Apparatus and methods for provisioning subscriber identity data in a wireless network

A method for acquiring Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data at a mobile device, the method comprising:

• by the mobile device:
• receiving, from a provisioning service, a list of wireless carriers;
• sending, to the provisioning service, an indication of a selection of a wireless carrier from the list of wireless carriers;
• receiving, from the provisioning service, SIM data associated with the wireless carrier;
• and
• storing the SIM data in a secure element included in the mobile device, wherein the SIM data is usable by the mobile device to access services provided by the wireless carrier.

A mobile device configured to acquire Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data, the mobile device comprising:

• a processor configured to cause the mobile device to carry out steps that include:
• identifying a SIM provisioning profile that is accessible to the mobile device and usable to access a provisioning service;
• using the SIM provisioning profile, communicating, to the provisioning service, information associated with the SIM provisioning profile;
• receiving, from the provisioning service, a list of wireless carriers;
• obtaining a selection of a wireless carrier included in the list of wireless carriers;
• sending, to the provisioning service, an indication of the selection of the wireless carrier;
• receiving, from the provisioning service, SIM data associated with the wireless carrier;
• and
• storing the SIM data in a secure element included in the mobile device, wherein the SIM data is usable by the mobile device to access services provided by the wireless carrier.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor included in a mobile device, cause the mobile device to carry out steps that include:

• receiving, from a provisioning service, a list of wireless carriers that correspond to a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) provisioning profile that is accessible to the mobile device;
• sending, to the provisioning service, an indication of a selection of a wireless carrier from the list of wireless carriers;
• receiving, from the provisioning service, SIM data associated with the wireless carrier;
• and
• storing the SIM data in a secure element included in the mobile device, wherein the SIM data is usable by the mobile device to access services provided by the wireless carrier.