Telekommunikationssystem und Verfahren zum Betrieb des Telekommunikationssystems

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Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP4611409

Aktenzeichen

EP24160573

Anmeldetag

29. Februar 2024

Veröffentlichung

3. September 2025

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

H04W8/20// H04W48/02

Abstract

A method (400) of operating a telecommunications system (100), the method comprising the steps of: providing a Communication Node (120), CN, configured to: store an embedded Subscriber Identification Module (eSIM) profile for accessing a Cellular Telecommunications Network (130), CTN; and communicate with a User Equipment (110), UE, over a wireless local connection (180-1); communicating, from the CN, to the UE, over the wireless local connection, the eSIM profile (420); receiving, at the CTN, from the UE using the eSIM profile, alan: request for a service plan; identifier of the communicated eSIM profile; and unique identifier associated with UE, other than the identifier of the eSIM profile (430); determining, at the CTN, the UE to be (440): eligible to receive the service plan in response to identifying, as stored in the CTN, an absence of an association between the unique identifier with prior provision of the requested service plan by the CTN; and ineligible to receive the service plan in response to identifying, as stored in the CTN, an association between the unique identifier and prior provision of the requested service plan; and in response to determining that the UE is: eligible, the CTN permitting the identified eSIM profile to access to the requested service plan (460); and not eligible, the CTN preventing the identified eSIM profile from accessing to the requested service plan (450). Further methods and systems are disclosed.

Anmelder

Firma

British Telecommunications public limited company

Land

🇬🇧 Großbritannien

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