Abstract: A method for selecting a public land mobile network (PLMN) from a plurality of available PLMNs more particularly, one embodiment of the invention includes the steps of transmitting, via a mobile network, information related to the plurality of available PLMNs. The method further includes the step of receiving, at a mobile station, the information related to the plurality of available PLMNs, and responsive to the step of receiving, sending, to the mobile network, of a Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) signaling message including an identification data for selecting one PLMN from the plurality of available PLMNs. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).

Abstract: Network services and/or network capabilities in a mobile terminal operating in a mobile communications system are selectively enabled. This involves receiving an information element encoded to indicate whether each of a number of network services and/or network capabilities is enabled or disabled. The information element is then stored in the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal is then operated in a way that inhibits the mobile terminal from requesting all network services and network capabilities that are indicated by the information element as being disabled. The information element may optionally include a text string and/or a customer service number to be displayed to a user of the mobile terminal for the purpose of assisting the user in determining the cause of the non-availability of one or more services and/or capabilities.

Abstract: A temporary-identity-storage method for user equipment includes receiving authentication challenge information and at least one temporary identity, processing the authentication challenge information, and determining whether the processing step results in successful authentication. The user equipment includes mobile equipment and a subscriber identity module. Responsive to a determination that the authentication was successful, the received at least one temporary identity is considered to be valid. If the received at least one temporary identity is at least one pseudonym and an appropriate data file to the store the at least one pseudonym is available in the subscriber identity module, the at least one pseudonym is stored and any previously-stored pseudonym is over-written in the subscriber identity module.