Patent ID: 8954067
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a network authentication request from a first network operator; causing, using a processor, a command to be transmitted to a universal integrated circuit card, wherein the command is configured to cause the universal integrated circuit card to activate a subscription for the first network operator and deactivate a subscription for a second network operator in an instance in which the subscription for the first network operator is not an active subscription, wherein the activating the subscription for the first network operator and deactivating the subscription for the second network operator causes a reset of the universal integrated circuit card without causing a reset of the mobile terminal; causing authentication information to be transmitted to the first network operator based on the subscription for the first network operator; and wherein the command is configured to cause a switch between two active subscriptions stored on the universal integrated circuit card while maintaining the same universal integrated circuit card data read from the universal integrated circuit card during start-up.