Abstract: Data communication is facilitated in a mobile network in a general communication network, the mobile being formed from a mobile router in communication with a plurality of network nodes. One method of facilitating the data communication includes, at the mobile router, determining the availability of one or more access bearers from a group thereof, each access bearer providing an access gateway to a communication network. The mobile router then automatically selects at least one available access bearer based upon a prioritized list containing two or more access bearers, the prioritized list indicating an order of preference. The mobile router then connects to the selected access bearer using an access communication technology compatible with the selected access bearer to allow each of the network nodes of the mobile network to communicate with the correspondent nodes of the communication network via the access gateway provided by the access bearer.