Network comprising a privately owned base station coupled with a publicly available network element

A method comprising:

• transmitting data between a base station and a first network element via a first radio transmission link and between the first network element and a second network element, wherein the base station is privately owned and provides restricted access service to first communication devices which are assigned to a picocell of a telecommunication network;
• providing unrestricted access service from the first network element to second communication devices which are assigned to a second cell of the telecommunications network, wherein the first network element is publicly available;
• controlling the second cell using the second network element;
• coupling the base station with the first network element via the first radio transmission link;
• and
• deflecting at least a part of the traffic to or from the second communication devices from a second radio transmission link between the first network element and the second network element, wherein said part of the data traffic is routed via the first radio transmission link and the base station to one or more destination addresses.

A base station comprising:

• one or more processors and one or more memories including computer program code, the one or more memories and the computer program code being configured, with the one or more processors, to cause the base station to perform at least the following:
• providing a restricted access service to first communication devices being assigned to a picocell of a telecommunication network, wherein the base station is privately owned;
• coupling via a first radio transmission link with a network element which is publicly available and which provides unrestricted access service to second communication devices being assigned to a second cell of the telecommunication network;
• receiving data traffic to or from one or more second communication devices, said data traffic being deflected from a second radio transmission link between the first network element, and a second network element, the second network element controlling the second cell, and
• routing said data traffic via the first radio transmission link to one or more destination addresses.

A network element comprising:

• one or more processors and one or more memories including computer program code, the one or more memories and the computer program code being configured, with the one or more processors, to cause the network element to perform at least the following:
• providing unrestricted access service to communication devices being assigned to a macrocell, wherein the network element is publicly available;
• and
• coupling via a first radio transmission link with a base station which is adapted to provide a restricted access service to a limited number of communication devices being assigned to a picocell of a telecommunication network;
• wherein at least part of the traffic to or from the communication devices is deflected from a second radio transmission link between the network element and a second network element, the second network element controlling the macrocell, and
• wherein said part of the data traffic is routed via the first radio transmission link and the base station to one or more destination addresses.