A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes evaluating by a first network node a current level of congestion experienced by a session in a communications network; predicting a level of congestion that will be experienced by the session beginning at a next time boundary; sending a request message to a second network node, the request message comprising at least one rule corresponding to the current level of congestion and the predicted level of congestion, in which the rule has associated therewith an activation time and a deactivation time; and refraining from sending an additional request message to the second network node at the next time boundary.

Disclosed herein are various embodiments for publishing a service offer set to a device agent on an end-user device and for on-device selection of a service. In some embodiments, a network system publishes a service offer set to an end-user device over a wireless access network, receives an offer set user selection from the end-user device, and provisions one or more network functions based on the offer set user selection.

An inmate communication system and method of using are described herein for obtaining a lowest session rate. The inmate communication system includes a session boarder controller (SBC) server that analyses data from multiple carriers, historical sessions, and additional factors such as quality of service to determine a lowest rate for the session. The SBC server then routes the session using the carrier that has the determined lowest rate for the session. Further, the SBC server is configured to include both local and location redundancies to avoid interruptions in session service.

A method performed by a device for determining a subscriber identification module (SIM) card to be used for a call is provided. The method includes determining, for each of plural call types and prior to a new call originating from a user equipment (UE), a SIM card to be used, from among a first SIM card installed in the UE and a second SIM card installed in the UE, identifying a call type of the new call originating from the UE, selecting, based on the identified call type, the SIM card previously determined for the identified call type according to the determining, and updating, based on performance of the new call and prior to a subsequent call, the determined SIM card for at least one of the plural call types.

Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: testing a software application having instances that run on (a) a test computing environment and (b) a target computing environment, wherein each of the test computing environment and the target computing environment is provided by a mobile access edge computing (MEC) environment, wherein the testing includes varying a software application performance impacting parameter value impacting performance of an instance of the software application running on the test computing environment, and examining metrics data resulting from the varying the software application performance impacting parameter value; providing, in dependence on the metrics data, an action decision to adjust a software application performance impacting parameter value impacting performance of a software application instance of the software application running on the target computing environment; and adjusting the software application performance impacting parameter value impacting performance of the software application instance of the software application running on the target computing in accordance with the action decision.

A system, method and computer readable storage medium are disclosed to provide dynamic network resource management in a telecommunications network where at least a portion of the network resources are located at an edge of the telecommunications network. The capacity available, the aggregate demand of resources at a given time, and the cost of the network resource demanded as well as each customers upper price limit may be considered and adjusted in real-time by different network resource allocation models.

A base station includes: a transmitter configured to transmit an operation signal for a remote control; and a controller that is coupled to the transmitter, wherein the controller is configured to execute a setting process that includes setting, with regard to transmission of the operation signal, a service class for the remote control, wherein the service class for the remote control includes a Packet Delay Budget (PDB) which is set to 5 milliseconds, and execute a control process that includes controlling, in accordance with the service class, the operation signal to be transmitted via the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the operation signal by using the service class that is set to the operation signal and information associated with the operation signal, wherein the information relates to a first attribute value that is different from a value of at least one attribute associated with the service class.

The system and method alters the data delivery service plan of a subscriber in response to a network degradation event that negatively affects the subscriber's plan during transportation (e.g. in flight). In response to the subscriber's request, the system and method grants the subscriber access to the in-flight network and/or data during the flight. Additionally, the system and method monitors and detects network degradation events during the flight. If an event occurs that negatively affects the subscribers plan during the flight, the system and method determines a time extension for the subscriber to access the network and/or data based on the duration of the network degradation event. The system and method also modifies the subscriber's plan based on the determined time extension and notifies the subscriber about the network degradation event and plan modification. The plan modification may credit the subscriber additional time, data, and/or services.

A method permitting the control of the service quality and/or service fees of telecommunication services in which several service nodes are involved. During the initiation and/or implementation of a communication service, an exchange of signaling data occurs between a communications terminal and at least two service nodes which are involved in the communication service. The control node detects whether the service data transmitted by the at least two service nodes relate to the very same communication service. Then the control node selects service data from the transmitted service data and uses these service data for controlling the service quality and/or service fees.

The invention provides a method and system for sharing Wi-Fi in a Wi-Fi network using a cloud platform. To start with, the method and system enables registration of one or more Wi-Fi access points on the cloud platform and enables a client device to rent a Wi-Fi connection from owner of a Wi-Fi access point. Subsequently, the method and system enables the client device to select a Wi-Fi access point registered on the cloud platform based on usage fee, properties and signal quality. Further, the method and system performs offload optimization using an AI module by deciding whether data offloading from licensed spectrum to unlicensed spectrum is desirable or not. In response to deciding that data offload is desirable, the client device is allowed to connect to the selected Wi-Fi access point and transact with the Wi-Fi access point owner using cryptocurrencies in a blockchain-based network.