A device determines a connection status of a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) communication interface and a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) communication interface, and stores the connection status in a queue. The device waits, subsequent to storing the connection status, for expiration of a time delay; and retrieves, subsequent to the expiration of the time delay, the connection status or another connection status from the queue. The device sends, based on the retrieved connection status or the other connection status, a service validation request to a server associated with the PLMN, and receives from the server, in response to the service validation request, a validation response that authorizes service delivery to the device via a PLMN.

A Core Service Platform (CSP) system is integrated with an operator network and IT system to provide services to subscribers and operators. Based on information collected from the operator network and IT system, the CSP system delivers alerts to a subscriber's device and provides offers to resolve the condition causing the alerts. The CSP system provides customized contextual offers to the subscriber's device based on contextual assessments of a subscriber's current context, such as time in contract, loyalty status, data and voice usage, value of customer, time, location and purchase history. The CSP system also provides an operator a suite of tools for the operator to manage its pricing, offers, campaigns and other subscriber-related issues.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses may allow a host device to facilitate communication from a guest device to a network, wherein the service usage charges that would ordinarily be charged against the host device account may be transferred to the guest device account. A method may include a host device connecting to a network. The host device may be associated with a first account. The host device may receive a connection from a guest device. The guest device may be associated with a second account. The host device may facilitate communication from the guest device to the network, wherein the facilitated communication from the guest device to the network may be a charge against the first account. The host device may provide instruction to the network to transfer the charge against the first account to the second account.

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for proactively identifying and addressing customer needs. In use, at least one customer need for at least one customer is predicted, based, at least in part, on information associated with the one or more detected customer care request triggering events, information associated with the one or more customer care interactions, and information associated with the one or more after-effects.

A system for multiple network usage tracking, the system having a policy management platform having one or more processors able to receive and to calculate account usage data associated with an account profile, the policy management platform arranged externally from a network of at least one wireless carrier.

Methods and apparatus for supporting customer charging in 5G networks are provided. Monitoring functions are instantiated at selected network locations for tracking access to network services. The monitoring functions provide charging information for use in customer billing. A customer can enter a service level agreement with a particular customized method of charging for service usage, and the monitoring functions can be customized to provide charging information according to the service level agreement. Charging can vary based on factors such as time of day, network congestion, service traffic characteristics, and geographic location. Charging can be reduced by a customer voluntarily reducing service quality, and/or if access is through a Wi-Fi network. Customers can dynamically control traffic to control charging. Charging rates under high-demand conditions can be negotiated via bidding. User-in-the-loop charging can be performed. Charging options for functions such as VNFaaS functions, data caching, pre-fetching, and context sharing are also provided.

The disclosure relates to a network resources brokering system, comprising: a communication network with at least one enforcement function for preferential treatment and charging; and a brokering entity, configured to receive requests from a plurality of network entities for providing preferential treatment during usage of chargeable resources within a predefined charging period, each request comprising an electronic bid value competing with other network entities for preferential treatment during the usage of chargeable resources in the charging period, wherein the brokering entity is configured to rank each network entity from the plurality of network entities into one of a multiplicity of success classes based upon their electronic bid values offered and to interwork with the at least one enforcement function for preferential treatment and charging.

Provided are methods of operating a gateway and a server, performing an intelligent negotiation in an Internet of Things (IoT) network. According to an example embodiment, a method of operating the gateway of an IoT system includes receiving status information from at least one of a plurality of end devices included in a local network, determining whether to start a negotiation based on a status of the local network that is analyzed based on the status information, transmitting a negotiation request to an external device, receiving a suggestion corresponding to the negotiation request from the external device, and transmitting a reply indicating whether to accept the suggestion to the external device.

A system for multiple network usage tracking, the system having a policy management platform having one or more processors able to receive and to calculate account usage data associated with an account profile, the policy management platform arranged externally from a network of at least one wireless carrier.

A method performed in a radio device comprising a client of a service. In accordance with an embodiment, the method comprises sending, from the radio device to the service provider, a request requesting information about whether a telecommunications operator (telco), which the radio device is connected via, provides any offer for a subscription to the service; receiving a message comprising an indication that the telco provides such an offer and an address for contacting the telco regarding said offer; sending a message by means of the received address of the telco, regarding available offers; receiving a confirmation message comprising information about an available offer for a subscription to the service; receiving an indication that the available offer is accepted; and, to the service provider, sending a message indicating that the available offer has been accepted and should be activated.