A network entity for controlling communications of a plurality of user equipment devices (202, 203) in a communication network, each user equipment device (202, 203) being configured to periodically transmit a Tracking Area Update, TAU, to a MME of the communication network, the network entity comprising: a communication interface being configured to receive a first number of TAUs within a first reception interval and to receive a second number of TAUs within a second reception interval, wherein the first and the second reception interval are other time intervals that are non-overlapping and wherein the first number of TAUs comprises a TAU of a certain user equipment device; and a processor being configured to determine if the first number of TAUs is greater than the second number of TAUs and to generate a control signal instructing the certain user equipment device to amend a time of periodic transmission of the status signal if the first number of TAUs is greater than the second number of TAUs; and wherein the communication interface is configured to transmit the control signal over the communication network towards the certain user equipment device, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive periodically transmitted application data from the certain user equipment device, and wherein the processor is configured to: wait for the next transmission of the periodically transmitted application data from the certain user equipment device and receive the periodically transmitted application data of said next transmission via the communication interface; determine a period of the TAU of the certain user equipment device; determine a period of the periodically transmitted application data of the certain user equipment device based on the said two receptions (505, 508) of periodically transmitted application data from the certain user equipment device; set a period value of the certain user equipment to be longer than the determined period of the TAU of the certain user equipment, in response to receiving via the communication interface, a TAU request from the certain user equipment device, transmit, using the communication interface, a control signal that comprises the period value of the certain user equipment and instruct the certain user equipment to use the said period value as a new period of a TAU timer for sending TAU request. a communication interface being configured to receive a first number of TAUs within a first reception interval and to receive a second number of TAUs within a second reception interval, wherein the first and the second reception interval are other time intervals that are non-overlapping and wherein the first number of TAUs comprises a TAU of a certain user equipment device; and a processor being configured to determine if the first number of TAUs is greater than the second number of TAUs and to generate a control signal instructing the certain user equipment device to amend a time of periodic transmission of the status signal if the first number of TAUs is greater than the second number of TAUs; and wherein the communication interface is configured to transmit the control signal over the communication network towards the certain user equipment device, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive periodically transmitted application data from the certain user equipment device, and wherein the processor is configured to: wait for the next transmission of the periodically transmitted application data from the certain user equipment device and receive the periodically transmitted application data of said next transmission via the communication interface; determine a period of the TAU of the certain user equipment device; determine a period of the periodically transmitted application data of the certain user equipment device based on the said two receptions (505, 508) of periodically transmitted application data from the certain user equipment device; set a period value of the certain user equipment to be longer than the determined period of the TAU of the certain user equipment, wait for the next transmission of the periodically transmitted application data from the certain user equipment device and receive the periodically transmitted application data of said next transmission via the communication interface; determine a period of the TAU of the certain user equipment device; determine a period of the periodically transmitted application data of the certain user equipment device based on the said two receptions (505, 508) of periodically transmitted application data from the certain user equipment device; set a period value of the certain user equipment to be longer than the determined period of the TAU of the certain user equipment, in response to receiving via the communication interface, a TAU request from the certain user equipment device, transmit, using the communication interface, a control signal that comprises the period value of the certain user equipment and instruct the certain user equipment to use the said period value as a new period of a TAU timer for sending TAU request.