Abstract: A system performs interoperable operations to unlock different wireless devices on different wireless networks. The system can receive requests to unlock wireless devices that are locked based on different restrictions, where unlocking requires performing different unlock processes that are normally exclusive to respective carriers, networks, or types of devices. The system can coordinate the interoperable operations to remove the restrictions based on requirements defined for the unlock processes. In particular, the system can identify a policy engine and a network resource to determine whether a particular wireless device is eligible for being unlocked and then utilize the network resource to unlock the wireless device. The system can unlock the different wireless devices by coordinating the same operations with different policy engines and network resources of different carriers, networks, or device manufacturers.

Abstract: A wireless backhaul link is established between the IAB node and an IAB donor node via a first Narrow-Band Internet-of-Things (NB-IoT) carrier, in which the IAB donor node provides the IAB node with access to a wired backhaul connection that links to a core network of the wireless carrier network. One or more corresponding wireless backhaul links are further established between the IAB node and one or more additional IAB nodes via a one or more corresponding NB-IoT carriers. A wireless access link is then established between the IAB node and an NB-IoT user device or between the IAB donor node and the NB-IoT user device via a second NB-IoT carrier.

Abstract: An autonomous inspection solution includes: a UAV having a navigation component and a first inspection sensor suite. The navigation component is configured to: autonomously deploy the UAV from a support vehicle; fly a first route at an inspection site, based at least upon a sensor type of the first inspection sensor suite; and autonomously return to the support vehicle upon completion of assigned inspections. In some examples, the first inspection sensor suite includes an optical camera, a thermal imaging sensor, an RF sensor, or an inventory management sensor, and a second inspection sensor suite has at least one different sensor than the first inspection sensor suite. The navigation component is further configured navigate the UAV to fly a second route, based at least upon a sensor type of the second inspection sensor suite. A data component stores or wirelessly transmits data received from the affixed inspection sensor suites.

Abstract: The disclosed system identifies international calling performance issues of a wireless telecommunication network. The system receives network traffic data for international calls including information about call attempts to a country. The system categorizes the country into a major category and a minor category based on the call attempts information. For a subset of countries, and for each key performance indicator in a subset of selected key performance indicators, the system monitors performance using an anomaly detection model to identify an anomaly in network performance, determines an actual value of the key performance indicator for the detected anomaly, and computes a variation value of the determined actual value based on a predicted range of values. The system ranks countries using the computed variation values, to indicate problematic parts of the wireless telecommunication network.

Abstract: A first stack running on a processor receives the transaction data, reference data, and context data. The reference data is independent of the transaction and of a user. The context data is associated with the user but is independent of the transaction. The first stack strips the transaction of derivable data to obtain stripped data. The derivable data includes data that can be derived from the stripped data, the context data, and the reference data. The derivable data can stream the stripped data to a global database available and redundant across multiple geographical regions. After the first stack fails, a second stack can resume the transaction by retrieving the stripped data from the global database, and retrieving the context data, and the reference data. The second stack can recreate the transaction data based on the stripped data, the context data, and the reference data, and can resume the transaction.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling whether a user equipment device (UE) that is not connected with an access node will connect with the access node. An example method includes making a determination of whether the access node has experienced a threshold high extent of secondary-node-addition failures, each secondary-node addition failure being an instance where the access node attempted secondary-node-addition for dual-connectivity service and the attempted secondary-node-addition failed. And the example method includes using the determination as a basis to control whether the UE that is not connected with the access node will connect with the access node. Without limitation, this example method could be carried out by the UE when the UE is seeking to acquire initial wireless connectivity or considering handover to the access node, or the method could be carried out by a source access node considering handover of the UE to the access node.

Abstract: A method performed by a charging system includes receiving a message related to delivery of a service to an end user device. The charging system searches a local storage system to find a session identifier associated with the message. In response to determining that the session identifier is not at the local storage system, a backend storage system is queried for subscriber account data associated with the session identifier. As a result, despite the absence of the session identifier and associated subscriber account data at the local storage system, the charging system can grant service units for the end user device based on the subscriber account data retrieved from the backend storage system.

Abstract: Disclosed here is a system to make resource allocation suggestions. The system obtains the multiple issues associated with a wireless telecommunication network, where an issue among the multiple issues impacts a UE associated with the wireless telecommunication network. The system determines a first category among the multiple categories, and a number of issues associated with the category and resolved by a resource capable of fixing the issue among multiple resources capable of fixing the issue. The system determines a second category associated with the issue. The system determines that the first category and the second category match. Upon determining that the first category and the second category match, the system determines a second resource capable of fixing the issue among the multiple resources capable of fixing the issue. The system assigns the issue to the second resource capable of fixing the issue.

Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating User Equipment (UE) are disclosed. The method includes a network obtaining a cross-registration status for the UE based on receiving a registration request from the UE. The network can execute a network registration response according to the cross-registration status that represents a permission given to the UE to register outside of an original network.

Abstract: The present disclosure may describes systems and methods for continuous biometric authentication for an electronic device. A continuous biometric authentication may include biometric sensors, processing systems, biometric data, an accelerometer, and other input/output devices. An accelerometer or other input/output devices may be configured to capture information concerning an electronic device, such as an acceleration of the electronic device, and/or information concerning an area surrounding the electronic device, such as ambient light intensity. Based on captured information, a triggering event associated with, for example, a theft, a change in location, or a transfer of possession may be detected by a processing system. Once a triggering event occurs, systems of the present disclosure may initiate additional biometric authentication procedures.

