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As technology develops, users are faced with an ever-broadening range of ICT devices and network-based services, along with a bewildering array of configuration procedures, access technologies and protocols. Excessive complexity places an enormous burden on the shoulders of users, service providers and network operators. Difficulties configuring and customizing interfaces to new and useful technologies risk slowing down their deployment and alienating non-technical users. In these circumstances, there is a danger that Beyond 3G applications will not exploit the full potential of ambient intelligence, context-aware services and novel access technologies.
The goal of Simplicity is to reduce this inherent complexity by designing, developing and evaluating an architectural framework that will:

• provide automatic customization of user access to services and the network.
• automatically adapt services to terminal characteristics and user preferences.
• orchestrate network capabilities.