216 results about "Mobile network operator" patented technology

Methods and systems for providing network connectivity are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for providing network connectivity involves receiving from a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) an access ID, an IP address, and an Access Point Name (APN) at a SASE domain, wherein the access ID, the IP address, and the APN correspond to a wireless device, updating IP address-to-tenant mappings at the SASE domain in response to the access ID, the IP address, and the APN, and forwarding traffic received at the SASE domain from the wireless device via the MNO according to the updated IP address-to-tenant mappings.

The present invention provides systems and methods for cellular network performance monitoring and optimization, enabling SIM-based devices to dynamically adapt to changing network conditions for improved connectivity. The invention introduces a process that includes determining baseline path performance through detailed probing of network metrics, continuously assessing current path performance via real-time monitoring, and instructing the SIM to switch from its current connected mobile network carrier to an alternate carrier when predefined performance thresholds are not met. Switching instructions are securely delivered Over-The-Air (OTA) to the SIM, ensuring seamless transitions to the most efficient and reliable network path. The system leverages both active and passive application layer observations to optimize latency, throughput, and reliability while supporting diverse applications, including IoT devices, industrial systems, and consumer devices.

Conditions are identified in a telecommunications network. Data is collected that comprises live data indicative of conditions in the telecommunications network. Skills are configured to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and detect anomalies in the telecommunications network and localizations of the anomalies based on the KPIs. Based on metadata indicative of the KPIs and the localization, a data store is searched to identify associated incident reports and documentation related to design and requirements knowledge of the telecommunications network or portions thereof. Based on the skills, identified incident reports, and troubleshooting knowledge base, a prompt is generated for input to a large language model (LLM).

The described embodiments set forth techniques for transferring cellular wireless service from a source wireless device to a target wireless device with multi-factor authentication and consent of a mobile network operator (MNO) account owner of a multi-user MNO account that includes one or more MNO account members. Terms and conditions for transfer of the cellular wireless service can be presented via a native operating system user interface of a wireless device of the MNO account owner. When the target wireless device belongs to an MNO account member, the MNO account owner wireless device facilitates transfer of the cellular wireless service by allowing the MNO account owner to review terms and conditions and provide one-time passcode authentication to the target wireless device. An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) cloud network service can be used for transfer of terms and conditions information and / or the one-time passcode.

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for paging multi-SIM devices in the same network. One apparatus includes a processor coupled with a memory and configured to cause the UE to: perform a first registration with a first network using a first Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) of the UE, wherein the first SIM is associated with a first identifier based on the first registration; perform a second registration with a second network using a second SIM of the UE; and indicate the first identifier to the second network during the second registration and based on the first network and the second network being associated with a Mobile Network Operator (MNO).

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a target device is provided. The method comprises detecting a request to transfer an e-sim from a source device to the target device, wherein the source device and the target device are associated with a common OEM entity; and receiving from a MNO entity, a new profile for the e-sim for download and activation at the target device, thereby completing the transfer of the e-sim, wherein a determination that the target device is prior to the source device is performed by the common OEM entity, and wherein a first transaction indicative of a request to generate the new profile for the e-sim for the target device and deletion of the e-sim from the source device is triggered by the common OEM entity upon the determination.

Presented herein are techniques to provide an operator-encrypted application specific user equipment (UE) route selection policy (URSP) to a UE via different network elements and / or distribution techniques. In one example, a method may include obtaining, by a network element, a policy object from a policy function of a mobile network operated by a mobile network operator, wherein the policy object comprises an application specific user equipment route selection policy (URSP) for an application in which the application specific URSP is encrypted by the policy function; and providing, by the network element, the policy object to a user equipment that has at least one session established with the mobile network, wherein the user equipment is to decrypt the application specific URSP to facilitate network communications for the application via the user equipment.

This disclosure relates to intelligent network service provisioning. In some aspects, a method includes receiving, via one or more application programming interfaces (APIs), a request for provisioning wireless network services on a mobile device, the request identifying target attributes associated with the wireless network services. The method includes identifying, using a trained machine-learning model, at least one mobile network operator (MNO) satisfying corresponding target attributes associated with at least a portion of the wireless network services. The method includes generating a subscriber identification module (SIM) profile request corresponding to the at least one MNO, which is transmitted to retrieve a corresponding SIM profile associated with the at least one MNO. The method includes receiving the corresponding SIM profile associated with the at least one MNO. The method includes provisioning one or more SIMs of the mobile device in accordance with the corresponding SIM profile.

An apparatus configured to receive, from a provisioning server, a request to create at least one sub-profile of at least one profile stored within an embedded universal integrated circuit card of the apparatus; wherein the request comprises encrypted subscription data comprising a symmetric key between a service provider and a user of the apparatus; store the symmetric key within the embedded universal integrated circuit card of the apparatus; and create the at least one sub-profile of the at least one profile stored within the embedded universal integrated circuit card of the apparatus; wherein the at least one sub-profile of the at least one profile stored within the embedded universal integrated circuit card of the apparatus is configured to be used to authenticate the user of the apparatus to the service provider with use of the symmetric key without involvement of a mobile network operator.

