CELLULAR SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENABLING SIMULTANEOUS ACCESS TO MULTIPLE SERVICE PROVIDERS

摘要

A cellular telecommunication system and a method of operating the same, comprises a plurality of cellular service providers, mobile virtual network operators and value-added service providers who are able to simultaneously provide their service components to mobile stations which are capable of enabling users to easily choose the providers of their choice, determining or automatically select the most suitable providers as per the provider assignment criteria and service related parameters, which may be defined by users, generated by their mobile stations and / or downloaded from the service providers. The architecture of the present system makes it possible to support new functionalities and applications that may not be possible with conventional and prior-art systems.