Measurement Based eUICC Fall-Back

A method performed by a connectivity service platform in a communication network, the method comprising:

• storing a fall-back policy comprising information about a fall-back timer;
• sending a policy message comprising information about the fall-back policy including the fall-back timer to a radio device comprising an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card, eUICC, said radio device having a wireless network connection;
• determining that the radio device experiences a problem with a wireless network connection from a first subscription of the radio device with a first network operator;
• starting the fall-back timer in accordance with the stored fall-back policy in response to said determining;
• and
• falling back in accordance with the stored fall-back policy in response to the started fall-back timer having expired, thereby enabling the connectivity service platform to communicate with the radio device via a network connection from a second subscription of the radio device instead of from the first subscription.

A connectivity service platform for a communication network, the platform comprising processor circuitry configured to:

• store, in a storage medium, a fall-back policy comprising information about a fall-back timer;
• send a policy message comprising information about the fall-back policy including the fall-back timer to a radio device comprising an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card, eUICC, said radio device having a wireless network connection;
• determine that the radio device experiences a problem with a wireless network connection from a first subscription of the radio device with a first network operator;
• start the fall-back timer in accordance with the stored fall-back policy in response to said determining;
• and
• fall back in accordance with the stored fall-back policy in response to the started fall-back timer having expired, enabling the connectivity service platform to communicate with the radio device via a network connection from a second subscription of the radio device instead of from the first subscription.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program code that, when run on processor circuitry of a connectivity service platform in a communication network, causes the connectivity service platform to:

• store a fall-back policy comprising information about a fall-back timer;
• send a policy message comprising information about the fall-back policy including the fall-back timer to a radio device comprising an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card, eUICC, said radio device having a wireless network connection;
• determine that the radio device experiences a problem with a wireless network connection from a first subscription of the radio device with a first network operator;
• start the fall-back timer in accordance with the stored fall-back policy in response to said determining;
• and
• fall back in accordance with the stored fall-back policy in response to the started fall-back timer having expired, enabling the connectivity service platform to communicate with the radio device via a network connection from a second subscription of the radio device instead of from the first subscription.

A method performed by a radio device, comprising an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card, eUICC, in a communication network, the method comprising:

• receiving a policy message, comprising information about a platform fall-back policy including a platform fall-back timer, from a connectivity service platform via a wireless network connection;
• storing a device fall-back policy comprising information about a device fall-back timer based on said received policy message;
• determining that the radio device experiences a problem with a wireless network connection from a first subscription of the radio device with a first network operator;
• starting the device fall-back timer in accordance with the stored fall-back policy in response to said determining;
• and
• falling back in accordance with the stored fall-back policy in response to the started fall-back timer having expired, thereby enabling the radio device to communicate with the connectivity service platform via a network connection from a second subscription of the radio device instead of from the first subscription.

A radio device for a communication network, the radio device comprising:

• an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card, eUICC;
• and
• processor circuitry configured to:
• receive a policy message, comprising information about a platform fall-back policy including a platform fall-back timer, from a connectivity service platform via a wireless network connection;
• store a device fall-back policy comprising information about a device fall-back timer based on said received policy message;
• determine that the radio device experiences a problem with a wireless network connection from a first subscription of the radio device with a first network operator;
• start the device fall-back timer in accordance with the stored fall-back policy in response to said determining;
• and
• fall back in accordance with the stored fall-back policy in response to the started fall-back timer having expired, thereby enabling the radio device to communicate with the connectivity service platform via a network connection from a second subscription of the radio device instead of from the first subscription.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program code that, when run on processor circuitry of a radio device in a communication network and comprising an eUICC, causes the radio device to:

• receive a policy message, comprising information about a platform fall-back policy including a platform fall-back timer, from a connectivity service platform via a wireless network connection;
• store a device fall-back policy comprising information about a device fall-back timer based on said received policy message;
• determine that the radio device experiences a problem with a wireless network connection from a first subscription of the radio device with a first network operator;
• start the device fall-back timer in accordance with the stored fall-back policy in response to said determining;
• and
• fall back in accordance with the stored fall-back policy in response to the started fall-back timer having expired, thereby enabling the radio device to communicate with the connectivity service platform via a network connection from a second subscription of the radio device instead of from the first subscription.