Abstract: A method of provisioning a device to use a data service provided by a data service provider comprises maintaining a list of unique identifiers of devices to which a trusted certificate has been issued and receiving a data service request for a device. The request will include a unique identifier for the device and a certificate. In response to the data service request, the list of device unique identifiers is consulted in order to verify that the certificate contained in the data service request is a trusted certificate. If the certificate contained in the service request is a trusted certificate, the certificate may then be forwarded to the data service provider.

Abstract: A method or system for provisioning an embedded universal integrated circuit card “eUICC” profile to an eUICC enabled SIM. The provisioning comprising, providing an always provisioned international mobile subscriber identity “IMSI” to the SIM, activating abase profile integrated circuit card identifier “ICCID” on the SIM, activating a selected eUICC profile with a network operator, and instructing downloading of the eUICC profile to the SIM by the network operator.