Facilitating communication connections for terminals having token identification modules within a telecommunications network

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PATENT NO 9397863
APP PUB NO 20140161037A1
SERIAL NO

14068772

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A cellular telecommunications network for facilitating communication connections for terminals having token identification modules, the network including: a location register for receiving requests to access the network and, if the requests are associated with a token identification module, redirecting the requests; a token register which receives redirected requests, generates connection identification data and transmits the connection identification data to the location register to identify the terminal to the location register; a network gateway component for establishing a communication between the network and the terminal in accordance with the connection identification data; and a network monitoring component for performing service management, such as a session authentication check. A network implementing the invention is capable of providing data communication sessions to terminals having identification modules that are not associated with MSISDN numbers. Embodiments described are directed to laptops and M2M terminals with embedded token identification modules.

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VODAFONE GROUP PLCBURKE COUNTY ENGLAND BERKSHIRE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gumbrell, Richard Newbury, GB 5 40
Prabdial, Yakeen London, GB 9 91
Smith, Tony Deveon, GB 12 326
Wontner, Edmund London, GB 2 6

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