This paper shows a possible path for the introduction of Mobile Service age
nts within an advanced Broadband Intelligent Network environment. The poten
tial benefits of Distributed Object Technology and Mobile Agents Technology
are described and the overall architecture is defined. Then some multimedi
a services and personal mobility service features are introduced in order t
o show the wide spectrum of Telecommunication services that can exploit thi
s architecture. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.