Patent 10142919 was granted and assigned to British Telecommunications Public Limited Company on November, 2018 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
In a cellular communications network having a radio access network of macrocells and small cells, a mobile device having a UICC/SIM card is configured to change its displayed network name and functionality in accordance with whether the mobile device has connected to a macrocell or a small cell. The displayed network name information is modified to inform the user about new services or data usage restrictions.