Recommending a threshold for a data usage type associated with a mobile device operating on a wireless telecommunication network

A system comprising:

• at least one hardware processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the system to:
• obtain multiple thresholds for multiple bandwidth usage types associated with a user equipment (UE),
• wherein a threshold among the multiple thresholds indicates an amount of bandwidth associated with a wireless telecommunication network that the UE is allowed to use within a predetermined period or before a predetermined time,
• wherein each threshold among the multiple thresholds corresponds to a bandwidth usage type among the multiple bandwidth usage types, and
• wherein the multiple thresholds include at least two of:
• a roaming data threshold, a home data threshold, a voice over Internet protocol (IP) threshold, an international voice over IP threshold, a roaming voice over IP threshold, an international data threshold, and a tethering data threshold;
• obtain multiple bandwidth usage patterns associated with the UE,
• wherein each bandwidth usage pattern among the multiple bandwidth usage patterns corresponds to the threshold among the multiple thresholds;
• iterate over each bandwidth usage pattern among the multiple bandwidth usage patterns to determine whether the UE has exceeded or is likely to exceed the threshold associated with each bandwidth usage pattern within the predetermined period or before a predetermined time;
• upon determining that a bandwidth usage pattern has exceeded or is likely to exceed the threshold associated with the bandwidth usage pattern within the predetermined period or before a predetermined time, determine an increase to the threshold,
• wherein the increase to the threshold accommodates an anticipated usage associated with the bandwidth usage pattern;
• and
• send an indication of the increase to the threshold to the UE.

A system for use with a UE operating on a wireless telecommunication network comprising:

• a Packet Network Data Gateway (PGW) configured to provide data access to the UE,
• wherein the data access includes multiple thresholds for multiple data usage types associated with the UE,
• wherein the threshold among the multiple thresholds indicates an amount of data associated with the wireless telecommunication network that the UE is allowed to use over a predetermined period or before a predetermined time,
• wherein each threshold among the multiple thresholds corresponds to a data usage type among the multiple data usage types, and
• wherein the multiple thresholds include at least two of:
• a roaming data threshold, a home data threshold, a voice over IP threshold, an international voice over IP threshold, a roaming voice over IP threshold, an international data threshold, and a tethering data threshold;
• an Online Charging Server configured to:
• monitor multiple data usage patterns associated with the UE,
• wherein each data usage pattern among the multiple data usage patterns corresponds to the threshold among the multiple thresholds;
• determine whether a data usage pattern among the multiple data usage patterns exceeds a corresponding threshold among the multiple thresholds;
• and
• upon determining that the data usage pattern exceeds the corresponding threshold among the multiple thresholds, send an indication to throttle or discontinue a data usage type associated with the corresponding threshold;
• and
• a recommender system configured to:
• receive the indication to throttle or discontinue the data usage type;
• upon receiving the indication to throttle or discontinue the data usage type, determine an increase to the corresponding threshold,
• wherein the increase to the corresponding threshold accommodates an anticipated usage associated with the data usage pattern;
• and
• send an indication of the increase to the corresponding threshold to the UE.