Service management agent for managing the provision of different services to a communication device

A method for providing services to a communication device comprising:

• requesting by a service provider, from a service management agent associated with a communication device, permission to provide a service to the communication device;
• determining, by the service management agent whether the service can be provided to the communication device;
• and
• if the service can be provided to the communication device, providing the service to the communication device by the service provider.

A method for a service management agent to facilitate the provision of services to a communication device comprising the steps of:

• receiving, by the service management agent, a request by a service provider to provide a first service to the communication device;
• determining, by the service management agent, whether the first service can be provided to the communication device;
• and
• notifying, the service provider whether the first service can be provided to the communication device.