Abstract: Methods and apparatus for notifying a user of a medical treatment to be administered. A control module may determine a medical treatment to be administered by a user, a terminal device registered to the user and a passively powered device associated with the user and associated with an apparatus for administering the medical treatment. A first communication may be transmitted, over a mobile telecommunications network and to the terminal device. The first communication may indicate the medical treatment to be administered. A second communication may be transmitted, over the mobile telecommunications network and to the passively powered device. The second communication may be for causing the passively powered device to output an alert.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes a core and a radio access network having radio means for wireless communication with mobile terminals registered with the network, wherein the radio access network includes control means 700 operable to control the use of network resources by the mobile terminals. The control means processes control plane signalling.

Abstract: A cellular network mobile station (MS) is configured for roaming operation. A prioritization of one or more Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) configurations is stored at the MS. When the MS is attached or registered for access to a PLMN that is not a Home PLMN or PLMN configuration that is not a highest priority PLMN configuration, it performs an idle mode search for a higher priority PLMN configuration at intervals of time. A duration of the intervals is determined according to a primary search period parameter stored at the MS. The MS is configured with a secondary search period parameter, which indicates one or more factors to be applied to the primary search period parameter when determining the duration of the intervals, such that each of the factors is applied according to a respective associated condition indicative of a number of PLMN configurations available for the MS to access.

Abstract: A request for registration by a User Equipment (UE) to a cellular network is handled. The geographical coverage of the cellular network is divided into a plurality of tracking areas, each tracking area having a respective identifier. A registration request message is communicated from the UE to the cellular network via an access node. Where the registration request is rejected, a registration rejection message is communicated in response. The registration request message and/or the registration rejection message includes the identifier for each of one or more tracking areas to which the respective message applies.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes a core and a radio access network having radio means for wireless communication with mobile terminals registered with the network, wherein the radio access network includes control means 700 operable to control the use of network resources by the mobile terminals. The control means processes control plane signalling.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes a core and a radio access network having radio means for wireless communication with mobile terminals registered with the network, wherein the radio access network includes control means 700 operable to control the use of network resources by the mobile terminals. The control means processes control plane signalling.

Abstract: Provisioning a subscriber in a network is provided by: receiving an initialisation request for access to a network on behalf of a subscriber, at an admission platform of a network operator associated with the subscriber, and assigning the subscriber limited access rights to the network, the limited access rights being configured for communication between the subscriber and a subscription manager, for reconfiguration of identity information associated with the subscriber.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes: a radio access network having radio means (2000) for wireless communication with a plurality of terminals (10) registered with the telecommunications network and control means (700) operable to provide services to the users of the terminals connected thereto, and a core (2030) including a store of policy information (9, 36) for respective ones of the terminals (10), and distribution means operable to provide to the control means associated with one of the terminals the policy information; wherein the control means is operable to store the policy information together with an indicator of the version of the policy information during periods when the terminal is disconnected from the control means, the control means including checking means for checking the currency of the policy using the indicator of the version of the policy and means for applying the stored policy information to the terminal when the terminal re-connects to the control means if the checking means

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes: a radio access network having radio means (2000) for wireless communication with a plurality of terminals (10) registered with the telecommunications network and control means (700) operable to control interaction of the terminals with the radio access network; and a core (2030) including a store of policy information comprising group policy data (2210) applicable to a group of the terminals and individual policy data applicable to respective ones of the terminals (10), and distribution means operable to provide to the control means associated with each of the terminals an indicator of the group policy data applicable to each of the terminals and the individual policy data applicable to each of the terminals.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes a core and a radio access network having radio means for wireless communication with mobile terminals registered with the network, wherein the radio access network includes control means 700 operable to control the use of network resources by the mobile terminals. The control means processes control plane signalling.

Abstract: A wireless network controller and method for controlling the broadcast of a paging message for a user equipment by a wireless network cell or controlling handover of a user equipment from a serving wireless network cell to a target wireless network cell, wireless controller being configured to compare an access permission of the user equipment to an access condition of the wireless network cell; and if the access permission of the user equipment does not comply with the access condition of the wireless network cell, suppress the paging message such that it is not broadcast on the wireless network cell or suppress handover of the user equipment to the target wireless network cell respectively.

