Patent ID: 8099078

Claim:
A mobile network service activation system for wireless activation of a selected service on a mobile device, the system comprising: a central network node connectable to a plurality of wireless networks in different geographic regions for communication with the mobile device, wherein said central network node provides the selected service to the mobile device irrespective of a geographic region in which the mobile device is located, wherein the central network node comprises a relay node configured to support message flow between the selected service and the mobile device, and wherein the relay node is coupled to at least one other relay node connected by at least one relay bridge configured to support inter-relay connectivity and form tunnels between different relay nodes; a device database connected to the central network node, the device database comprising device information for the mobile device and service information for the selected service; and a billing server connected to the central network node, the billing server activating the selected service for use by the mobile device in response to a service activation message sent by the mobile device to request access to the selected service; wherein said billing server is configured to provide a list of network services to the mobile device, said list of network services for generating a list of available services for display on a display of the mobile device from which the service is selected, said available services comprising network services and device services.