Ericsson and Japanese mobile operator SoftBank are developing a Mobility-based Policy for congested network environments, Telecompaper.com reported on Aug 11, 2014. The policy is designed to allow operators to dynamically allocate the best radio resources on a per-user, per-terminal basis. Ericsson\'s Mobility-based Policy creates a direct connection between Ericsson SGSN-MME and Ericsson Service-Aware Policy Controller. This connection enables mobility management information from the SGSN-MME to go directly to the Service-Aware Policy Controller, while selected policy decisions from the Service-Aware Policy Controller can then go directly to the SGSN-MME. By off-loading the gateway, the Mobility-based Policy is expected to support an enhanced, location-based mobile-user experience while reducing signaling traffic in the network.

The SoftBank Mobile network includes both Ericsson LTE Radio Access Network and Evolved Packet Core. Ericsson was also selected by SoftBank Mobile to supply its mobile network service for VoLTE.