Abstract: A method for continuous and optimal utilization of a capacity of a mobile network that is serving mobile phones covering a specific selected geographical area in order to facilitate optimal handling of network traffic without overloading said mobile network. The method includes establishing an overview of maximum network capacity of said mobile network, establishing an overview of an identity of selected mobile phones located within said selected geographical and performing monitoring of current traffic load of one or more mobile services on said mobile network; selecting a type of barring of one or more mobile services to be performed or removed for network traffic to and/or from selected mobile phones based on said maximum network capacity, said possible maximum traffic load, and said current traffic load.

Abstract: A method for preventing overload and blocking of a mobile network when sending of alert messages to a plurality of mobile phone users located in a specific geographical area, independently of any user preferences on mobile phones, wherein the method is performed in an optimizing message distribution component (A-SMSC) connected to the mobile network, has an alert initiating message receiving step of receiving an alert initiation message having information about content of the message and where the message is to be sent, represented as relevant cells, performed as a request from an LBAS Server to A-SMSC, and information about the relevant cells is determined by a LBAS GT by converting information of a specific geographical area to corresponding cell ids.

Abstract: A method and a system for producing an updated status of users, associated with an MSISDN number in a mobile network, who are staying in a specific geographical area abroad, where it is desirable to be able to send information and warn of an undesirable event by sending a message to persons concerned.