A method includes establishing, by a machine type communication (MTC) accumulator, a first direct communication path tunnel with a eNodeB and a second direct communication path tunnel with a MTC application server (AS), receiving, by the eNodeB, radio resource control (RRC) packet containing MTC data as a payload from a MTC UE device over an established radio bearer link, and locating, by the eNodeB, a MTC data forwarding indicator included in the RRC packet. In response to locating the MTC data forwarding indicator included in the RRC packet, forwarding the MTC Data to the MTC accumulator and facilitating, by the MTC accumulator, a MTC communication session between the MTC UE device and the MTC application server identified by a MTC application server identifier contained in the MTC data over the established first and second direct communication paths.