Abstract: A Breakout Gateway Control Function (BGCF) determines a geographic location information (e.g., a major trading area (MTA) information) from a SIP INVITE header information (e.g., from a P-Access-Network-Info (PANI) header information) and modifies the SIP URI in the SIP INVITE request by adding, deleting, or modifying values (e.g., prepending a number prefix to the URI) to generate a SIP URI that is based on the geographic location information.

Abstract: Providing a voice call includes: receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a request to initiate a voice call traffic session; requesting setup of a voice call data pipe; based on at least a setup of the voice call data pipe not completing prior to a timer event, transmitting voice packets over a signaling data pipe; and based on at least the voice call data pipe setup completing, ceasing to transmit voice packets over the signaling data pipe and transmitting voice packets over the voice call data pipe. Placing a voice call includes: requesting, by the UE, to initiate the voice call traffic session; based on at least a first trigger event, transmitting voice packets over the signaling data pipe; and based on at least a second trigger event, ceasing to transmit voice packets over the signaling data pipe and transmitting voice packets over the voice call data pipe.

Abstract: Maintaining a registered state via server-managed notifications is described herein. In an example, server(s) can receive an indication from an application associated with a device, the indication can identify a response to a registration request sent by the application for registration with a service provider. Based at least partly on the indication, the server(s) can start a first timer associated with a first predetermined time interval after which the server(s) are to send a first notification to the application. The server(s) can determine, based at least in part on the first timer, a lapse of the first predetermined time interval and can send the first notification to the application. The first notification can cause the application to transition from an inactive state to an active state, and send a new registration request to register with the service provider to maintain a registered state.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for optimizing the allocation of physical resource blocks (PRBs) for user equipment (UE), such as a Narrow-Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) device, within a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) spectrum. More specifically, a resource allocation controller that is configured to select one of at least two resource allocation algorithms that allocate physical resources within an LTE spectrum, based on an identity of the UE and an analysis of real-time or near real-time physical resource utilization and control utilization within the LTE spectrum. In one example, the resource allocation controller may analyze the physical resource utilization and control utilization within a subframe of an LTE spectrum to determine whether to allocate an exact or near-exact number of PRBs for data communications of a UE (i.e. NB-IoT device), or whether to allocate a PRB group (at least four PRBs) for data communications of the UE.

Abstract: A system includes multiple (e.g., three) routing elements that receive packets from a gateway and route the packets to multiple core network nodes. In normal operation, the gateway is configured to transmit messages to the first two routing elements with equal priority, while the third routing element is associated with a lower priority and functions as a backup. When one of the first two routing elements experiences network issues or is unavailable, then the third routing element is activated by adjusting the corresponding priority. Implementing the third routing element as a standby or backup element provides both redundancy and flexibility in case either of the first two routing elements becomes unsuitable for transmissions. Furthermore, the third routing element can be quickly activated to ensure that network service is not significantly impacted while the network is being restored.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can determine when to send an initial request for a voice communication to an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) core of a telecommunication network. For instance, the UE can identify when a call setup instruction should be sent to the IMS to cause a communication channel to be established. The UE can determine whether the UE will experience a change to another radio frequency band or radio technology based on test data, and delay sending the call setup instruction for a time period during which the test data can be analyzed.

Abstract: A fifth generation (5G) network can provide testing capabilities by employing a test server to generate requests for testing at remote locations of the 5G network. The test server can be used to initiate tests, determine test conditions for conducting the tests, direct test locations, and receive test data from test tools remote from the server. The test server can initiate, establish, maintain, format, or otherwise determine tests that are usable to improve operation of the 5G network.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques, devices, and systems for receiving, by a mobile device and from a subscriber identity module (SIM), an input associated with an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) code. The input can be provided by the SIM based on application data stored in the SIM. The SIM can receive the application data via an over-the-air (OTA) platform. The mobile device can transmit, to a service provider core network, a request associated with the USSD code. The mobile device can receive a subscription value based on the USSD code. The subscription value can be a mobile station international subscriber directory number (MSISDN) or an internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) public user identity (IMPU).

Abstract: An improved telecommunications network that can reduce the network load on a rich communication services (RCS) server and/or local routers that implement 1-to-N and/or M-to-N services is described herein. In particular, the improved telecommunications network may include an improved RCS server that can route multicast messages instead of and/or in addition to unicast messages. For example, the improved RCS server can create a multicast group for a group of UEs in response to a request from a UE to create a group of UEs. Creation of the multicast group may include assigning a group Internet protocol (IP) address to the multicast group. The improved RCS server can then determine which UEs in the multicast group are capable of sending and/or receiving multicast messages, and send multicast messages instead of unicast messages to these UEs.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques that may be used to automate testing of services on mobile devices using visual analysis. In some embodiments, a machine learning model is trained using interaction data received from a number of mobile devices by correlating user selections with visual elements (e.g., icons). During execution of a testing routine on a mobile device, screenshots are obtained of a screen of the mobile device and provided to the machine learning model. An action is generated based on the provided screenshot that simulates a user action (e.g., a user touch on the screen of the mobile device) at a location of an icon or other visual element associated with the testing routine. These steps are repeated until an end-state of the testing routine is detected.