Aspects utilize a computing processing capability of a device connected to a cellular network wherein processors are configured to determine processing capabilities of each of a plurality of devices as function of device hardware configuration, software configuration, and average idle utilization, determine first remaining uptime periods of availability that each of the plurality of devices are available for data processing as a function of respective device data comprising battery level, signal strength and usage patterns, wherein the usage patterns are power usage patterns or data usage patterns, in response to receiving a processing task that comprises a needed processing capability, identify a subset of devices that each have a threshold amount of uptime of processing capability in an amount inclusive of the needed processing capability of the task, and assign the processing task to one of the subset devices.