Delivering text messages to hosts from other networks using 'any network access' (ana) equipment

摘要

Telecommunications apparatus, and associated method, the apparatus comprising an Any Network Access (ANA) device (1) and a control device (2), the ANA apparatus being arranged such that, in use, a message in a home network is transmitted to the ANA device and the ANA device is configured to recognise a trigger condition which is associated with the message, on recognising the trigger condition, the ANA device is operative to transmit a request signal to the control device for an instruction signal, said instruction signal being representative of how the message is to be handled by the ANA device. The invention advantageously allows for the provision of new types of messaging services, and in particular, in the situation when the MO (Mobile Originated) message and the corresponding MT (Mobile Terminated) message both require IN (Intelligent Network) intervention the delivery process.