Telecommunications networks

A telecommunications system for providing a terminal with system information which enables the terminal to access a particular cell of a plurality of cells of a cellular telecommunications system, comprising:

• a transmitter that transmits from the cellular telecommunications system to said terminal, a system information indicator for making available to the terminal system information to provide access by the terminal to the particular cell of the cellular telecommunications system, wherein the system information indicator makes the system information available from a non-broadcast source, wherein the system information indicator directs the terminal to retrieve the system information from a store, the store being the non-broadcast source, and use the system information to access the particular cell of the cellular telecommunications system, wherein the system information retrieved by the terminal from the store to provide access to the particular cell is specific to the terminal and enables access to the particular cell for a package of services which the terminal is authorized to use, wherein the system information of any of the plurality of cells is stored in the store independently of whether the terminal has previously accessed any of the plurality of cells, and wherein new system information for a new cell of the plurality of cells, that has been previously unaccessed by the terminal, is thereby available to the terminal from the store.

A system, comprising:

• a telecommunications network and a mobile terminal, wherein said telecommunications network includes:
• a sending device that sends a first message to the mobile terminal when said mobile device enters a new tracking area;
• and wherein said mobile terminal includes:
• a receiving device that receives further messages from a non-broadcast source, said further messages containing system information about the network which is essential in order for the mobile terminal to use a network service, wherein the first message directs the terminal to retrieve the system information from a store, the store being the non-broadcast source, and use the system information to access a particular cell of the network, wherein the system information retrieved by the terminal from the store to provide access to the particular cell is specific to the terminal and enables access to the particular cell for a package of services which the terminal is authorized to use, wherein the system information of any of a plurality of cells is stored in the store independently of whether the terminal has previously accessed any of the plurality of cells, and wherein new system information for a new cell of the plurality of cells, that has been previously unaccessed by the terminal, is thereby available to the terminal from the store.