Method and arrangement for providing telecommunication services
First Claim
1. A method of providing telecommunication services for subscribers of multiple different operators, using a single communication network comprising network resources and being controlled by an operator-independent network supervisor, wherein the network resources comprise different physical and human resources, and wherein said operators handle subscriptions and sell the services, and said network supervisor controlling the network by managing the different physical and human resources in the network needed to technically provide the services, comprising the operator-independent network supervisor performing the following steps:
- receiving a service request from a subscriber;
identifying the operator to which the subscriber belongs;
the operator-independent network supervisor dynamically assigning those ones of the network resources needed for the requested service on a service delivery or call basis, wherein any of the network resources in said communication network are available for all the operators to utilize;
delivering the requested service for the subscriber using the assigned network resources;
determining the amount of network resources consumed for the subscriber during the service delivery, after each service delivery or call; and
charging the identified operator of the subscriber for the network resources consumed during the service delivery.
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Abstract
A method and arrangement for providing telecommunication services for subscribers of multiple different operators, using a single communication network controlled by an operator-independent network supervisor. Resources in said network for technically providing telecommunication services can be hired by said operators for serving their subscribers. The operators are then charged for consumed network resources, preferably on the basis of communicated data amounts, used bandwidth, and/or connection time. In this way, only one communication network is needed for offering services from multiple operators in a certain region, and unnecessary duplication of network resources can be avoided.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of providing telecommunication services for subscribers of multiple different operators, using a single communication network comprising network resources and being controlled by an operator-independent network supervisor, wherein the network resources comprise different physical and human resources, and wherein said operators handle subscriptions and sell the services, and said network supervisor controlling the network by managing the different physical and human resources in the network needed to technically provide the services, comprising the operator-independent network supervisor performing the following steps:
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receiving a service request from a subscriber; identifying the operator to which the subscriber belongs; the operator-independent network supervisor dynamically assigning those ones of the network resources needed for the requested service on a service delivery or call basis, wherein any of the network resources in said communication network are available for all the operators to utilize; delivering the requested service for the subscriber using the assigned network resources; determining the amount of network resources consumed for the subscriber during the service delivery, after each service delivery or call; and charging the identified operator of the subscriber for the network resources consumed during the service delivery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An arrangement for providing telecommunication services to subscribers of multiple different operators, using a single communication network comprising network resources and being controlled by an operator-independent network supervisor, wherein the network resources comprise different physical and human resources, and wherein said operators handle subscriptions and sell the services, and said network supervisor controlling the network by managing the different physical and human resources in the network needed to technically provide the services, comprising:
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a receiving unit of the operator-independent operator configured to receive a service request from a subscriber; an identifying unit of the operator-independent operator configured to identify the operator to which the subscriber belongs; an assigning unit in the operator-independent network supervisor, the assigning unit being configured to dynamically assign network resources needed for the requested service on a service delivery or call basis, wherein any resources in said communication network are available for all the operators to utilize; a service delivery unit of the operator-independent operator configured to deliver the requested service for the subscriber using the assigned network resources; a resource consumption determination unit of the operator-independent operator configured to determine the amount of network resources consumed for the subscriber during the service delivery, after each service delivery or call; and a charging unit of the operator-independent operator configured to charge the identified operator of the subscriber for the network resources consumed during the service delivery. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An arrangement for controlling a communication network by an operator-independent network supervisor, in order to provide telecommunication services to subscribers of multiple different operators, said operators handling subscriptions and selling the services, the arrangement comprising:
said operator-independent network supervisor comprising a management unit that controls the network by managing different physical and human resources in the network needed to technically provide the services, wherein resources in said network needed for requested services are dynamically hired out by the operator-independent network supervisor to said operators on a service delivery or call basis in order to serve their subscribers, any resources in said communication network being available for all the operators to utilize, and the operator-independent network supervisor further comprising a charging unit that charges the operators for network resources consumed during service delivery to their subscribers, wherein the charging unit that charges the operators determines, after each service delivery or call, the amount of network resources consumed during service delivery to the subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of controlling a communication network by an operator-independent network supervisor, in order to provide telecommunication services to subscribers of multiple different operators, said operators handling subscriptions and selling the services, the method comprising:
said network supervisor controlling the network by performing; managing different physical and human resources in the network needed to technically provide the services, wherein resources in said network needed for requested services are dynamically hired out by the operator-independent network supervisor to said operators on a service delivery or call basis in order to serve their subscribers, any resources in said communication network being available for all the operators to utilize, and charging the operators for network resources consumed during service delivery to their subscribers, wherein the amount of network resources consumed during service delivery to the subscribers is determined after each service delivery or call. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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