1. A radio access network system comprising one or more radio access network elements communicatively linked to form at least a portion of a radio access network, the one or more radio access network elements each comprising one or more processors, the system further comprising: one or more reconfigurable connection points comprising one or more processors executable to provide all or a subset of radio transmission functions for one or more radio access technologies, the radio transmission functions linking user equipment operating on the radio access technology to the radio access network; and one or more reconfigurable radio access network functional elements each executable on at least one of the radio access network elements, each of the radio access network functional elements linked directly or indirectly to one or more of the reconfigurable connection points, each radio access network functional element configurable to provide one or more non-radio transmission functions for enabling communication between the user equipment and a core network linked to the radio access network, each of the radio access network functional elements reconfigurable to permit introduction and removal of non-radio transmission functions.