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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2023
T-mobile Usa, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Derrick L. Ives, North Bend, WA (US);
Ryan P. Dreiling, Shawnee, KS (US);
Thomas P. Lucht, Seattle, WA (US);
Helen Wang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michele Lundahl, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mehul Shah, Bellevue, WA (US);
Zaheer Mohammed Siddique, Overland Park, KS (US);
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A mobile device having multiple applications installed determines that a first communication network associated with a mobile network operator of the mobile device is unavailable. The device receives network information from a second communication network indicating that the second communication network is available. In response to determining that the second communication network is available, the device connects to the second communication network. The device determines, based on the network information, that the second communication network is a non-terrestrial communication network. The second communication network is associated with a bandwidth less than a threshold bandwidth. In response to determining that the second communication network is a non-terrestrial communication network, the mobile device is configured to operate in a non-terrestrial mode. At least one application is rendered inoperable while the mobile device is operating in the non-terrestrial mode. The application requires at least the threshold bandwidth to operate.