A multiple radio access technology (RAT) apparatus with mobility
middleware provides a user with access to various RAT networks, such as a
frequency division duplex (FDD) network and a wireless local area network
(WLAN). In one embodiment, the apparatus is a dual mode FDD/WLAN
converged wireless communication handset which includes a terminal
equipment (TE) module having mobility middleware, an applications and
protocols processor and a terminal interface (TI). The dual mode FDD/WLAN
converged wireless communication handset further includes a user services
identity module (USIM), a mobile termination (MT) module and a protocol
stack which interface with the mobility middleware via a plurality of
links. In another embodiment, the multi-RAT apparatus is terminal
equipment which includes a mobility middleware core module, a mobility
middleware communication module, a driver and an insertably removable
wireless communication device for providing a multiple radio transport
medium to applications running in the terminal equipment.