Delivery of data services to a roaming network user

A method, in a roaming user equipment (UE) device, for accessing data services, the method comprising:

• the roaming UE device transmitting a request to a network node in a visited network;
• the roaming UE device receiving, from the network node in the visited network, a response to the request, wherein the response to the request comprises a set of one or more service identifiers, wherein each service identifier identifies a service available to a user of the user equipment device;
• the roaming UE device selecting one or more of the services identified in the response;
• the roaming UE device displaying to the user information identifying each one of the selected services;
• and
• in response to the user requesting one of the selected services, initiating a connection to a provider of the requested service.

An apparatus configured for delivering data services to a roaming user accessing the services via a roaming user equipment (UE) device, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the apparatus is configured to:
• receive a request transmitted by the roaming UE device;
• select services to be made available to the user when roaming;
• transmit to the roaming UE device a response to the request, wherein the response to the request transmitted to the roaming UE comprises information identifying each of the selected services, thereby enabling a roaming application executing on the roaming UE device to inform the user of the selected services that are available to the user;
• receive first data traffic, wherein the first data traffic is at least one of:
• i) data traffic to the user equipment device and ii) data traffic from the user equipment device;
• determine a relation of the first data traffic to the identified services;
• filter the first data traffic according to the determined relation of the data traffic to the identified services.

A user equipment (UE) device configured for accessing data services when roaming, the user equipment device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory containing instructions executable by the processor whereby the UE device is operable to:

• transmit a request to a network node in a visited network;
• receive, from the network node in the visited network, a response to the request, wherein the response to the request comprises a set of one or more service identifiers, wherein each service identifier identifies a service available to a user of the user equipment device;
• select one or more of the services identified in the response;
• display to the user information identifying each one of the selected services;
• and
• after the user requests one of the selected services, initiate a connection to a provider of the requested service.