SERVICE PROVIDER ACTIVATION WITH SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE POLICY

摘要

A machine implemented method of activating a mobile device, the method comprising:
storing in the mobile device a signed activation record comprising the device data and a SIM policy data describing a set of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards that may be used with the mobile device;
evaluating whether an inserted SIM card belongs to the set of SIM cards that may be used with the mobile device; and
only registering the device with a communications network using the inse5rted SIM card if the evaluation is successful.