Internet communications between wireless base stations and service nodes

A communications system contains a base station and a service node. A service node communicates via the Internet. A base station establishes an Internet connectivity via a communication link. Registering a base station into a service node via a communication link and the Internet, a service node verifies a base station during the registration. A base station and a service node establish a tunnel via a communication link and the Internet. A base station exchanges user communication for radio communication equipment in a radio format. A base station and a service node exchange user communication via a tunnel. A service node processes user communication and provides communications service for radio communication equipment.