Aspects of the disclosure relate to establishing connections between a user equipment (UE) and a base station via a communication link using multiple subscriptions. In an aspect, a UE configured to communicate using a first subscription and a second subscription may establish a first connection with a base station via a communication link using the first subscription of the UE and may establish a second connection with the base station via the communication link using the second subscription of the UE. The UE may further perform a second connection with the base station via the communication link using the second subscription of the UE.