A vSIM module for a portable apparatus that at least includes a slot , the vSIM module comprising: a radio frequency chip coupled to an antenna of the portable apparatus ; a baseband processor coupled to the radio frequency chip ; a memory configured to store a vSIM connectivity management program ; an application processor coupled to the memory for executing the vSIM connectivity management program ; and a connector configured to connect with the slot of the portable apparatus ; wherein when the vSIM connectivity management program is executed by the application processor , the following steps are performed to activate a vSIM service: loading a remote SIM, rSIM, the rSIM being a software card stored in the memory of the vSIM module or a physical card inserted into a card slot of the vSIM module , searching for a network via the rSIM, successfully registering to the network by the rSIM, activating rSIM data, downloading a vSIM profile from a vSIM server, loading the vSIM profile, searching for the network via the vSIM profile, receiving a vSIM authentication request from the network via the vSIM profile, transmitting the vSIM authentication request to the vSIM server via the rSIM, receiving a vSIM authentication reply from the vSIM server via the rSIM, transmitting the vSIM authentication reply to the network via the vSIM profile, completing a registration to the network via the vSIM profile, and activating the vSIM service. a radio frequency chip coupled to an antenna of the portable apparatus ; a baseband processor coupled to the radio frequency chip ; a memory configured to store a vSIM connectivity management program ; an application processor coupled to the memory for executing the vSIM connectivity management program ; and a connector configured to connect with the slot of the portable apparatus ; wherein when the vSIM connectivity management program is executed by the application processor , the following steps are performed to activate a vSIM service: loading a remote SIM, rSIM, the rSIM being a software card stored in the memory of the vSIM module or a physical card inserted into a card slot of the vSIM module , searching for a network via the rSIM, successfully registering to the network by the rSIM, activating rSIM data, downloading a vSIM profile from a vSIM server, loading the vSIM profile, searching for the network via the vSIM profile, receiving a vSIM authentication request from the network via the vSIM profile, transmitting the vSIM authentication request to the vSIM server via the rSIM, receiving a vSIM authentication reply from the vSIM server via the rSIM, transmitting the vSIM authentication reply to the network via the vSIM profile, completing a registration to the network via the vSIM profile, and activating the vSIM service. loading a remote SIM, rSIM, the rSIM being a software card stored in the memory of the vSIM module or a physical card inserted into a card slot of the vSIM module , searching for a network via the rSIM, successfully registering to the network by the rSIM, activating rSIM data, downloading a vSIM profile from a vSIM server, loading the vSIM profile, searching for the network via the vSIM profile, receiving a vSIM authentication request from the network via the vSIM profile, transmitting the vSIM authentication request to the vSIM server via the rSIM, receiving a vSIM authentication reply from the vSIM server via the rSIM, transmitting the vSIM authentication reply to the network via the vSIM profile, completing a registration to the network via the vSIM profile, and activating the vSIM service. <EOS>