Abstract: Disclosed herein is a radio system and method for routing a subscriber's call via a moving base station. The radio system includes at least one moving base station. A moving location area is formed using the service areas of the moving base station. A control unit of at least one operator is dedicated to controlling the operation of the moving base stations belonging to the moving location area. Calls made by a subscriber in a service area of the moving base station are routed from the subscriber terminal via a moving base station, a relay satellite and a ground earth station to one dedicated control unit. Calls to a subscriber located in the moving location area are routed from one dedicated control unit via a ground earth station, a relay satellite and the moving base station to the subscriber terminal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a radio system including one or more network elements, a base station controller and a network management system that are operatively interconnected by means of telecommunication connections, and to a method of testing telecommunication connections of a network element to be install in the radio system. Information between the network elements is transmitted in frames that are divided into time slots, and the base station controller controls one or more network elements being physically connected to the system by means of the telecommunication connections. To enable reliable and fast installation of the network elements, the network element transmits to the base station controller a message including information that the network element is ready to be tested. The base station controller initiates a testing procedure after receiving the message. The testing includes all channels between the base station controller and the network element.