Method, apparatus and article to remotely associate wireless communications devices with subscriber identities and /or proxy wireless communications devices

A system to remotely operate wireless telecommunications devices, the system comprising:

• a first subscriber identity module bank having a number of positions for receiving a number of subscriber identity modules;
• a first subscriber identity module server associated with the first subscriber identity module bank and responsive to requests to provide subscriber identity information from the subscriber identity modules, if any, received at the positions of the associated first subscriber identity module bank;
• a second subscriber identity module bank having a number of positions for receiving a number of subscriber identity modules;
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• a second subscriber identity module server associated with the second subscriber identity module bank and responsive to requests to provide subscriber identity information from the subscriber identity modules, if any, received at the positions of the associated second subscriber identity module bank, wherein each of the first and the second subscriber identity servers include a respective computer-readable media storing computer accessible address information for subscriber identity modules received in each of the first and the second subscriber identity module banks.

A method of remotely associating a wireless communications device with subscriber identities, comprising:

• receiving a first request;
• determining a first subscriber identity module capable of providing a first set of subscriber identity information corresponding to the first request;
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• automatically providing the first set of subscriber identity information from the first subscriber identity module to the wireless communications device over a communications path where the wireless communications device is remote from the first subscriber identity module.

A method of remotely associating wireless communications client with subscriber identities, comprising:

• receiving a first request from a wireless communications client;
• determining whether the received first request includes a sufficient indication of authorization;
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• automatically providing a first set of subscriber identity information from a first subscriber identity module corresponding to the first request to the requesting wireless communications client over a communications path if the received first request includes a sufficient indication of authorization where the wireless communications device is remote from the first subscriber identity module, and denying access to the first set of subscriber identity information from the first subscriber identity module to the requesting wireless communications client if the received first request does not include a sufficient indication of authorization.