriber identity over the first radio connection;
• use the second subscriber identity to establish a second radio connection;
• and
• maintain the first and second radio connections, and force the first radio connection to remain on a same network as the second radio connection, comprising:
• determining whether the first radio connection is on the same network as the second radio connection;
• and
• if the first radio connection is not on the same network as the second radio connection, re-establish the first radio connection on the same network as the second radio connection using the first subscriber identity.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor of a user equipment capable of supporting at least two radio connections and comprising a communications subsystem, cause the user-equipment to:

• after establishing the second radio connection using a second subscriber identity and while maintaining the first radio connection, the first radio connection being for a first subscriber identity:
• force the first radio connection to remain on a same network as the second radio connection, comprising:
• determining whether the first radio connection is on the same network as the second radio connection, and if the first radio connection is not on the same network as the second radio connection, re-establish the first radio connection on the same network as the second radio connection using the first subscriber identity;
• receive a subscriber authentication challenge over the second network connection;
• use the first radio connection to connect to a remote server to obtain an authentication challenge response for the subscriber authentication challenge;
• and
• send the authentication challenge response over the second network connection.