This application sets forth techniques for dynamically customizing an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) for a wireless device using a preset eSIM template. Mobile network operator (MNO) specific eSIM templates can be loaded during manufacturing or obtained post-manufacturing from an MNO asset server. An MNO specific eSIM template can include MNO files and data, including proprietary applets and algorithms, and can be customized to include device specific data in the field.

A method performed by a first network node for performing human identification authentication is disclosed. In one example, the method includes receiving a human identification authentication inquiry from a first content host, wherein the human identification authentication inquiry includes a subscriber phone number and a requested content category parameter corresponding to a subscriber user device. The method further includes sending a human identification authentication request to a first authentication network node wherein the request includes the subscriber phone number and requested content category indicator corresponding to the subscriber user device, and receiving a human identification authentication response that includes an indication of a successful authentication or a rejected authentication of a human identifier with respect to the requested content category parameter. The method also includes sending, to the first content host, a human identification authentication reply message that includes the indication of the successful authentication or the rejected authentication.

A method for providing a shared SEPP for roaming aggregators includes, at a shared SEPP that functions as a single point of ingress and egress between an MVNO PLMN and an MNO PLMN and between the MVNO PLMN and MNO PLMNs and external networks, receiving a first service-based interface (SBI) request message from the MVNO PLMN. The method further includes determining, by the shared SEPP, that the first SBI request message is destined for the MNO PLMN, and, in response, routing the first SBI request message to the MNO PLMN. The method further includes receiving a second SBI request message from the MVNO PLMN and determining that the second SBI request message is destined for one of the external networks, and, in response, routing the second SBI request message to the one external network. The shared SEPP may apply security measures for messages transmitted to and from the MNO PLMN and the MVNO PLMN.

There is provided mechanisms for performance degradation handling between a first radio access network node that operates in a first frequency band and provides network access for subscribers of a first mobile network operator and a second radio access network node that operates in a second frequency band and provides network access for subscribers of a second mobile network operator. A method is performed by the first radio access network node. The method comprises identifying performance degradation impacting the network access for the subscribers of the first mobile network operator. The performance degradation is identified as originating from a particular direction relative the first radio access network node and as caused by the second radio access network node. The method comprises providing, towards the second radio access network node, an indication of the performance degradation. The indication specifies the particular direction and identifies the second radio access network node as causing the performance degradation.

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a target device is provided. The method comprises detecting a request to transfer an e-sim from a source device to the target device, wherein the source device and the target device are associated with a common OEM entity; and receiving from a MNO entity, a new profile for the e-sim for download and activation at the target device, thereby completing the transfer of the e-sim, wherein a determination that the target device is prior to the source device is performed by the common OEM entity, and wherein a first transaction indicative of a request to generate the new profile for the e-sim for the target device and deletion of the e-sim from the source device is triggered by the common OEM entity upon the determination.

The described embodiments set forth techniques for transferring an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) with the same integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) value from a source mobile wireless device to a target mobile wireless device directly with a mobile network operator (MNO) provisioning server. The target mobile wireless device downloads the eSIM from the MNO provisioning server after deletion of the eSIM on the source mobile wireless device and reassignment of the eSIM with the same ICCID value to the target mobile wireless device.

A mobile device having multiple applications installed determines that a first communication network associated with a mobile network operator of the mobile device is unavailable. The device receives network information from a second communication network indicating that the second communication network is available. In response to determining that the second communication network is available, the device connects to the second communication network. The device determines, based on the network information, that the second communication network is a non-terrestrial communication network. The second communication network is associated with a bandwidth less than a threshold bandwidth. In response to determining that the second communication network is a non-terrestrial communication network, the mobile device is configured to operate in a non-terrestrial mode. At least one application is rendered inoperable while the mobile device is operating in the non-terrestrial mode. The application requires at least the threshold bandwidth to operate.

Disclosed is a method for mapping a subscriber to a mobile network operator in a fifth-generation New Radio (5G NR) cellular telecommunication radio access network (RAN). The method is performed by a Radio Unit (RU) device operated by a first network operator and includes: transmitting system information including first information indicating network slices and second information indicating Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) occasions mapped to the network slices, receiving a preamble of a Random Access Channel (RACH) during one of the PRACH occasions indicated by the second information, determining a second network operator based on the one of the PRACH occasions during which the preamble of the RACH is received, and transmitting the preamble of the RACH to a Distributed Unit (DU) device that is operated by the second network operator determined based on the one of the PRACH occasions during which the preamble of the RACH is received.

The described embodiments set forth techniques for transferring an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) with the same integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) value from a source mobile wireless device to a target mobile wireless device directly with a mobile network operator (MNO) provisioning server. The target mobile wireless device downloads the eSIM from the MNO provisioning server after deletion of the eSIM on the source mobile wireless device and reassignment of the eSIM with the same ICCID value to the target mobile wireless device.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, modifying one or more components of a connected vehicle communication system of a vehicle, the connected vehicle communication system operative to communicate vehicle data with network equipment of a service provider over a mobile network of a mobile network operator, confirming operational connectivity among the one or more components of the connected vehicle communication system, communicating to the network equipment of the service provider, information confirming a successful modification of the one or more components of the connected vehicle communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for measurement and initial access for sharing spectrum between mobile network operators.

