Abstract: Location presence information is provided to advertising services by a femto-cell management system in a femto/pico-cell environment. On registration of a user equipment with a pico-cell which has been previously identified as a designated zone, the management system sends an alert to the advertising services. A SMS controller permits the advertising services to send a welcome text message including advertising content to the user equipment. The management system can also act as a centralized GSMA one API application gateway for location presence.

Abstract: A method for enabling the management of an access control list (ACL) of a Home NodeB (HNB) within a cellular communication network is described. The method comprises receiving an ACL management message originating from a subscriber unit, identifying at least one HNB with which the originating subscriber unit of the received message is registered as being authorised to manage an ACL therefor, and performing at least one ACL management operation for the ACL of the identified HNB in accordance with the received ACL management message.

Abstract: Location presence information is provided to advertising services by a femto-cell management system in a femto/pico-cell environment. On registration of a user equipment with a pico-cell which has been previously identified as a designated zone, the management system sends an alert to the advertising services. A SMS controller permits the advertising services to send a welcome text message including advertising content to the user equipment. The management system can also act as a centralized GSMA one API application gateway for location presence.