Optimised content upload in telecommunication networks

摘要

A mobile telecommunications network includes a core and radio access network having a data store 1420 and a radio access network having radio means for wireless communication with mobile terminals registered with the network, wherein the radio access network includes control means 700 operable to control the use of network resources by said mobile terminals, and wherein the control means is operable control to the uplink transmission of data from the mobile terminals to the central store 1420. The control means may temporarily store uplink data from the mobile terminals, for subsequent transmission to the central data store. The control means may transmit the temporarily stored data in dependence upon network load. The control means is also operable to control the upload of device backup data, and prepositioning of device backup data in the relevant data stores for the device.