Temporary Wireless Data Service Provisioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
User devices often face limitations in accessing networks due to insufficient data speed agreements, lack of roaming agreements, and inefficient network resource allocation, leading to restricted access and suboptimal utilization of network resources.
Innovation Solution
Implementing dynamic provisioning of temporary wireless data services through a mobile application that allows users to select data speed and duration, enabling access to networks without prior agreements, and optimizing resource allocation based on device capabilities and network conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users connect to networks based on existing service agreements, then network access is guaranteed with defined parameters, but access flexibility and ability to use networks without prior agreements is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to self-provision temporary network access by selecting from available networks and parameters through a mobile application, eliminating the need for manual service agreement negotiations and approvals. Users can independently access networks temporarily without carrier intervention, resolving the contradiction between access flexibility and administrative complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Network parameters, pricing, and availability are pre-configured and made available to users before access is needed. The system performs preliminary provisioning of network parameters and pricing information, allowing users to make immediate access decisions without real-time negotiation, thus improving flexibility while maintaining manageable complexity.
2Productivity
If network resources are allocated based on static service agreements, then resource allocation is predictable and manageable, but resource utilization efficiency decreases when user needs change
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static service agreement-based resource allocation to dynamic allocation where network parameters, pricing, and availability are adjusted in real-time based on current network conditions, user device capabilities, and demand. This allows optimal resource utilization while maintaining manageable complexity through automated provisioning systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors network conditions, user usage patterns, and resource availability, using this feedback to dynamically adjust resource allocation and pricing. This closed-loop approach optimizes resource utilization efficiency while the automated feedback mechanisms prevent complexity from escalating unmanageably.
3Speed
If users request higher data speeds than agreed, then network performance improves, but network resource consumption increases and may affect other users
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows dynamic changes to network parameters including data speed, duration, and pricing based on real-time conditions. Users can request higher data speeds when needed, with the system automatically adjusting pricing and resource allocation to balance individual performance needs against overall network resource conservation, preventing excessive consumption that would harm other users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables users to access network resources beyond their standard agreement limits on a temporary, paid basis. Rather than permanently allocating excess resources that would be wasted during low-demand periods, the system allows partial excessive action only when needed, with users paying premium prices that reflect the additional resource consumption and opportunity cost to other users.
4Ease of operation
If temporary wireless data service is provided without prior agreements, then access flexibility improves, but service provider control and quality assurance become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
Users independently provision temporary network access through mobile applications, selecting from pre-approved networks and parameters. This self-service approach improves ease of operation by eliminating manual approval processes while maintaining service quality control through pre-configured parameters, pricing rules, and automated provisioning systems that ensure reliable service delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
Network parameters, pricing structures, and service level requirements are pre-configured and validated before users can access networks. This preliminary setup ensures service quality control is built into the system architecture, allowing flexible user access while maintaining reliability through automated enforcement of pre-established service standards.
Data Source
AI summary
A service provider server may receive a request for temporary wireless data service for a user device. The service provider server may determine user information associated with a user account of the user device based on the request for the temporary wireless data service. The service provider server may generate a profile for the temporary wireless data service based on the user information associated with the user account. The service provider server may provide provisioning information based on the profile for the temporary wireless data service to the user device to activate access to the temporary wireless data service. The service provider server may authenticate, after providing the provisioning information, the user device for use of the temporary wireless data service based on the provisioning information and the profile.