Profile handling of a communication device

A method for profile handling of a communication device, the method being performed by the communication device, the method comprising:

• establishing a secured connection between the communication device and a proxy server, wherein the proxy server is separate from a provisioning server or gateway;
• providing device type information of the communication device to the proxy server;
• obtaining, from the proxy server and over the connection, notification of a profile handling action as determined by a subscription server;
• and
• performing the profile handling action, wherein the profile handling action pertains to any of:
• download of profile to the communication device, enable a profile already downloaded to the communication device, download of profile to the communication device and enable the profile, disable a profile already downloaded to the communication device, deletion of a profile already downloaded to the communication device, or any combination thereof.

A subscription server for profile handling of a communication device, the subscription server comprising processing circuitry and a storage medium, the storage medium containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the subscription server is operative to:

• obtain device type information of the communication device from a proxy server, the proxy server having a secured connection with the communication device and wherein the proxy server is separate from a provisioning server or gateway;
• determine a profile handling action for the communication device according to at least one localization rule provided in a localization table based on device location, wherein:
• according to which of the at least one localization rule the profile handling action is determined depends on a mapping between the device type information and the at least one localization rule;
• and
• the profile handling action pertains to any of:
• download of profile to the communication device, enable a profile already downloaded to the communication device, download of profile to the communication device and enable the profile, disable a profile already downloaded to the communication device, deletion of a profile already downloaded to the communication device, or any combination thereof;
• and
• notify the proxy server of the profile handling action.

A proxy server for profile handling of a communication device, the proxy server being separate from a provisioning server or gateway, the proxy server comprising processing circuitry and a storage medium, the storage medium containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the proxy server is operative to:

• establish a secured connection between the proxy server and the communication device;
• obtain a profile status check request for the communication device from the subscription server;
• and in response thereto:
• request the device type information of the communication device from the communication device and wherein providing the device type information defines a confirmation response to the profile status check request;
• obtain device type information of the communication device from the communication device;
• provide the device type information to a subscription server;
• obtain, from the subscription server, notification of a profile handling action for the communication device as determined by the subscription server wherein the profile handling action pertains to any of:
• download of profile to the communication device, enable a profile already downloaded to the communication device, download of profile to the communication device and enable the profile, disable a profile already downloaded to the communication device, deletion of a profile already downloaded to the communication device, or any combination thereof;
• and
• notify the communication device of the profile handling action over the connection.

A communication device for profile handling of the communication device, the communication device comprising processing circuitry and a storage medium, the storage medium containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the communication device is operative to:

• establish a secured connection between the communication device and a proxy server wherein the proxy server is separate from a provisioning server or gateway;
• provide device type information of the communication device to the proxy server;
• obtain, from the proxy server and over the connection, notification of a profile handling action as determined by a subscription server;
• and
• perform the profile handling action, wherein the profile handling action pertains to any of:
• download of profile to the communication device, enable a profile already downloaded to the communication device, download of profile to the communication device and enable the profile, disable a profile already downloaded to the communication device, deletion of a profile already downloaded to the communication device, or any combination thereof.