Abstract text

Mobile stations communicate with a network station in a radio cell of a network via at least one radio interface. Localization of the position of the stations is carried out by the network either periodically or according to demand. To enable fast provision of localized information, the actual locations and experienced radio conditions of the stations are stored by the network. The packet data service enabled stations can be used advantageously for other methods known for other purposes, e.g. for determining received field intensity or interference level, for carrying out cell change or for activating a polling request.