Abstract: The invention relates to a method for defining the patterns of behaviour of users of a telecommunication system on the basis of information collected from the telecommunication system, in which method at least one variable or a combination of variables of the telecommunication system is defined, user-specific information corresponding to the defined at least one variable or a combination of variables is filtered from the information collected from the telecommunication system, and the users of the telecommunication system are divided into classes of behaviour patterns on the basis of said filtered user-specific information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a message to a mobile station, which method comprises the steps of: storing a predetermined message in a memory means, and specifying a receiver for the message stored, the receiver consisting of one or more mobile stations. In order to improve user-frieidliness associated with transmission of messages, the method comprises the steps of: specifying an area corresponding to the message stored, monitoring the location of the receiver specified for the message, and retrieving said message from the memory means and transmitting it to the user of a receiving mobile station when the receiving mobile station arrives in said area.