Patent ID: 8874109
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for activating an unactivated mobile station of a plurality of unactivated mobile stations in a wireless communications network, comprising: receiving, at a network node, a registration message including an address for an over the air activation processor from the unactivated mobile station, wherein the network node is for receiving a plurality of registration messages from the plurality of unactivated mobile stations, each of the plurality of registration messages including the address, wherein the address is identical for every unactivated mobile station of the plurality of unactivated mobile stations, wherein the address comprises a non-dialable E.164 telephony number that is useable for routing and that does not support a voice circuit, wherein the registration message further includes a serial number of the unactivated mobile station, wherein the registration message does not include a mobile identity number associated with the unactivated mobile station; and providing, by the network node, the registration message directly to the over the air activation processor, wherein the registration message is for allowing the over the air activation processor to initiate an activation process, and to return activation information to the network node; and providing, by the network node, the activation information to the unactivated mobile station.