Abstract: Facilitating authentication on communication between a mobile terminal and a server is achieved. The communication is made through a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) of a network in which the mobile terminal is operating. A Home Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) of the mobile terminal generates a ciphering key for encryption of packet-switched data between the mobile terminal and the server. As part of a message from a network entity in the Home PLMN to the SGSN in which the SGSN expects to receive the ciphering key, alternative data is communicated in place of the ciphering key. Secure communication between the mobile terminal and the server is performed by applying encryption using a ciphering key generated by a network entity in a Home PLMN of the mobile terminal in messages between the mobile terminal and the server.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes a core and a radio access network having radio means for wireless communication with mobile terminals registered with the network, wherein the radio access network includes control means 700 operable to control the use of network resources by the mobile terminals. The control means processes control plane signalling.

Abstract: A wireless network controller and method for controlling the performance of a requested network service for a user equipment within a wireless network. The wireless network controller is configured to compare an access permission of the user equipment to an access condition of a wireless network cell associated with the requested network service, and if the access permission of the user equipment does not comply with the access condition of the wireless network cell associated with the requested network service, suppress the requested network service such that the network service is not performed.

Abstract: Provisioning a subscriber in a network is provided by: receiving an initialisation request for access to a network on behalf of a subscriber, at an admission platform of a network operator associated with the subscriber, and assigning the subscriber limited access rights to the network, the limited access rights being configured for communication between the subscriber and a subscription manager, for reconfiguration of identity information associated with the subscriber.

Abstract: Group communication within a mobile telecommunications network having a plurality of User Equipment (UE) can be achieved. At a first UE, there is received an identification of a multicast group from which a second UE of the plurality of mobile terminals is to receive data. If the first UE is not a member of the multicast group, a request is sent from the first UE to join the multicast group. The first UE is identified at an application server associated with the multicast group. Data packets associated with the multicast group are subsequently communicated from the application server to the first UE and these are broadcast from the first UE to be received by the second UE.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes: a radio access network having radio means (2000) for wireless communication with a plurality of terminals (10) registered with the telecommunications network and control means (700) operable to provide services to the users of the terminals connected thereto; a core (2030) having content processing means (2200, 2250) operable to provide a core service relating to content; a cloud (2210) hosted content processing means (2220) operable to provide a cloud-based service relating to content corresponding to the core service; wherein the control means (700) is operable to transmit data to the cloud hosted content processing means (2220) for the performance of the cloud-based service thereon.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes: a radio access network having radio means (2000) for wireless communication with a plurality of terminals (10) registered with the telecommunications network and control means (700) operable to provide services to the users of the terminals connected thereto, and a core (2030) including a store of policy information (9, 36) for respective ones of the terminals (10), and distribution means operable to provide to the control means associated with one of the terminals the policy information; wherein the control means is operable to store the policy information together with an indicator of the version of the policy information during periods when the terminal is disconnected from the control means, the control means including checking means for checking the currency of the policy using the indicator of the version of the policy and means for applying the stored policy information to the terminal when the terminal re-connects to the control means if the checking means

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for radio access technology (RAT) management for user terminals with a connection on at least one RAT. There is disclosed a method for controlling a selection of a RAT for traffic flow of a user terminal comprising the steps of receiving information on a user plane of a serving RAT; using the received information to determine a characteristic indicative of an expected quality for a connection between the user terminal and a candidate cell of a candidate RAT; comparing the user terminal's connection quality on a serving cell of the serving RAT to the characteristic indicative of the expected quality for a connection between the user terminal and the candidate cell of the candidate RAT; and determining on the basis of the comparison whether the user terminal should change its traffic flow to the candidate cell of the candidate RAT or maintain its traffic flow on the serving cell of the serving RAT.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes a core and a radio access network having radio means for wireless communication with mobile terminals registered with the network, wherein the radio access network includes control means 700 operable to control the use of network resources by the mobile terminals. The control means processes control plane signalling.