ORIGAMI

Traditionally, cellular service relies on the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), a permanent and globally-unique identifier that is stored on a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card for both billing and authentication functionality as well as mobility and connectivity. True global aggregation of cellular resources should allow end-users (and their IMSI) to access radio networks on-demand from any available operator world-wide – regardless of size or trust level – and do so in real-time.
With this use-case, we explore a standards-compatible approach to achieving global aggregation of cellular networks through amplifying the already existing “Thick" Mobile Network Aggregator model, which aggregates resources from multiple entities worldwide to build global service.
This use-case proposes an architectural approach that could enhance the geo-spatial granularity of breakout locations by leveraging cloud architectures, potentially enabling global roaming users to achieve service performance akin to that of native users within the visited location.