Dynamically switching user equipment categories for adaptive mobile communications

A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a connected car device, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• determining whether the connected car device is operating in an idle mode or a connected mode;
• in response to determining that the connected car device is operating in the connected mode,
• determining an application communication requirement of a connected car application, or
• determining a mobility state of the connected car device;
• determining an active user equipment category for the connected car device from a set of available user equipment categories based upon the application communication requirement or the mobility state;
• and
• sending the active user equipment category to a base station.

A connected car device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores a user equipment management application that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising
• determining whether the connected car device is operating in an idle mode or a connected mode,
• in response to determining that the connected car device is operating in the connected mode, determining a mobility state of the connected car device,
• determining an active user equipment category for the connected car device from a set of available user equipment categories based upon the mobility state of the connected car device, and
• sending the active user equipment category to a base station.