A method at a network element for providing data access to a network. The method comprising establishing a primary communication channel with the network with a first wireless interface of said network element, establishing a complementary communication channel with one or more of a group of delay tolerant devices with a second wireless interface of said network element, receiving data from respective delay tolerant devices in the group, aggregating the received data and transferring said aggregated data on the established primary communication channel to the network. In an embodiment the primary and complementary channels correspond respectively to first and second spectrums, which may in turn be, respective, licensed and unlicensed spectrums.