Methods and entities for ending a subscription

A network entity configured for operation in mobile network of a Mobile Network Operator (MNO), the network entity comprising a processor and a memory comprising software instructions, which when executed by the processor, configures the network entity to:

• receive, from a device comprising an Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card, eUICC, an indication that a user of the device has requested deletion of a profile tied to a subscription with the MNO;
• in response to determining that deletion of the profile is allowed, send a response to the device, indicating that the eUICC has permission to proceed with deleting the profile from the eUICC;
• and
• in response to receiving a signed confirmation from the device indicating that the profile has been deleted from the eUICC and verifying the signature used to sign the confirmation using an eUICC Identity (EID) certificate associated with the eUICC:
• identify a Subscription Manager Data Preparation entity that provisioned the profile;
• send a delete request to the Subscription Manager Data Preparation entity, along with the signed confirmation, for deletion of the profile in the mobile network;
• and
• delete the subscription from a database of the MNO, in response to receiving confirmation from the Subscription Manager Data Preparation entity that the profile has been deleted in the mobile network.

A method of ending a subscription, the method being performed in a device comprising an Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card, eUICC, the method comprising:

• receiving user input targeting a profile provisioned in the eUICC for deletion, the profile being associated with a subscription with a Mobile Network Operator (MNO);
• sending an indication of the profile to a network entity in a mobile network of the MNO;
• and
• responsive to receiving a response from the network entity indicating that deletion of the profile is allowed:
• deleting the profile from the eUICC;
• generating a signed confirmation indicating that the profile has been deleted from the eUICC, where the signature used to sign the confirmation is verifiable using an eUICC Identity (EID) certificate associated with the eUICC;
• and
• sending the signed confirmation of the deletion of the profile from the eUICC to the network entity, along with a deletion request to prompt deletion of the profile and the subscription in the mobile network;
• wherein the method further comprises receiving, from the network entity, an acknowledgment of the profile and the subscription having been deleted in the mobile network.

A device comprising an Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card, eUICC, a processor, and a memory comprising software instructions, which when executed by the processor, configures the device to:

• receive user input targeting a profile provisioned in the eUICC for deletion, the profile being associated with a subscription with a Mobile Network Operator (MNO);
• send an indication of the profile to a network entity in a mobile network of the MNO;
• and
• responsive to receiving a response from the network entity indicating that deletion of the profile is allowed:
• delete the profile from the eUICC;
• and
• send a signed confirmation of the deletion of the profile from the eUICC to the network entity, along with a deletion request to prompt deletion of the profile and the subscription in the mobile network;
• wherein the device is further configured to receive, from the network entity, an acknowledgment of the profile and the subscription having being deleted in the mobile network.