Methods and entities for ending a subscription

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);
• determine whether deletion of the profile is allowed;
• and
• responsive to determining that deletion of the profile is allowed:
• delete the profile from the eUICC;
• send a signed confirmation of the deletion of the profile from the eUICC to a network entity;
• and
• receive, from the network entity, an acknowledgment indicating reception of the signed confirmation.

A method performed in a network entity associated with a mobile network of a Mobile Network Operator (MNO), comprising:

• receiving, 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 associated with a subscription with the MNO;
• in response to determining that deletion of the profile is allowed, sending 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, deleting the profile from a database of the network entity.

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 associated with 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, delete the profile from a database of the network entity.