Abstract: An approach is provided for distributing system information. A determination is made whether repetition rate associated with system information exceeds a predetermined threshold. The repetition rate specifies frequency of transmission of the system information to a terminal over a network. The scheduling information for the system information is transmitted to the terminal if the threshold is satisfied.

Abstract: A method is provided for a user equipment device to request an uplink transmission resource allocation from a base station. The method includes determining whether there is a need for the resource allocation, providing an uplink resource request to be combined with another message if the need for the resource allocation is present, combining the uplink resource request with the other message to form a combined message, and transmitting the combined message to the base station for requesting the resource allocation. The combined message may be a hybrid automatic repeat request message with an uplink resource request field. A user equipment device and a base station of a wireless communication network for performing the method are also provided.

Abstract: A fixed wireless terminal such as a wireless local loop terminal comprising: memory (210) storing characteristics for at least one network, means (214, 220) for accepting network information particular to a subscriber and processing means (208) for reading the subscriber network information and, on the basis of the subscriber network information, selecting appropriate network characteristics for subsequent use by the terminal. Preferably the processing means (208) is arranged to configure a subscriber line interface circuit (212) in accordance with the selected appropriate network characteristics, such as ringing tone, dialling tone, busy tone etc.