Patent ID: 8874077

Claim:
A mobile telephone device, comprising: a mobile broadband module comprising radio communication means; at least a first subscriber identity module (SIM) for providing user domain services; at least a second subscriber identity module (SIM) for providing service domain services, the second SIM being separate, apart and distinct from the first SIM and further being isolated from an end user of the mobile telephone device such that the end user is unable to perform any device operation that requires access to the second SIM; an application or a component; a first communication path internal to the mobile telephone device for providing communication between the application or the component and the mobile broadband module; and a second communication path internal to the mobile telephone device for providing communication between the application or the component and the mobile broadband module, wherein the first SIM is configured to communicate over at least the first communication path with at least the application or the component, and the second SIM is configured to communicate over at least the second communication path with at least the application or the component without using the first communication path.