OVER-THE-AIR SUBSCRIPTIONS OF MOBILE DEVICES

摘要

Methods and apparatus for over-the-air (OTA) subscriptions of mobile devices. A method is provided for performing over-the-air subscriptions of mobile devices in a data network. The method comprises establishing an overhead notification mechanism, and transmitting a package database to a mobile device using the overhead notification mechanism, wherein the package database identifies one or more service packages. The method also comprises receiving a request from the mobile device to subscribe to one or more selected service packages .