Service provider activation

摘要

A machine implemented method of preparing a mobile device for use in a mobile communication network, the method comprising:
receiving in a server a request to prepare a mobile device for use with a mobile communication network, the mobile device usable with the mobile communication network and having inserted therein a subscriber identity module (SIM) card usable with the mobile communication network, the request comprising:
a device data that uniquely identifies the mobile device for which the request was received, and
a SIM card data that uniquely identifies a service provider and a subscriber having an account with the service provider to use the mobile communication network;
generating an activation ticket in the server responsive to receiving the request, the activation ticket having securely stored thereon the device data and the SIM card data in accordance with an activation ticket format usable in the mobile device; and
transmitting the activation ticket from the server to the mobile device for which the request was received.