Communication platform and method for packet communication between a service provider and a radio communication device

A method for packet communication between a service provider located in a first network and a radio communication device in a second network, comprising the actions of:

• enabling said second network to comprise a first network node provided to, at least partly, handle communication between said radio communication device and a gateway, and said gateway is provided for handling communication between said first network node and said first network, wherein said second network further comprises a network address translation functionality for at least translating a set of public IP-addresses, disclosed to said first network, to a set of private IP-addresses used in said second network for TCP-based communication between said first and second networks;
• enabling a communication platform to set up a concurrent mapping from said public set of IP-addresses to said set of private IP-addresses for both TCP-based control communication between said first and second networks and UDP-based broadcast communication between said service provider and said radio communication device;
• collecting first data information relating to said radio communication device,
• collecting second data information relating to a service provider application connected to said radio communication device,
• relating said first data information to said second data information, and
• generating a user record specifying usage characteristics for usage of said service provider application by said radio communication device.

A communication platform for packet communication between at least one service provider in a first network and a radio communication device in a second network, comprising:

• said second network that comprises a first network node provided to, at least partly, handle communication between said radio communication device and a gateway located in said second network, wherein said second network comprises a network address translation functionality translating a set of public IP-addresses, disclosed to said first network, to a set of private IP-addresses used in said second network for TCP-based communication between said first and second networks;
• wherein said communication platform is provided to receive a request for UDP-based broadcast communication from a service provider application located in said first network to said radio communication device in said second network;
• and
• wherein said communication platform is provided to set up a concurrent mapping from said public set of IP-addresses to said set of private IP-addresses for both TCP-based control communication between said first and second networks and UDP-based broadcast communication between said service provider application and said radio communication device in said network address translation functionality.