Cox Communications, Inc.

Matthew Wayne Chapell

Yousef Wasef Nijim

James Alan Strothmann

Michael Paul Overcash

Anthony Joseph Insinga

Aspects of the present disclosure provide a failover service in part by utilizing a smartphone when a business or home modem is inoperable or otherwise unable to provide adequate internet service. Once the smartphone is paired with a communication bridge, the smartphone may be used to provide internet services to wired and wireless devices associated with a first network. The smartphone can utilize its cellular network interface to connect to the internet and provide internet connectivity via the communication bridge to a router or gateway which, in turn, enables devices connected to the router or gateway to access the internet without having to connect directly to a separate network provided by the smartphone. Aspects of the disclosure may rely on machine learning to optimize network and/or device communications, configurations, and/or other failover parameters.

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Lawrenceville, GA, United States of America

Matthew Wayne Chapell