Method, network entity, system, electronic device and computer program product for backup and restore provisioning

A system for backing up and restoring data comprising:

• an electronic device associated with a user, said device capable of storing data;
• one or more provisioning servers capable of providing the data to the electronic device for installation;
• and
• a backup and restore server capable of accessing a file comprising a description of the data installed on the electronic device to determine a location associated with at least one provisioning server responsible for providing the data described in the file and transmitting a signal to the at least one provisioning server, said signal requesting transmission of the data.

A network entity comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory in communication with the processor that stores an application executable by the processor, wherein the application is capable, upon execution, of:
• receiving a request to restore data installed on an electronic device associated with a user;
• accessing a file comprising a description of the data installed on the electronic device;
• locating, based on the description, one or more provisioning sources responsible for storing the data, said provisioning sources associated with one or more original sources of the data;
• and
• transmitting a signal to at least one of the provisioning sources, said signal requesting transmission of the data described in the file.

A computer program product for restoring data, wherein the computer program product comprises at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program portions comprising:

• a first executable portion for receiving a request to restore data installed on an electronic device associated with a user;
• a second executable portion for accessing a file comprising a description of the data installed on the electronic device;
• a third executable portion for locating, based on the description, one or more sources responsible for storing the data;
• and
• a fourth executable portion for transmitting a signal to the sources, said signal requesting transmission of the data described in the file.