A method includes obtaining, using at least one processing device of an electronic device, input identifying a specified service offered by a mobile network operator that is not currently part of a service plan associated with the electronic device. The method also includes generating, using the at least one processing device, a subscription message for the mobile network operator, where the subscription message requests the specified service from the mobile network operator. The method further includes initiating, using the at least one processing device, transmission of the subscription message to the mobile network operator. In addition, the method includes obtaining, using the at least one processing device, a response to the subscription message, where the response indicates that the electronic device has been subscribed to the specified service.

There is provided a method and apparatus including computer code to cause a processor or processors to generate, by a trusted distribution network of a mobile network operator (MNO), at least one 5G Media Downlink Streaming instance configured to deliver at least part of a content to a user equipment including a 5GMSd-aware application and a 5GMSd client, the at least part of the content comprising video data, obtain obtaining, by the trusted DN, a presentation manifest published by a 5GMSd Application Provider of an external DN that is external to both the trusted DN and the UE, and perform a conversion, between a visual media file of the content and a bitstream of a visual media data of the content according to a format rule, and at least one of streaming the content to the UE and playing the content by the UE based on the conversion.

A disclosed method may include (i) receiving, by a graphical user interface at a mobile virtual network operator, a request to verify whether a network switch is available for the mobile virtual network operator to switch a client from a source mobile network operator that is serving the client for the mobile virtual network operator to a target mobile network operator that is serving clients for the mobile virtual network operator and (ii) outputting automatically, by the graphical user interface at the mobile virtual network operator based on an analysis of attributes of at least the client and the target mobile network operator, a positive answer.

A disclosed method may include (i) receiving, at a mobile virtual network operator, a request for the mobile virtual network operator to perform a network switch by porting a phone number of a client of the mobile virtual network operator from a source network infrastructure of a source mobile network operator to a target network infrastructure of a target mobile network operator that is serving clients for the mobile virtual network operator, (ii) porting out, by the mobile virtual network operator in response to the request, the phone number from the source network infrastructure of the source mobile network operator, and (iii) porting in, by the mobile virtual network operator in response to the same request, the phone number into the target network infrastructure of the target mobile network operator such that the mobile virtual network operator provides telecommunication service to the client through the target network infrastructure.

Technologies and techniques for providing specific connectivity quality of service along a route of a vehicle comprises, for at least one vehicle: transmitting route information and a definition of a minimum required connectivity quality of service to a service management server by user equipment of the vehicle; managing and reserving the required connectivity quality of service along the route by allocating communication resources using the service management server, which interfaces with a plurality of mobile network operators; and providing feedback to the user equipment regarding the availability of the required connectivity quality of service. The system includes a service management server and user equipment configured to execute the method. This system ensures specific connectivity quality of service, enabling advanced applications, such as remote driving, by dynamically managing resources based on vehicle routes and operator availability.

A method, a system, and a computer program product for data routing in communications systems. A data packet is received and an internet protocol (IP) address of the data packet is determined based on the source of the data packet. A forwarding route for transmission of the data packet is determined. The forwarding route is selected from a specific IP route for a content offload network interface or a default route for a mobile network operator packet data network gateway. The data packet is transmitted based on the determined forwarding route.

A disclosed method may include (i) detecting, by a mobile virtual network operator, that an improvement in telecommunication service would result from performing a network switch that switches a home network of a client of the mobile virtual network operator from a first network infrastructure of a first mobile network operator that is serving clients for the mobile virtual network operator to a second network infrastructure of a second mobile network operator that is also serving clients for the mobile virtual network operator and (ii) detecting, by the mobile virtual network operator, that the network switch is prohibited at least in part by detecting that the client has failed to satisfy a condition that is controlled at least in part by the client and that is necessary for performing the network switch successfully.

systems for simultaneous sharing of spectrum in wireless communications. Base Stations (BSs) of a plurality of mobile network operators in a cell may send downlink signals to their respective connected User Equipments (UEs) through a shared frequency spectrum. Further, the BSs may receive uplink signals from the UEs in the shared frequency spectrum.

A subscriber identity module (SIM) application management system includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store instructions and a processor coupled to the non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to: receive a SIM application from a SIM application provider, obtain a subscriber list including at least one subscriber from a mobile network operator, receive instructions directly from the SIM application provider, and customize a SIM card of a mobile device associated with the at least one subscriber with the SIM application in accordance with the instructions.

A disclosed method may include (i) receiving, at a mobile virtual network operator, a request for the mobile virtual network operator to perform a network switch by porting a phone number of a client of the mobile virtual network operator from a source network infrastructure of a source mobile network operator that is serving the client for the mobile virtual network operator to a target network infrastructure of a target mobile network operator that is serving clients for the mobile virtual network operator, (ii) generating, by the mobile virtual network operator in response to receiving the request to perform the network switch, a new account identifier for the client after the network switch, and (iii) invoking a port in application programming interface to port the phone number of the client onto the target network infrastructure of the target mobile network operator using the new account identifier.