A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN UPDATE REPORT

A method of reporting on a software update performed on a network composed of at least a plurality of wireless devices. The method comprises, at a centralized network element: i) detecting properties of two or more wireless devices in the network, ii) reading the update to determine functions of the two or more devices which the updated is programmed to implement, and iii) receiving an update report reporting whether or not the software update was successfully installed in memory of the at least one wireless device; for each update reported to be successfully installed in iii), comparing the functions determined in ii) against the properties detected in i) to establish which functions are now enabled within the network, and which existing functions are now disabled due to the update; and creating and outputting to a user a customized report indicating the enabled and/or disabled functions.