Abstract: A telecommunication device configured to build a list of cells of a telecommunication network that are associated with a specific network type is described herein. The list of cells may be stored locally on the telecommunication device. Also, the telecommunication device may be configured to determine that the cells are associated with the specific network type based on a data connection and to continue displaying an indicator associated with the specific network type despite interruption or completion of the data connection. Additionally, the list of cells may be built by a cloud service and provided to the telecommunication device.

Abstract: A telecommunication device configured to build a list of cells of a telecommunication network that are associated with a specific network type is described herein. The list of cells may be stored locally on the telecommunication device. Also, the telecommunication device may be configured to determine that the cells are associated with the specific network type based on a data connection and to continue displaying an indicator associated with the specific network type despite interruption or completion of the data connection. Additionally, the list of cells may be built by a cloud service and provided to the telecommunication device.

Abstract: A quota can be provided to a user that is registered with a communications system. The quota can authorize the user to place a call through the communications system when accessed from a remote area that is not serviced by the communications system until the quota is exhausted.

Abstract: The dedicated telecommunications lines functioning as data trunks carrying voice and data between the switching points of a wireless communications system are replaced by virtual data trunks implemented over an Internet Protocol network. An IP gateway associated with each switching point receives a plurality of data trunks carrying communications data. The data are assembled into IP packets, with a source address associated with the gateway and a destination address derived from which data trunk carried the communications data. The IP packets are sent across an IP network to the destination gateways. Incoming data packets, with a destination IP address matching that associated with the IP gateway, are received at the gateway. The data are extracted from the IP packets, and directed to one of the data trunks to the switching point, based on the IP source address of the packet.